Baby's Breath

Bill Callahan

INTRO e |----0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| B |------------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------P----------------------------------------| A |--7---7---7---7---7^5-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------| E |------------------------------------------------------------| "There grows a weed..." e |----0-----| B |----------| G |----------| x14 D |----------| A |--7-------| E |----------| "Baby's breath on the mirror" e |----0-----0-----0-----0-----x---x---x---0----------------| B |------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------0--------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------H--5----| A |--5-----4-----3-----2-----0------------------H--5^7------| E |------------------------------3---2---0-----5^7----------| "...My girl and I..." e |----0---0---0-----0-----| B |----0---0---0-----0-----| G |------------------------| x5 D |---------------H--------| A |--7---7---7---5^7-------| E |------------------------| e |----0---0---0-----------| B |----0---0---0-----------| G |------------------------| D |---------------P--------| A |--7---7---7---7^5-------| E |------------------------| "...The sacrifice was made" e |----------------| B |--------5-------| G |--------7-------| x4 D |----7-----------| A |--5---5---------| E |----------------| "...It was not" e |------------------------| B |----0---0---0-----0-----| G |------------------------| x4 D |----5---5---5--H--5-----| A |--7---7---7---5^7-------| E |------------------------| "Easy undertaking" e |------------| B |----0-------| G |------------| x8 D |----5-------| A |--7---------| E |------------| "The roots gripped soft like..." e |------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-| G |------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| D |--------------------------------------------------------0---------| A |--5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4---3-----3-----3---2-----------2---| E |------------------------------------------------------------------| e |------------------------------------------| B |----0-------0---0---0---------------------| G |------0---------------0-------------------| D |-----------------------------------H--5---| A |--0-----0----------------------H--5^7-----| E |----------3---2---0-----------5^7---------| "Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh" e |------------------------------------------------| B |----0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-----------------| G |--------------------------------------7---------| x2 D |----5---5---5--H--5---5---5---5---5/7---7\5-----| A |--7---7---7---5^7---7---7---7-------------------| E |------------------------------------------------| e |---------------------------------------| B |----0---0---0-----0---0---0---0--------| G |---------------------------------------| D |----5---5---5--H--5---5---5---5--P-----| A |--7---7---7---5^7---7---7---7---7^5----| E |---------------------------------------| "Oh young girl" "At the wedding..." e |----------------| e |---------------| B |--------5-------| B |--------5------| G |--------7-------| x4 G |---------------| x4 D |----7-----------| D |----5---5------| A |--5---5---------| A |--7---7--------| E |----------------| E |---------------| (Repeat above line x3) "That will last a day..." e |----------------| B |--------5-------| G |--------7-------| x4 D |----7-----------| A |--5---5---------| E |----------------| "...Good plans are made" e |------------------------| B |----0---0---0-----0-----| G |------------------------| x3 D |----5---5---5--H--5-----| A |--7---7---7---5^7-------| E |------------------------| "...By hand" e |---------------------------------------------| B |----0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0--| G |---------------------------------------------| D |----5---5---5---5---5--H--5---5---5---5---5--| A |--7---7---7---7---7---5^7---7---7---7---7----| E |---------------------------------------------| "I'd cut a clearing in the land..." e |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-| G |----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| x3 D |------------------------------------------------------0---------| A |5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4---3-----3-----3---2-----------2---| E |----------------------------------------------------------------| e |------------------------------------------| B |----0-------0---0---0---------------------| G |------0---------------0-------------------| D |-----------------------------------H--5---| A |--0-----0----------------------H--5^7-----| E |----------3---2---0-----------5^7---------| e |---------------------------------------| B |----0---0---0-----0---0---0---0--------| G |---------------------------------------| D |----5---5---5--H--5---5---5---5--P-----| A |--7---7---7---5^7---7---7---7---7^5----| E |---------------------------------------| "And each day I looked..." e |----------------| e |---------------| B |--------5-------| B |--------5------| G |--------7-------| x5 G |---------------| x4 D |----7-----------| D |----5---5------| A |--5---5---------| A |--7---7--------| E |----------------| E |---------------| (Repeat above line x2) "Until I saw it was lucky old me" e |----------------| e |---------------| B |--------5-------| B |--------5------| G |--------7-------| x4 G |---------------| x4 D |----7-----------| D |----5---5------| A |--5---5---------| A |--7---7--------| E |----------------| E |---------------| "How could I run without losing anything" e |----------------| e |---------------| B |--------5-------| B |--------5------| G |--------7-------| x5 G |---------------| x4 D |----7-----------| D |----5---5------| A |--5---5---------| A |--7---7--------| E |----------------| E |---------------| "How could I run without becoming lean..." e |----------------| e |---------------| B |--------5-------| B |--------5------| G |--------7-------| x4 G |---------------| x4 D |----7-----------| D |----5---5------| A |--5---5---------| A |--7---7--------| E |----------------| E |---------------| (Repeat above line x2) "It was me tearing out the baby's breath" e |----------------| B |--------5-------| G |--------7-------| x4 D |----7-----------| A |--5---5---------| E |----------------| e |-------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------------0-| G |-------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------5-| A |--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7----| E |-------------------------------------------------------------| e |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| x2 D |---------------------H----------| A |--7-7---7-7---7-7---5^7-7-------| E |--------------------------------| "Oh I am a helpless man" e |------------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------H-------------------H------| A |--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5^7-7---7-7---7-7---5^7-7---| E |------------------------------------------------------| "so help me" e |------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------0-----------------------------0-------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------5--------------------H--------5--------------H----------| A |--7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5^7-7---7---7-7---7-7---5^7-7---7-7-| E |------------------------------------------------------------------| "I'm on my knees" "gardening" e |------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------0--------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------5--------------H-------------------------H---| A |-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---5^7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5^7-7| E |------------------------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------------------------------------| B |----------0-----------------------------0----------0---| G |-------------------------------------------------------| D |----------5--------------------H--------5----------5---| A |--7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-7---5^7-7---7----7-7---7-----| E |-------------------------------------------------------| "It was not a weed..." e |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-| G |----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| x3 D |------------------------------------------------------0---------| A |5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4---3-----3-----3---2-----------2---| E |----------------------------------------------------------------| e |------------------------------------------| B |----0-------0---0---0---------------------| G |------0---------------0-------------------| D |-----------------------------------H--5---| A |--0-----0----------------------H--5^7-----| E |----------3---2---0-----------5^7---------| "Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh" e |------------------------------------------------| B |----0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-----------------| G |--------------------------------------7---------| x2 D |----5---5---5--H--5---5---5---5---5/7---7\5-----| A |--7---7---7---5^7---7---7---7-------------------| E |------------------------------------------------| e |---------------------------------------| B |----0---0---0-----0---0---0---0--------| G |---------------------------------------| D |----5---5---5--H--5---5---5---5--P-----| A |--7---7---7---5^7---7---7---7---7^5----| E |---------------------------------------| "And now I know..." e |----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---| B |------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------| G |--5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4---2-----2-----2-----| D |----------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------| B |----------0--------------| G |------------0---H-P------| x4 D |----5----------5^7^5-----| A |--7---5-7----------------| E |-------------------------| "Yes now I know..." e |----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---| B |------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------| G |--5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4---2-----2-----2-----| D |----------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------| B |----------0--------------| G |------------0---H-P------| x4 D |----5----------5^7^5-----| A |--7---5-7----------------| E |-------------------------| e |------| B |------| G |------| END D |------| A |--7---| E |------|

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