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Nuclear Chords by Mike Oldfield

Nuclear chords by Mike Oldfield

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
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                                          Artist - Mike Oldfield
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                                              Song - Nuclear
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                                         Album - Man On The Rocks
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                                           Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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First Song Is With NO CAPO
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VERSE 1
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Fm              Cm          Fm
Standing on the edge of the crater
                       Cm
Like the prophets 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
       C#
What a mess we made
                 C
When it all went wrong
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Verse 2
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Fm                Cm          Fm
Watching from the edge of the circus
                 Cm
For the games to begin
     Fm               Cm
Gladiators draw their swords
           C#            C
Form their ranks for armageddon


----------------Muted----------------------------------
CHORUS         [---------------]
*******        [------------br-]
    Fm         [---------10-12-]
I`m nuclear    [------10-------]
    Cm         [-8-11----------]
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


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VERSE 3
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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 breakout to escape from all this
Bbm             Fm
Whispers in the air
         Bbm                   Fm
Tell the tail of a life that`s gone
    Bbm
Desolation
    Fm
Devastation
       C#
What a mess we made
                 C
When it all went wrong


----------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
*******
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03:17
SOLO
*****
[------------------------------------|--------------|----|-----------]
[--------------------------b---brp---|----s---------|-br-|--s--------]
[-10-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-12--12--10-|---5\10-13-12-|-5--|-5\-10-8-6-]
[------------------------------------|-6------------|----|-----------]
[------------------------------------|--------------|----|-----------]
[------------------------------------|--------------|----|-----------]

                                               b
[-------------br-|-------------------b--br--|-11-8--------|--------]
[---------6-9-8--|---5-------5---6-8-8--8-6-|------9----8-|--------]
[---5-6-8--------|-5---5---5---5------------|--------10---|--------]
[-8--------------|-------5------------------|-------------|-5-5-5--]
[----------------|--------------------------|-------------|--------]
[----------------|--------------------------|-------------|--------]

03:40                       C
[-------------------------|---|---s---------------------b-]
[-6-6-6-------------6-9-6-|-5-|-14\17-17-17-17---18-20-20-]
[-------6-5---5-6-8-------|-5-|---------------------------]
[-----------8-------------|-5-|---------------------------]
[-------------------------|-3-|---------------------------]
[-------------------------|---|---------------------------]


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CHORUS
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Play this with the chorus above
03:53
[-18-16-----b-]
[-------20-20-]
[-------------]
[-------------]
[-------------]
[-------------]

04:12                         04:18                    04:26
[----------------------------|-Muted----------|-------|-----------------]
[------------s-------------b-|-------------br-|--b----|--b-----------br-]
[-------12-13\15-13-12----15-|---------10-12--|-12-12-|-13-13-12-10-12--]
[-14-15----------------15----|------10--------|-------|-----------------]
[----------------------------|-8-11-----------|-------|-----------------]
[----------------------------|----------------|-------|-----------------]


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Fm         C
Ohhhhhhhhh

[---------------b-]
[--------------12-]
[-----------------]
[-----------------]
[-----------------]
[-----------------]
|                 |
|                 |
[-Muted-----------]
[-------------b---]
[---------10-12---]
[------10---------]
[-8-11------------]
[-----------------]

Bbm
Deep inside

[--b----br---]
[-13---13-11-]
[------------]
[------------]
[------------]
[------------]

              C
The abandoning child

[-----b----]
[-13-13-13-]
[----------]
[----------]
[----------]
[----------]

Fm



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******************************************************************
Chords are relevant to the capo
This Is With The CAPO 1st Fret
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VERSE 1
********
Em              Bm          Em
Standing on the edge of the crater
                       Bm
Like the prophets once said
        Em            Bm
And the ashes are all cold now
        Em                         Bm
No more bullets and the embers are dead
Am             Em            Am
Whispers in the air tell the tales
                Em
Of the brothers gone
    Am
Desolation
    Em
Devastation
       C7
What a mess we made
                 B
When it all went wrong


----------------------------------------------------
Verse 2
********
Em                Bm          Em
Watching from the edge of the circus
                 Bm
For the games to begin
     Em               Bm
Gladiators draw their swords
           C7           B
Form their ranks for armageddon


-------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
*******
    Em
I`m nuclear
    Bm
I`m wild
    Am            B
I`m breaking Up inside
           Em
A heart of broken glass
  Bm
Defiled
     Am
Deep inside
               B
The abandoning child


----------------------------------------------------
VERSE 3
********
Em              Bm          Em
Standing on the edge of the underworld
               Bm
Looking at the abyss
        Em              Bm
And I`m hoping for some miracle
   Em                      Bm
To breakout to escape from all this
Am              Em
Whispers in the air
         Am                    Em
Tell the tail of a life that`s gone
    Am
Desolation
    Em
Devastation
       C7
What a mess we made
                 B
When it all went wrong


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CHORUS
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