Arcade Fire - End of the Empire I-III: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "End of the Empire I-III" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn End of the Empire I-III ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "End of the Empire I-III" smoothly on your ukulele.

C    G    Am
One last dance
G7          F          G
Here at the end of the empire
C     G  Am
Makes me cry
G7            F          G
Watching the moon on the ocean
       F                  C                 Am
Where California used to be, it's not half bad
 C                              Am
Oh, spend half your life being sad
  Dm                   G
Woah, well, don't be scared
   Dm                      G
Oh-oh, just chronically impaired
   Dm                G7
Oh-oh, just take my hand, oh-oh
 Dm                          G
Standing at the end of the American Empire

One last song
Here at the end of the movie
They seemed so sure
At least that's the way I remember the war
When New York used to be
It's not half bad, oh-oh
Spending half your life being sad, woah
Don't you weep, oh-oh
Half your life fast asleep, oh-oh
Feeling uninspired, oh
Standing at the end of the American Empire

        C               C        Am  Am 
And we know that it's time to go
           F            D    G  F
Heard the news on the radio
         Em       Em       Am F
One last round before we go
F            C          G      Em   Em  
Through the pale atmospheric glow
        C         C         Am  Am 
And the oxygen's getting low
       F             D           G  F
Sing a song that we used to know
          Em        Em     Am F
One last round before we go
          C        G       C
One last round before we go

C                     Am
Didn't use to get high, didn't use to drink and I
C                    Am                       F
Didn't use to think I could ever dream about losing
you

C                    Am
Didn't use to get low this time of night and I
C                      Am
Didn't use to walk home in the morning light
         F            G
Without you, without you

                   C   Am
Didn't use to get high, didn't use to drink
                    C Am                      F
Didn't use to think I could ever dream about losing
      G
you, you, but I do

Chorus:
    C
It’s you and I, it’s do or die
 Am
Suicide mission, baby by my side
      C
We got one life and half of it’s gone
           Am
You know I can’t sleep with the television on

       C              Am
Didn't use to get high
     C             Am
With you by my side
                 C
(Leave the light on)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

G#

Ukulele chord G#

G7

Ukulele chord G7

B

Ukulele chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "End of the Empire I-III" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "End of the Empire I-III" by Arcade Fire.

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