Kate Bush - Breathing

from the #1 charting uk album never for ever by kate bush
fondly called by kate as “my little symphony . ”
enjoy – it is possibly one of the most original songs ever written about nuclear
war . highly recommended .

Dm A#/D
out – side

D/F# Gm D/A
gets in – side or

Gm/A# D/F# G
through her skin .

D/F#
i’ve been out before

Gm C/E
but this time it’s much safer in .

Dm A#/D
last night ,

D/F# Gm D/A Gm/A#
in the sky , oh

D/F# G
such a bright light .

D/F#
my radar send me danger

Gm C/E Dm
but my instincts tell me to keep

F
breath – ing ,

A# A#/C Dm
( “out , in , out , in , out , in . . . ” )

F
breath – ing

A# A#/C
breathing my mo – ther in ,

Dm F
breath – ing

A# A#/C
my be – lov – ed in ,

Dm F
breath – ing

A# A#/C
breathing her nicotine ,

Dm F
breath – ing

A# A#/C
breathing the fall – out in ,

Dm F A# A#/C Dm
out in , out in , out in , out in .

we’ve lost our chance .
we’re the first and the last , ooh ,
after the blast .
chips of plutonium
are twinkling in every lung .

i love my
beloved , ooh ,
all and everywhere ,
only the fools blew it .
you and me
knew life itself is

breathing ,
( “out , in , out , in , out . . . ” )
breathing my mother in ,
breathing my beloved in ,
breathing her nicotine ,
breathing the fall – out in ,
out in , out in , out in , out in ,
out in , out in , out in , out . . .
( “out!” )