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Oxygen

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[Intro]
Gmaj7   D  A6
[Verse 1]
You were there at the doGmaj7or
You said, "I don't know how to Asus4say thisA  
But I want moGmaj7re
I don't know how you're gonna Asus4take this"A  
And my mind went Gmaj7sore
And my body went Asus4weightlessA  
I couldn't find the flGmaj7oor
I couldn't find the flAsus4oorA  
[Chorus]
And you walked awBay
And I saw fF#ireworks imploding frame by frC#m9ame
Like watching a moEmaj7vie in slow motion, I'm miles awBay
Up like a rF#ocket ship ascends, it's drifting up into spC#m9ace
And I'm Emaj7running out of oxygenGmaj7  Asus4  A  
[Verse 2]
We can't go back to the fiGmaj7rst
Losing stories like Asus4leap yearA  
With fake smiles and woGmaj7rds
Just a ghost left to Asus4be nearA  
I'm not sure how this woGmaj7rks
What do you want me to Asus4say, dear?A  
All I know is it huGmaj7rts
All I know is it huAsus4rtsA  
[Chorus]
And you walked awBay
And I saw fF#ireworks imploding frame by frC#m9ame
Like watching a moEmaj7vie in slow motion, I'm miles awBay
Up like a rF#ocket ship ascends, it's drifting up into spC#m9ace
And I'm Emaj7running out of oxygenGmaj7  
[Instrumental]
A6  Gmaj7  A6  Gmaj7
[Bridge]
I'm drifting out of the hemisphereA  
So far awayGmaj7  
All of the memories disappearA  
And start to fade
[Chorus]
And you walked awBay
And I saw fF#ireworks imploding frame by frC#m9ame
Like watching a moEmaj7vie in slow motion, I'm miles awBay
Up like a rF#ocket ship ascends, it's drifting up into spC#m9ace
And I'm Emaj7running out of oxygenGmaj7  

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Oxygen

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Asus4

C#m9

Emaj7

[Intro]

Gmaj7 D A6

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7

You were there at the door

Asus4 A

You said, "I don't know how to say this

Gmaj7

But I want more

Asus4 A

I don't know how you're gonna take this"

Gmaj7

And my mind went sore

Asus4 A

And my body went weightless

Gmaj7

I couldn't find the floor

Asus4 A

I couldn't find the floor

[Chorus]

And you walked away

F# C#m9

And I saw fireworks imploding frame by frame

Emaj7 B

Like watching a movie in slow motion, I'm miles away

F# C#m9

Up like a rocket ship ascends, it's drifting up into space

Emaj7 Gmaj7 Asus4 A

And I'm running out of oxygen

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7

We can't go back to the first

Asus4 A

Losing stories like leap year

Gmaj7

With fake smiles and words

Asus4 A

Just a ghost left to be near

Gmaj7

I'm not sure how this works

Asus4 A

What do you want me to say, dear?

Gmaj7

All I know is it hurts

Asus4 A

All I know is it hurts

[Chorus]

And you walked away

F# C#m9

And I saw fireworks imploding frame by frame

Emaj7 B

Like watching a movie in slow motion, I'm miles away

F# C#m9

Up like a rocket ship ascends, it's drifting up into space

Emaj7 Gmaj7

And I'm running out of oxygen

[Instrumental]

A6 Gmaj7 A6 Gmaj7

[Bridge]

I'm drifting out of the hemisphere

Gmaj7

So far away

All of the memories disappear

And start to fade

[Chorus]

And you walked away

F# C#m9

And I saw fireworks imploding frame by frame

Emaj7 B

Like watching a movie in slow motion, I'm miles away

F# C#m9

Up like a rocket ship ascends, it's drifting up into space

Emaj7 Gmaj7

And I'm running out of oxygen

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