Tom: C G F [Verse 1] G F Everybody's looking for the high life G F Living the dream but it don't feel right G F So lost inside this fantasy G F I'm scared it's gonna swallow me [Chorus] G Em F G You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king Em F G With a castle so high that no one else can come in Em F G And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things F But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\ [Post-Chorus] G Em F I'd rather be breathing G Em F I'd rather be breathing G Em F I'd rather be breathing G Em F I'd rather be breathing [Verse 2] G F Standing at the foot of a mountain G F Only walked a couple steps but who's counting? G F If there's anybody up there G F Won't you let me stay a while? [Chorus] G Em F G You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king Em F G With a castle so high that no one else can come in Em F G And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things F But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\ [Post-Chorus] G Em F I'd rather be breathing G Em F I'd rather be breathing [Bridge] G Em F You can offer me G Em F Silver and gold G Em F You can offer me G [Chorus] Em F G You can offer me all the fortune and the fame of a king Em F G With a castle so high that no one else can come in Em F G And you can tell me that I don't have enough of these things F But I'd rather be breathing, no I'd rather be\ [Post-Chorus] G Em F I'd rather be breathing G Em F I'd rather be breathing G Em F I'd rather be breathing