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Love Is Like Oxygen

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Love Is Like Oxygen chords
F Dm  Am G
F Dm  F  G
 Am   G4x
AmLove is like Emoxygen
AmYou get too Emmuch you get too Dmhigh
Not eEmnough and you're gonna Fmaj7die
DmLove gets you Ehigh 2x
FTime on my Gside
FI got it Dmall
FI've heard that Gpride
Always Ccomes before a Dfall
There's a Dmrumour goin' Emround the town
FThat you don't Cwant me around
DmI can't shake off my Emcity blues
FEvery way I turn I DmloseE  
F Dm  Am G
F Dm  F  G
 Am   G4x
AmLove is like Emoxygen
AmYou get too Emmuch you get too Dmhigh
Not Emenough and you're gonna Fmaj7die
DmLove gets you Ehigh 2x
FTime is no Ghealer
FIf you're not Dmthere
FLonely Gfever
CSad words in the Dair
DmSome things are better Emleft unsaid
FI'm gonna spend my Cdays in bed
DmI'll walk the Emstreets at night
FTo be hidden by the Dmcity lights
City Elights
F Dm  Am G
F Dm  F  G
 Am   G4x
AmLove is like Emoxygen
AmYou get too Emmuch you get too Dmhigh
Not Emenough and you're gonna Fmaj7die
DmLove gets you Ehigh 2x
Capo III
     F= D  
    Dm= Bm  
    Am= F#m  
     G= E  
    Em= C#m  
 Fmaj7= Dmaj7  
     E= C#  

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The story behind the song

"Love Is Like Oxygen" captures a feeling of absolute dependence, where love is as vital as the air we breathe. The song expresses a longing to escape the "city blues" and be "hidden by the city lights," suggesting a desire for love to envelop and transform one's world. This 1978 track, co-written by guitarist Andy Scott, marked a shift for Sweet, incorporating strings and disco elements into their signature sound. It plays like a heartfelt plea, channeling the intensity of a love that is everything.

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Love Is Like Oxygen

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Fmaj7

F#m

C#m

Dmaj7

Love Is Like Oxygen chords

F Dm Am G

F Dm F G

Am G

Am Em

Love is like oxygen

Am Em Dm

You get too much you get too high

Em Fmaj7

Not enough and you're gonna die

Dm E

Love gets you high 2x

F G

Time on my side

F Dm

I got it all

F G

I've heard that pride

C D

Always comes before a fall

Dm Em

There's a rumour goin' round the town

F C

That you don't want me around

Dm Em

I can't shake off my city blues

F Dm E

Every way I turn I lose

F Dm Am G

F Dm F G

Am G

Am Em

Love is like oxygen

Am Em Dm

You get too much you get too high

Em Fmaj7

Not enough and you're gonna die

Dm E

Love gets you high 2x

F G

Time is no healer

F Dm

If you're not there

F G

Lonely fever

C D

Sad words in the air

Dm Em

Some things are better left unsaid

F C

I'm gonna spend my days in bed

Dm Em

I'll walk the streets at night

F Dm

To be hidden by the city lights

City lights

F Dm Am G

F Dm F G

Am G

Am Em

Love is like oxygen

Am Em Dm

You get too much you get too high

Em Fmaj7

Not enough and you're gonna die

Dm E

Love gets you high 2x

Capo III

F D

Dm Bm

Am F#m

G E

Em C#m

Fmaj7 Dmaj7

E C#

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