Dont Hold Your Breath


The Walkmen - Don't Hold Your Breath Album: Calla [Split CD] (2002) - Third song. INTRO AND VERSES: 1.If You want to play it on your own, it'll be more attractive to play intro like that: G D Bm Bm G D Bm e|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------| B|------------------------3-| |------------------------------------3-| G|--2---2--0----2---2--0--4-| |------------------------------------4-| D|-------------0---0--0---4-| |---------------4--4--5--4--4--4--2--4-| A|--------------------------| |-----------------------5--5--5--------| E|-3---3--3-----------------| x2 |-0--2---0--3--3--3--3-----------------| x2 2.But if You Have a band, or another guy to play rhythmic: G D Bm G D Bm e|---------------------| |------------------| Of course, You can play B|---------------------| |------------------| it on string D (frets G|---------------------| |------------------| 4 to 7 and 2 to 5), but D|---------------------| |------------------| it sounds worse than on A|-12-12-10-12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10-9-9-9-7-9-| string A. E|---------------------| x2 |------------------| x2 Rhythmic guitar (it's on power chords!): Chords used in whole song: G D Bm e|----------------------------------| G D Bm F#m Em Bb A C B|----------------------------------| e|-3-2-2--2---0--1--0-0-| G|--------------7---------4-----4---| B|-0-3-3--2---0--3--2-1-| D|-----5----------7---------4-----4-| G|-0-2-4--2---0--3--2-0-| A|-------5--5-5------2-2------2-----| D|-0-0-4--4---2--3--2-2-| E|-3-3------------------------------| A|-2---2--4---2--1--0-3-| E|-3---2--2---0--1------| Bassline: And as power chords: G D Bm G|--------------------------------------------| G D Bm F#m Em Bb A C D|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| A|------------5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| B|----------------------| E|-3--3--3--3---------------------------------| G|---7-4---------3----5-| D|-5-7-4--4---2--3--7-5-| BRIDGE: A|-5-5-2--4---2--1--7-3-| E|-3------2---0-----5---| Lead guitar: G D Bb B F# B G D Bb B F# B e|---------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|------------------------------| G|----2------2---3---3---4---------|-----2------3---3---4---------| D|------4--4---4---4---4---4--2--0-|-2-4---4--4---4---4---4--2--0-| A|---------------------------------|------------------------------| E|-3-3-----------------------------|------------------------------| Bassline: G D Bb B F# B G|-------------------------------------------| Lyrics: D|-------------------------------------------| A|------------5-5-5-5-5--1--1--1--1-2----2-2-| This day is dead E|-3--3--3--3-------------------------2------| This day is dead Catch him by the tongue CHORUS: Until he says: "I've wasted it." Rhythmic guitar chords: If I could tell You, I would G F#m Em Bm A G All I know is I thought I saw Bass: You crawl back for more G F#m Em Bm A G G|---------------------------| It's like You said D|---------------------------| Just like You said A|-----------------22220000--| I'll hold my breath E|-3333333322220000--------3-| For You instead But don't count on it OUTRO (distortion!): If I could tell You, I would Rhythmic guitar plays that chords: If I could hold You, I would I should have told You I could G Bm G Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm C F#m Bm A All I know is I thought I saw End on G. You crawl back for more Lead guitar: A G Bm G Bm F#m Bm e|------------------------|-----------|-------------------| B|------------------------|-----------|-------------------| G|-----------4------------|-----4-----|-------------------| D|-x-5-x-5-5---5-4--4-4-5-|-5-5---5-4-|-4-2-4--4-4--4-5-4-| A|------------------------|-----------|-------------------| E|------------------------|-----------|-------------------| x2 C F#m Bm A e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| Note: D|-4-5--5-5-5-5-4--4-2-4--4-4-4-4--2-2-4-2-| A|-----------------------------------------| I hope that everything in that E|-----------------------------------------| tab is allright. Have a nice sessions, using it and greets End On D|-0-| from Poland (: Bass: G Bm G Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm C F#m Bm A G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----2222----2222----2222----22223333----22220000-| E|-3333----3333----2222----2222--------2222---------| End on E|-3-|