Venus

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Suggested strumdown-up eighths

1

d

2

u

3

d

4

u

Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u

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Intro:
   B7
   Em A  (x2)
   B7
   Em A  (x4)

    Em             A        Em  A
The goddess on the mountain top,
    Em             A      Em   A
was burning like a silver flame
    Em        A          Em  A
The summit of beauty and love,
    Em    A       Em
and Venus was her name


      Am    D Am
She's got it,
     D           Em    A Em A
yeah baby, she's got it
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire

Interlude (x4): Em A Em A

    Em               A       Em  A
Her weapons were her crystal eyes,
Em           A   Em  A
making every man mad
Em           A              Em  A
Black as the dark night she was;
Em              A    Em  A
got what no one else had

Wow!


      Am    D Am
She's got it,
     D           Em    A Em A
yeah baby, she's got it
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;


   Em     A   Em A
at your desire


Em   A   Em   A
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh 4x


      Am    D Am
She's got it,
     D           Em    A Em A
yeah baby, she's got it
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire

Outro:
   B7
   Em A  (x2)
   B7
   Em A  (x4)
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How to play Venus on ukulele

To play Venus on ukulele, strum the down-up eighths: d u d u. The groove sits around 120 bpm, a medium pace. You are playing it in E minor. The chords stay at the rookie level, nothing tricky in there. Drive a steady down-up strum and punch the riff on the downbeats.

6 ukulele chords used in "Venus" by Shocking Blue: A, Am, B7, C, D and Em

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Biography

Shocking Blue was a rock band from The Hague, The Netherlands that existed from 1967 to 1974. Fronted by singer, Mariska Veres, and with guitarist/songwriter, Robbie van Leeuwen, as its creative force, the band enjoyed international chart success and are one of the most successful bands ever to come out of The Netherlands. Shocking Blue's by far biggest hit was Venus, which went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. 'Venus' returned to the top of the U.

Genres Psychedelic Rock rock

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Intro:
   B7
   Em A  (x2)
   B7
   Em A  (x4)

    Em             A        Em  A
The goddess on the mountain top,
    Em             A      Em   A
was burning like a silver flame
    Em        A          Em  A
The summit of beauty and love,
    Em    A       Em
and Venus was her name


      Am    D Am
She's got it,
     D           Em    A Em A
yeah baby, she's got it
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire

Interlude (x4): Em A Em A

    Em               A       Em  A
Her weapons were her crystal eyes,
Em           A   Em  A
making every man mad
Em           A              Em  A
Black as the dark night she was;
Em              A    Em  A
got what no one else had

Wow!


      Am    D Am
She's got it,
     D           Em    A Em A
yeah baby, she's got it
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;


   Em     A   Em A
at your desire


Em   A   Em   A
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh 4x


      Am    D Am
She's got it,
     D           Em    A Em A
yeah baby, she's got it
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire
      C               B7
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire;
   Em     A   Em A
at your desire

Outro:
   B7
   Em A  (x2)
   B7
   Em A  (x4)