Verse: Fm Cm Fm Standing on the edge of the crater Cm Like the phrophets once said Fm Cm And the ashes are all cold now Fm Cm No more bullets and the embers are dead Bbm Fm Bbm Whispers in the air tell the tales Fm Of the brothers gone Bbm Desolation Fm Devastation Db What a mess we made C When it all went wrong Verse: Fm Cm Fm Watching from the edge of the circus Cm For the games to begin Fm Cm Gladiators draw their swords Db C Form their ranks for armageddon Chorus: Fm I'm nuclear Cm I'm wild Bbm C I'm breaking Up inside Fm a heart of broken glass Cm Defiled Bbm Deep inside C The abandoning child Verse: Fm Cm Fm Standing on the edge of the underworld Cm Looking at the abyss Fm Cm And I'm hoping for some miracle Fm Cm To break out to escape from all this Bbm Fm Whispers in the air Bbm Fm Tell the tale of a life that's gone Bbm Desolation Fm Devastation Db What a mess we made C When it all went wrong Chorus: Fm I'm nuclear Cm I'm wild Bbm C I'm breaking Up inside Fm a heart of broken glass Cm Defiled Bbm Deep inside C The abandoning child This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Nuclear chords by Mike Oldfield
Suggested strumisland strum
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d
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Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Nuclear on ukulele
On ukulele, Nuclear comes down to the island strum: d – d u – u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 100 bpm. This arrangement is in F minor. The chords put it squarely at the skilled level. Hold back in the verses then open up with full chorus strums.
5 ukulele chords used in "Nuclear" by Mike Oldfield: Bbm, C, Cm, Db and Fm
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