G F


[Verse 1]
G F
    Everybody's looking for the high life
G F
    Living the dream but it don't feel right
G F
    So lost inside this fantasy
G F
    I'm scared it's gonna swallow me


[Chorus]
G                        Em               F        G
You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king
                 Em               F             G
With a castle so high that no one else can come in
                         Em           F               G
And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things
                        F
But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\


[Post-Chorus]
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing


[Verse 2]
G F
    Standing at the foot of a mountain
G F
    Only walked a couple steps but who's counting?
G F
    If there's anybody up there
G F
    Won't you let me stay a while?


[Chorus]
G                        Em               F        G
You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king
                 Em               F             G
With a castle so high that no one else can come in
                         Em           F               G
And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things
                        F
But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\


[Post-Chorus]
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing


[Bridge]
G Em        F
    You can offer me
G Em         F
  Silver and gold
G Em         F
     You can offer me
G


[Chorus]
                         Em               F        G
You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king
                 Em               F             G
With a castle so high that no one else can come in
                         Em           F               G
And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things
                        F
But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\


[Post-Chorus]
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing
G  Em     F
    I'd rather be breathing