Nuclear 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


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CHORUS
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03:17
SOLO
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[------------------------------------|--------------|----|-----------]
[--------------------------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


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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


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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


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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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