Am           F                   G
    When the waves come crashing down
N.C                       Am
And you feel you're gonna drown
  F                               G
I swear I'll be there to pull you out
Am                  F                       G
    And there'll be hard times, there'll be pain
N.C                   Am
Whatever obstacles we face
       F             G
We can do it all our way

[Chorus]
              Em       F          G
   You're the oxygen I need to survive
N.C                         Em
When you're running out of air
              F          G
   You'll be there by my side
N.C
And now I'm begging you please
Em                 F               G
   Don't take this life, life from me
N.C                         Am
When it's the only thing I need
F           G
Oh..  Ohh..
N.C                  Am
You're the air that I breathe

[Break]
Am F G x2

[Verse 2]
Am               F             G
    So I will be there by your side
N.C                     Am
Even when your hope has died
       F                  G
I will let this ship capsize
Am                F                     G
    And if you're straight too far from shore
N.C                       Am
And you're lost without a course
             F                 G
I'll be your anchor through it all

[Chorus]
              Em       F          G
   You're the oxygen I need to survive
N.C                          Em
When you're running out of air
              F          G
   You'll be there by my side
N.C
And now I'm begging you please
Em                 F               G
   Don't take this life, life from me
N.C                         Am
When it's the only thing I need
F           G
Oh..  Ohh..
N.C                  Am
You're the air that I breathe

[Break]
Am F G x2

[Outro]
N.C                    Am
You're the air that I breathe