Chords for Keep Breathing by Ingrid Michaelson

Wow, two exciting Lyrical Venus firsts just days apart - my first interview, and now my first actual tab! (The Mandy Moore Umbrella chords didn't really count since I only discovered a hack for it.)

I haven't been able to find chords for Ingrid Michaelson's beautiful song Keep Breathing, so today I decided to try my hand (and ear!) at creating my own tab for it. I'm not much of a finger-picker yet, so it's just chords actually, but I think they work pretty well. Give the song a listen while you play to get the timing and such, and let me know what you think, or if there is something I missed!

See my original Ingrid Michaelson entry for info about where you can listen to and purchase Ingrid's music. Or watch her perform The Way I Am, aka "The Sweater Song", the song that is now being featured in the Old Navy commercial.

Keep Breathing by Ingrid Michaelson

   G      D  C   G       Bm    C     
The storm is coming but I don't mind.
G   D   C     G     Bm       C
People are dying, I close my blinds.
Bm          C          G   D     G
All that I know is I'm breathing now.

G D         C     G     Bm       C
(Instrumental)

G D       C         G        Bm        C
I want to change the world...instead I sleep.
G D    C    G        Bm        C  
I want to believe in more than you and me.

Bm             C           G     D   
But all that I know is I'm breathing.
Bm              C    G     D
All I can do is keep breathing.
Bm         C          G     D   C     G
All we can do is keep breathing nooooow.

C     D
Now ow ow ow
C      G      D
Now ow ow ow ow
G   C        D
Naoaaoooooo ow

Bm          C          G    D
All that I know is I'm breathing
Bm          C          G    D
All I can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D      
All we can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D      
All we can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D      
All we can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D      
All we can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D      
All we can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D      
All we can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D      
All we can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D      
All we can do is keep breathing
Bm          C          G    D    G 
All we can do is keep breathing now.

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Looking for Mandy Moore Umbrella Chords? Quick Tip!

For all you folks landing here after a search for guitar tabs or chords for the Mandy Moore cover version of Umbrella, here's a hint I just tried out myself:


1) I did a Google search for plain old "umbrella tab"

2) Picked a chord transcription for Rihanna's version that had a high rating.

3) Played it slower and didn't use a capo. The version I picked said to use a capo on the first fret, but when I played along with Mandy's version (still can't buy it, but the video works!) I realized they used the same chords but no capo.

That was easy right? Have fun!

UPDATE: If you like Mandy's version, you might also be interested in Marié Digby's acoustic version of Umbrella, which IS available for purchase on iTunes.

If you're not a guitarist, never fear, more reviews are on the way, as soon as I get them all written up. Keep an eye out! Or just subscribe to Lyrical Venus by Email or by RSS Feed and have the updates come straight to you!