1 verse:AC#m/G#AC#m/G# I was born without a soundAC#m/G#AC#m/G# I didn't cry so they put me in an iron lungAC#m/G#AC#m/G# All alone and nearing deathAC#m/G#AC#m/G# But I heard Your heartbeat pulsing through my chest
Chorus:F#mH7Oh, oh, F#mH7You took my breath awayF#mAE/G#So I would learn to need You
2 verse:AC#m/G#AC#m/G# My mother prayed I'd make a noiseAC#m/G#AC#m/G# 'If You do this for me then You can have my son back'AC#m/G#AC#m/G# My father made a deal with God AC#m/G#AC#m/G# And then he left me stranded In the arms of love
Chorus:F#mH7Oh, oh, F#mH7You took my breath awayF#m7H7So I would learn to need YouF#m7H7To learn that I could never, ever live without YouF#m7H7Oh, You take my breath awayF#m7H7You take my breath away, and all those years agoF#m7H7I could feel You hide me, in the shadow of Your wingF#m7H7And straight away I loved You, 'Cause You were singing songsThat someday I would sing
Post chorus:E2And I heard the sound of Your voiceF#m7/AI felt the breath in my lungsE2/G#I felt the joy in my bonesF#m7/AAnd I started to sing, I started to singE2I felt the wonder of loveF#m7/AI knew the kindness of GodE2/G#I joined with the angels aboveF#m7/AAnd I started to sing, I started to sing for You