Breathe Again

	  		

This is a great fluid jazz style composition. 
You can (and should) drop some of the chords and play a bit off-beat, where you think it works. 
Try adding leading chords, as well. Such as the D leading to E in the verses. 
Add some neighbor notes to fill the sound as you see fit. 

verse 1 
Dm          E         Am               Fmaj7 
Snow in the air as it rides the winter breeze 
Dm          E       Am               Fmaj7 
Crystals of ice are hanging from the trees 
    E          Fmaj7         Am                 Fmaj7 
The morning of Christmas has arrived in its due time 
    Cm           Bb             A           D 
The children are waiting, their joy becomes mine 

verse 2 
   Dm             E          Am             Fmaj7 
We march down the stairs and into the other room 
    Dm             E             Am              Fmaj7 (Dm) 
The lights shining bright on the tree for all to view 
    E         Fmaj7             Am               Fmaj7 
The window is shattered and the presents are all gone 
            Dm          E                   Am 
And all the cries of my children wrote this song 

Chorus 1 
    A                     Fmaj7 
And I swear when I get my hands on him 
            Cmaj7                (Cmaj7/E) 
He'll never breathe again, never breathe again 
  A                      Fmaj7 
I won't stop tearing him limb from limb 
            Cmaj7                (Cmaj7/E) 
He'll never breathe again, never breathe again 

(Dm  E, Am, Fmaj7) x2 

Bridge 
  E         Fmaj7            Am          Fmaj7 
I get in my car to chase the only set of tracks 
  Cm        Bb          A          D 
A gun in my hands and a bag in the back 

verse 3 
Dm          E       Am                 Fmaj7 
Deep in the slums I saw him with their toys 
   Dm           E           Am                Fmaj7 (Dm) 
My gunshot rang out but the snow absorbed the noise 
  E             Fmaj7      Am              Fmaj7 
I bagged up his body and I threw it in the car 
             Dm             E             Am 
With all the toys that he'd carried oh so far 

Chorus 2 
A                 Fmaj7 
Now that I got my hands on him 
      Cmaj7                (Cmaj7/E) 
I can breathe again, I can breath again 
A                    Fmaj7 
Finally I've rid the world of him 
      Cmaj7                (Cmaj7/E) 
And I can breathe again, I can breath again 

verse 4 
Dm          E            Am               Fmaj7 
Back at the house all my children were so sad 
           Dm       E                 Am                     Fmaj7 (Dm) 
When their presents returned then not but joy they'll surely have 
  E            Fmaj7       Am             Fmaj7 
I drove to the river and I threw the body in 
           Dm           E              Am (A) 
And no one else will be paying for his sin 

Chorus 3 
A                   Fmaj7 
Something screaming inside me says that 
      Cmaj7                (Cmaj7/E) 
I can breathe again, I can breath again 
A                      Fmaj7 
Judge me all that your hearts desire 
          Cmaj7                (Cmaj7/E) 
But I can breathe again, I can breath again