Bastille - Icarus: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Icarus" 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 Icarus 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 "Icarus" smoothly on your ukulele.

 C
Look who's digging their own grave,
that is what they all say
         Em               D
You'll drink yourself to death
 C
Look who makes their own bed,
lies right down within it
 Em                 D
What will you have left?

Out on the front doorstep,
drinking from a paper cup
You won't remember this
Living beyond your years,
acting out all their fears
You feel it in your chest

      C                  G
Your hands protect the flames,
          Em               D
from the wild winds around you

Chorus:
Em          C          G            D
Icarus is flying too close to the sun
Em       C           G            D
Icarus' life, it has only just begun
             Em
It's just begun

Standing on the cliff face,
highest fall you'll ever grace
It scares me half to death
Look out to the future,
but it tells you nothing
So take another breath

Your hands protect the flames
From the wild winds around you

Chorus:
Icarus is flying
Too close to the sun
And Icarus' life
It has only just begun
This is how it feels
To take a fa-a-all
Icarus is flying
Towards an early grave

        C                      D
Put up your defences when you leave
      B                   Em
You leave because you're certain
     C              D
Of who you want to be
        C                               D
You're putting up your armour when you leave
          B                   Em
And you leave because you're certain
     C              D
Of who you want to be, ohhh

Chorus:
Icarus is flying
Too close to the sun
And Icarus' life
It has only just begun
This is how it feels
To take a fa-a-all
Icarus is flying
Towards an early grave

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Icarus" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Icarus" by Bastille.