All songs / David Alan Graham
Room to Breathe
Space enough to figure out what comes next.
D♭ major~162 BPM4/43:35slow-dancehigh confidence
Capo 1 — play the shapes in C and it sounds in D♭ major. Much easier than fingering D♭ major straight.
Verse 1
You came on strong like a summer rain
Didn't take long, I was caught in your wave
Every word, every move, every look you gave
Had me leaning in a little too far
But I've been down that road before you
So tight it slips through your hands
Yeah, I learned a thing or two about letting go
And still giving love a chance
Pre-Chorus
If you don't gotta chase it, you don't gotta fight
If it's meant to stay, it'll stay tonight
Chorus
You gotta give it room to breathe
Let it roll, let it be
Don't wrap it up so tight
That it can't move free
If it's real, it'll come around
Ain't no need to lock it down
Your love don't live and change
You see, you gotta give it room to breathe
Yeah, just let it be
Verse 2
You see, you want something that's built to last
Not another flame that burns out fast
But every time it starts getting good
You start holding on like it's my crash
Take my hand, slow it down
Let the night fall where it falls
We ain't gotta figure everything out
We ain't gotta name it all
Pre-Chorus
You don't need a reason, you don't need a sign
If it feels just right while you're drawing lines
Chorus
You gotta give it room to breathe
Let it roll, let it be
Don't wrap it up so tight
That it can't move free
If it's real, it'll come around
Ain't no need to lock it down
Your love don't live and change
You see, you gotta give it room to breathe
Yeah, just let it be
Bridge
I say let it drift away
Just don't push it till it breaks
There's a sweet spot in between
What you hold and what you let escape
Chorus
You gotta give it room to breathe
Let it roll, let it be
Don't wrap it up so tight
That it can't move free
If it's real, it'll come around
Ain't no need to lock it down
Your love don't live and change
You see, you gotta give it room to breathe
Yeah, just let it be
Yeah, just let it be
Give it room to breathe
This chart is a work in progress. If you spot something wrong, let me know and I’ll get it fixed.
Intro A♭ E♭m G♭ D♭ A♭ D♭ A♭ D♭
Verse 1
You came on strong like a summer rain
Didn't take long, I was caught in your wave
Every word, every move, every look you gave
Had me leaning in a little too far
But I've been down that road before you
So tight it slips through your hands
Yeah, I learned a thing or two about letting go
And still giving love a chance
Pre-Chorus
If you don't gotta chase it, you don't gotta fight
If it's meant to stay, it'll stay tonight
Chorus
You gotta give it room to breathe
Let it roll, let it be
Don't wrap it up so tight
That it can't move free
If it's real, it'll come around
Ain't no need to lock it down
Your love don't live and change
You see, you gotta give it room to breathe
Yeah, just let it be
Verse 2
You see, you want something that's built to last
Not another flame that burns out fast
But every time it starts getting good
You start holding on like it's my crash
Take my hand, slow it down
Let the night fall where it falls
We ain't gotta figure everything out
We ain't gotta name it all
Pre-Chorus
You don't need a reason, you don't need a sign
If it feels just right while you're drawing lines
Chorus
You gotta give it room to breathe
Let it roll, let it be
Don't wrap it up so tight
That it can't move free
If it's real, it'll come around
Ain't no need to lock it down
Your love don't live and change
You see, you gotta give it room to breathe
Yeah, just let it be
Bridge
I say let it drift away
Just don't push it till it breaks
There's a sweet spot in between
What you hold and what you let escape
Chorus
You gotta give it room to breathe
Let it roll, let it be
Don't wrap it up so tight
That it can't move free
If it's real, it'll come around
Ain't no need to lock it down
Your love don't live and change
You see, you gotta give it room to breathe
Yeah, just let it be
Yeah, just let it be
Give it room to breathe
Generated from the chord chart. These are real guitar shapes for the chords we detected, not a transcription of what was played on the record.
Raw note map (experimental)
This is the unfiltered pitch detection across the whole mix — vocals, bass and drums included — mapped onto a fretboard. It is not a playable arrangement and no one should try to read it as one. It is here only because it is the raw material everything else was built from.
Download note mapA lead sheet, not a full score. The melody line has been reduced automatically from the recording and paired with the detected chords. Expect the shape of the tune to be right and the details to be approximate.
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