Capo: 2

Rihanna - American Oxygen (2015) Chords 19/4-2015 by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com) Tuning: Standard E When playing the F#m/C# to F#m progression, play the F#m/C# as a full chord first and then add a lower F# as the bass note (listen to the recording and you'll understand). The song is best suited for piano, although it can be played on guitar as well. If you want to play it on guitar, I suggest you put a capo on the 2nd fret and use UG:s transpose function to transpose it from B minor to A minor! It will be easier that way. Listen to the song to hear when you're supposed to strike each chord and when you should just let it ring over the lyrics. [Intro] Bm A F#m/C# F#m Bm/E A F#m7 Gmaj7 [Chorus]

^Bm...Br^Aeathe out^F#m/C#, breathe in ^F#mAmerican oxygen ^Bm/E.....E^Avery ^F#m7breath I ^Gmaj7breathe ^Gmaj7Chasin' this American Dream ^Bm...We swe^Aat for a ni^F#m/C#ckel and a dime ^F#mTurn it into an empire ^Bm/E....Br^Aeathe in^F#m7, this ^Gmaj7feeling

(No chords) American, American oxygen American oxygen Breathe in, this feeling American, American Oxygen [Verse 1]

^Bm7....O^Dh say^F#m7 can you see this is the ^Gmaj7American ^ADream^Bm ^Bm7.....^DYoung gir^F#m7l, hustlin' On the other ^Gmaj7side of the ^Aocean^Bm ^Bm7....Y^Dou can be ^F#m7anything at all In America, Am^Gmaj7erica ^A ^Bm ^Bm7...I ^Dsay^F#m7, can't see Just close your e^Gmaj7yes and ^Abreath^Bme

[Chorus]

^Bm...Br^Aeathe out^Dmaj7, breathe in ^F#m...American oxygen ^Bm/E.....E^Avery ^F#m7breath I ^Gmaj7breathe ^Gmaj7Chasin' this American Dream ^Bm...We swe^Aat for a ni^Dmaj7ckel and a dime ^F#m...Turn it into an empire ^Bm/E....Br^Aeathe in^F#m7, this ^Gmaj7feeling American, American ^Bmoxygen^A ^Dmaj7 ^F#m....American oxygen ^Bm/E....Br^Aeathe in^F#m7, this ^Gmaj7feeling American, American ^Bmoxygen^A ^Dmaj7 ^F#m....American oxygen ^Bm/E....Br^Aeathe in^F#m7, this ^Gmaj7feeling (No chord) American, American oxygen

[Verse 2]

^Bm7....O^Dh say^F#m7 can you see this is the ^Gmaj7American ^ADream^Bm ^Bm7.....^DYoung boy^F#m7, hustlin' Tryin' to get^Gmaj7 the wheels ^Ain mo^Bmtion ^Bm7....B^Dut he can ^F#m7be anything at all In America, Am^Gmaj7erica ^A ^Bm ^Bm7...I ^Dsay^F#m7, can't see Just close your e^Gmaj7yes and ^Abreath^Bme

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

^Bm...T^Ahis is the ^F#m/C#new America ^F#mWe are the new America ^Bm/E This^A is^F#m7 the n^Gmaj7ew America ^Gmaj7We are the new America ^Bm...T^Ahis is the ^F#m/C#new America ^F#mWe are the new America ^Bm/E This^A is^F#m7 the n^Gmaj7ew America ^Gmaj7We are the new America

[Instrumental section] Bm A Dmaj7 F#m Bm/E A F#m7 Gmaj7 Bm A Dmaj7 F#m Bm/E A F#m7 Gmaj7 [Chorus]

^Bm...Br^Aeathe out^Dmaj7, breathe in ^F#m...American oxygen ^Bm/E.....E^Avery ^F#m7breath I ^Gmaj7breathe ^Gmaj7Chasin' this American Dream ^Bm...We swe^Aat for a ni^Dmaj7ckel and a dime ^F#mTurn it into an empire ^Bm/E....Br^Aeathe in^F#m7, this ^Gmaj7feeling American, American ^Bmoxygen^A ^Dmaj7 ^F#m....American oxygen ^Bm/E....Br^Aeathe in^F#m7, this ^Gmaj7feeling American, American ^Bmoxygen^A ^Dmaj7 ^F#m....American oxygen ^Bm/E....Br^Aeathe in^F#m7, this ^Gmaj7feeling (No chord) American, American oxygen

[Acapella Bridge] This is the new America We are the new America This is the new America We are the new America

Rihanna - American oxygen