Rihanna American Oxygen (ver 3) chords

American Oxygen (ver 3) by Rihanna

Rihanna - American Oxygen (2015)
Chords 19/4-2015 by Jon Malmin ([email protected])
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   A        F#m/C#
...Breathe out, breathe in
F#m
American oxygen
Bm/E  A    F#m7     Gmaj7
.....Every breath I breathe
Gmaj7
Chasin' this American Dream
Bm       A          F#m/C#               
...We sweat for a nickel and a dime
F#m
Turn it into an empire
Bm/E  A       F#m7   Gmaj7
....Breathe in, this feeling

(No chords)                 
American, American oxygen
American oxygen
Breathe in, this feeling
American, American Oxygen


[Verse 1]
Bm7  D    F#m7                 
....Oh say can you see 
            Gmaj7    A    Bm
this is the American Dream
Bm7  D        F#m7     
.....Young girl, hustlin'
             Gmaj7       A    Bm
On the other side of the ocean
Bm7  D         F#m7   
....You can be anything at all
              Gmaj7   A   Bm
In America, America
Bm7  D  F#m7 
...I say, can't see
                 Gmaj7   A     Bm   
Just close your eyes and breathe


[Chorus]
Bm   A        Dmaj7
...Breathe out, breathe in
F#m
...American oxygen
Bm/E  A    F#m7     Gmaj7
.....Every breath I breathe
Gmaj7
Chasin' this American Dream
Bm       A          Dmaj7               
...We sweat for a nickel and a dime
F#m
...Turn it into an empire
Bm/E  A       F#m7   Gmaj7
....Breathe in, this feeling
                   Bm    A   Dmaj7
American, American oxygen
F#m
....American oxygen
Bm/E  A       F#m7   Gmaj7
....Breathe in, this feeling
                   Bm    A   Dmaj7
American, American oxygen
F#m
....American oxygen
Bm/E  A       F#m7   Gmaj7
....Breathe in, this feeling
                   (No chord)
American, American oxygen


[Verse 2]
Bm7  D    F#m7                 
....Oh say can you see 
            Gmaj7    A    Bm
this is the American Dream
Bm7  D        F#m7     
.....Young boy, hustlin'
             Gmaj7       A    Bm
Tryin' to get the wheels in motion
Bm7  D         F#m7   
....But he can be anything at all
              Gmaj7   A   Bm
In America, America
Bm7  D  F#m7 
...I say, can't see
                 Gmaj7   A     Bm   
Just close your eyes and breathe


[Chorus]
Bm   A        Dmaj7
...Breathe out, breathe in
F#m
...American oxygen
Bm/E  A    F#m7     Gmaj7
.....Every breath I breathe
Gmaj7
Chasin' this American Dream
Bm       A          Dmaj7               
...We sweat for a nickel and a dime
F#m
...Turn it into an empire
Bm/E  A       F#m7   Gmaj7
....Breathe in, this feeling
                    Bm
American, American oxygen


[Bridge]
Bm  A          F#m/C# 
...This is the new America
F#m
We are the new America
Bm/E  A  F#m7  Gmaj7
  This is the new America
Gmaj7
We are the new America
Bm  A          F#m/C# 
...This is the new America
F#m
We are the new America
Bm/E  A  F#m7  Gmaj7
  This is the new America
Gmaj7
We 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   A        Dmaj7
...Breathe out, breathe in
F#m
...American oxygen
Bm/E  A    F#m7     Gmaj7
.....Every breath I breathe
Gmaj7
Chasin' this American Dream
Bm       A          Dmaj7               
...We sweat for a nickel and a dime
F#m
Turn it into an empire
Bm/E  A       F#m7   Gmaj7
....Breathe in, this feeling
                   Bm    A   Dmaj7
American, American oxygen
F#m
....American oxygen
Bm/E  A       F#m7   Gmaj7
....Breathe in, this feeling
                   Bm    A   Dmaj7
American, American oxygen
F#m
....American oxygen
Bm/E  A       F#m7   Gmaj7
....Breathe in, this feeling
                   (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