Some tricky chords in the original, here are some approximations that seem to work pretty well.
Standard Tuning
Intro
Dm E (2x)
Gsus4 G
It's a fire,
Bm G
These dreams they pass me by,
F
The salvation I desire,
C G
Keeps getting me down.
Gsus4 G
'Cause we need to,
Bm G
Recognize mistakes,
F E
For time and again.
B
So let it be known,
G#m
For what we believe in,
F# F#m
I can see no reason,
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C#m G#
For it to fail.
Chorus
F# C#
'Cause this life is a farce,
B F#
I can't breathe through this mask,
C#
Like a fool,
B F# C#
So breathe on, sister, breathe on.
Interlude
Dm E
And repeat!
From this oneself,
Testify or tell,
It's fooling us now,
So let it be known,
For what we believe in,
I can see no reason,
For it to fail.
'Cause this life is a farce,
I can't breathe through this mask,
Like a fool
So breathe on, little sister, breathe on,
Oh, so breathe on, little sister, like a fool
