The Air That I Breathe

Maroon 5 - The Air That I Breathe: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Air That I Breathe" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn The Air That I Breathe Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Maroon 5

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Air That I Breathe" smoothly on your guitar.

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 C#
People never change,
      A#m
They seem to stay the same.
      F#
They wear different clothes,
      G#
But play the same games.

Many different ways
To say the same thing.
Searchin' for the right words,
The ones that would make you stay.

A#m            C#
Exchanging the way things were
         F#                  D#7
For the way that they should be, yeah.
     A#m
And choosing these words
    D#m
Is saying to her,
      G#
The things that she never heard
But always deserved.

Chorus:
  C#
I figured what it is all about.
     Fm
It's you that I could never live without.
       F#
You're everything,
      B
The air that I breathe.
  C#
Stupid not to know it all along,
    Fm
And everything I ever did was wrong.
F#                       B
Sadly it's too late for sorry.

Oh, I'm not even really sure
Who made this mess
And who threw what punch
But I could not care less
All I know is that I'm here
And you are not, Oh
Once I put this wasted pride aside
Nothing’s all I got, Oh

Exchanging the way things were
For the way that they should be
Yeah
And choosing these words
Is saying to her
The things that she never heard
But always deserved

Chorus

D#m
Ohh,
         A#m
Somebody make it stop, yeah.
D#m
And pick me up,
          C#
And just dust me off, Ohh.
     D#m
The rainy day flood,
  A#m
Drowned all this love.
  A
Trapped at the bottom now,
  G#
Please dig me up.

Chorus


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D#7

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Air That I Breathe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Air That I Breathe" by Maroon 5.

Maroon 5 - The Air That I Breathe: Guitar Chords

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