Verse 1
C
Be honest with me
        F
Did you ever think that these
  C
things that you did
       F
Would come back to haunt you
    Am
and fail you again
 F                     C
Don't ever question my will
to admit
     F
That when were alone it's
    C
too hard to resist
   F
Making believe that were
  C
bigger than this
  F
choosing a road that is
  Am
different but similar
        F                  G
To the same one i took before.
 
Chorus:
            C
why don't we breathe?
          F
why can't you see
     Am
that things are'nt always
           F
what they appear to be?
       C
And as simple as it sounds
F
I think i found
    Am                 F
The perfect way to grow old
 
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Verse 2
  C
Simpleness describes
    F
The iron that is you and your
C
rusty old life
     F
get on with the mattress and
Am
tell tale lies
F
Watch everything that you
C
touch turn ice
F
were following the sheep
     C
and they are at it again
F
making believe that they're
C
free as it seems
     F
but only finding out that
    Am
they're on a sinking ship
       C
that doesn't care
 F
how many it saves today
            C
why don't we breathe?
          F
why can't you see
     Am
that things are'nt always
           F
what they appear to be?
       C
And as simple as it sounds
F
I think i found
    Am                 F
The perfect way to grow old
 
C
watch out now
      F
i see the light
       Am
at the end of the tunnel
   C
it seems realistic
     F                     Am
that getting there will make
 
us fine
 
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    C
but watch out now
    F
its full of glass
      Am
don't take the chance
      F
youll surely pass
    C                   F
at least someday we'll know
             G
the reason why
 
            C
why don't we breathe?
          F
why can't you see
     Am
that things are'nt always
           F
what they appear to be?
       C
And as simple as it sounds
F
I think i found
    Am                 F
The perfect way to grow old
 
            C
why don't we breathe?
          F
why can't you see
     Am
that things are'nt always
           F
what they appear to be?
       C
And as simple as it sounds
F
I think i found
    Am                 F
The perfect way to grow old

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