{title: The air that I breathe}
{sorttitle: Air that I breathe, The}
{artist: The Hollies}
{sortartist: Hollies, The}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 83}
{key: C}
{duration: 4:04}
{composer: Albert Hammond}
{composer: Michael Hazlewood}
{lyricist: Albert Hammond}
{lyricist: Michael Hazlewood}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-08-17}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLLQ48nXPN0}
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{comment: Key: %{key}}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[Cadd9] [Bb6]
[Cadd9] [Bb6]
[F]
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{start_of_abc}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
Q:1/4=83
%%%scale 1.5
"C"c4-cB cd- | dc-cB-B2 z2 | "E7"z2 z^G Be- e(d/2c/2 | B2) z2 z4 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[C]If I could make a wish, [E7] I think I'd pass,
[F] Can't think of [Fm]anything I [C]need. [C]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[C]No cigarettes, no sleep, no [E7]light, no sound,
[F] Nothing to [Fm]eat, no books to [C]read.
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_bridge: Bridge}
[Em]Making love with you has left me [Fm]peaceful, warm and [C]tired.
[Em]What more could I ask? There's nothing [Fm]left to be de[C]sired.
{end_of_bridge}
{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
[C]Peace came upon me and it [E7]leaves me weak,
[F] So sleep, silent [Fm]angel, go to [C]sleep. [C]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_abc}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
Q:1/4=83
%%%scale 1.5
"C"c2-c c-c2 z2 | z2 gg gg gg- | "G"gf ed- d z cB | "C"c2- cc-c2 z2 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[C]Sometimes all I need is the [G]air that I breathe and to [C]love you.
[C] All I need is the [G]air that I breathe, yes, to [C]love you.
[C] All I need is the [G]air that I breathe. [Gm] [F] [C] [G]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Instrumental}
[Gm] [F] [C] [G]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 4}
[C]Peace came upon me and it [E7]leaves me weak,
So [F]sleep, silent [Fm]angel, go to [C]sleep. [C]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
[C]Sometimes all I need is the [G]air that I breathe and to [C]love you.
[C] All I need is the [G]air that I breathe, yes, to [C]love you.
[C] All I need is the [G]air that I breathe. [Gm] [F] [C] [G]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 3}
[C]Sometimes all I need is the [G]air that I breathe and to [C]love you.
{comment: repeat line, fade}
[C] All I need is the [G]air that I breathe, yes, to [C]love you.
{end_of_chorus}