oxygen Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I want to be better than oxygen
So you can breathe when you're
drowning and [A]weak in the knees
[Bm]I want to speak louder than Ritalin
For all the children who think
that they've [A]got a disease
[D]I want to be cooler than t.v.
For all the kids that are wondering
what they are going to [G]be
We can be stronger than bombs
If you're singing along and you
know that you [A]really believe
[Bm]We can be richer than industry
As long as we know that there's
things that we [A]don't really [D]need
We can speak louder than ignorance
Cause we speak in silence
every time our eyes meet.
[A]

[Verse 2]
[D]On and on, and on, and [Bm]on it goes
The [G]world it just keeps spin[Gm]ning
Un[D]til I'm dizzy, [Bm]time to breathe
So [Em]close [G]my eyes and start [Gm]again [G]anew.
[D]

[Verse 3]
[G]I want to see through all the lies of society
To the reality, happiness [A]is at stake
[Bm]I want to hold up my
head with dignity
Proud of a life where to give
means [A]more than to take
[D]I wan't to live beyond the
modern mentality
Where paper is all that you're
really taught to create
[G]Do you remember the
forgotten America?
Justice, equality, freedom to [A]every race?
[Bm]Just need to get past all
the lies and hypocrisy
Make up and hair to the truth
behind [A]every face
[D]That look around to all
the people you see,
How many of them are happy and [G]free?
I know it sounds like a dream
But it's the only thing that can
get me [A]to sleep at [Bm]night
I know it's hard to believe
But it's easy to see that
something [A]here isn't [D]right
I know the future looks dark
But it's there that the kids of
today must carry the light.
[A]

[Verse 4]
[D]On and on, and on, and [Bm]on it goes
The [G]world it just keeps spin[Gm]ning
Un[D]til I'm dizzy, [Bm]time to breathe
So [Em]close my [G]eyes and
[Gm]start again anew.
[D]

[Verse 5]
If I'm afraid to catch [Em]a dream
[G]I weave your baskets and I'll flo[D]at them
down the river [Em]stream[G][Bm]
Each one i weave with words i speak
[G]to carry love to your relief.
[D][G][A]

[Verse 6]
[G]I want to be better than oxygen
So you can breathe when you're
drowning and [A]weak in the knees
[Bm]I want to speak louder than Ritalin
For all the children who think
that they've [A]got a disease
[D]I want to be cooler than t.v.
For all the kids that are wondering
what they are going to [G]be
We can be stronger than bombs
If you're singing along and you
know that you [A]really believe
[Bm]We can be richer than industry
As long as we know that there's
things that we [A]don't really [D]need
We can speak louder than ignorance
Cause we speak in silence
every time our eyes [A]meet.

[Verse 7]
[D]On and on, and on, and [Bm]on it goes
The [G]world it just keeps spin[Gm]ning
Un[D]til i'm dizzy, [Bm]time to breathe
So [Em]close my [G]eyes [Gm]and start [D]again anew