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Song title:      The Air That I Breathe
Original Album:  It Never Rains In Southern California (Albert Hammond)
Other:           - Single (The Hollies)

Words and Music by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood
Copyright © 1972 RCA Records and © 1973 Polydor/Epic Records
Published by Sony Music Entertainment

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:

[play: INTRO Figure]

Lead guitar:
|-3b------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Rhythm guitar:                                                      |
|                                   C                               |
|---------------------------------|---------0---0---0---0-----0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|-1-------1---1---1---1---1-1-1---|
|---------------------------------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
|---------------------------------|-2-------2---2---2---2---2-2-2---|
|---------------------------------|-3-------3---3---3---3---3-3-3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Lead guitar:
|---------------------------------|-12_____________________________-|
|-------------------------6__-8__-|---------------------------------|
|-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5-|-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| |_____| |_____| |_____| |_____|   |_____| |_____| |_____| |_____| |
|                                                                   |
Rhythm guitar:                                                      |
| Bb                                C                               |
|-1-------1-1-1---1---1---1-1-1-0-|---------0---0---0---0-----0-0-0-|
|-3-------3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3-3-|-1-------1---1---1---1---1-1-1---|
|-3-------3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|
|-3---------------3---3---3-3-3---|-2-------2---2---2---2---2-2-2---|
|-1---------------1---1---1-1-1---|-3-------3---3---3---3---3-3-3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Lead guitar:
|-------------------------11b____-|
|-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8---------|
|-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5---------|
|-------------------------10_____-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
| |_____| |_____| |_____| |_____| |
|                                 |
Rhythm guitar:                    |
| Bb                              |
|-1-------1-1-1---1-------1-------|
|-3-------3-3-3---3-------3-------|
|-3-------3-3-3---3-------3-------|
|-3-------3-3-3---3-------3-------|
|-1-------1-1-1---1-------1-------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:
Chords:
C  x32010    F  133211
E  022100    Fm 133111

C                       E
If I could make a wish,   I think I'd pass,
F                Fm         C
  Can't think of anything I need


[play: | C |]  [x2]

C                           E
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound,
F            Fm               C
  Nothing to eat, no books to read


BRIDGE:
Chords:
Em 022000
C  x32010
Fm 133111

Em                               Fm                  C
Making love with you has left me peaceful, warm, and tired
Em                                    Fm           C
What more could I ask there's nothing left to be desired


VERSE2:
Chords:
C  x32010    F  x33211
E  022100    Fm x33111

C                         E
Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak,
F                  Fm           C
  So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep.


CHORUS:
Chords:
C x32010
G 320033

C                            G                         C
Sometimes, all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you.
                  G                           C
All I need is the air that I breathe, yes, to love you.
                  G                    
All I need is the air that I breathe...


[Guitar SOLO over | Gm | F | C | G |:]

Chords:
Gm 355333    C x32010
F  133211    G x20033

  Gm                                F
|---------8---8---6-------10--8_____________-----8--10------15------|
|---------------------8-----------|-----------10---------------15-15|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C                                 G
|-----------------15--15--12-10-11|-10-11-10_________---------------|
|-13----------13------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------14----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[repeat: | Gm | F | C | G |]

[repeat VERSE2]

[repeat CHORUS]