Billy Joel - Running On Ice: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Running On Ice" 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 Running On Ice 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 "Running On Ice" smoothly on your ukulele.

Gsus2             A#maj7          Am7 
There's a lot of tension in this town
             Fsus2       Gsus2
I know it's building up inside of
  A#maj7    Am7  Gsus4
me
Gsus2              A#maj7           Am7 
I've got all the symptoms and the side effects
    Fsus2      Gsus2  A#maj7    Am7  Gsus4
Of city life anxiety
Gsus2            A#maj7           Am7      Fsus2 
I could never understand why the urban attitude
        Gsus2  A#maj7   Am7  Gsus4
Is so superior
Gsus2          A#maj7         Am7 
In a world of high rise ambition
               Fsus2        Gsus2  A#maj7    Am7 
Most people's motives are ulterior

Chorus:
 G7 
Oh!
C                               F          C
Sometimes I feel as though I'm running on ice
F            C        G6  G
Paying the price too long
Am7                              A#         C
Kind of get the feeling that I'm running on ice
A#            C            Dsus
Where did my life go wrong?

I'm a cosmopolitan sophisticate
Of culture and intelligence
The culmination of technology
And civilized experience
But I'm carrying the weight of all the useless junk
A modern man accumulates
I'm a statistic in a system
That a civil servant dominates, oh

Chorus:
And all that means is that I'm running on ice
Caught in a vise so strong
I'm slipping and sliding, 'cause I'm running on ice
Where did my life go wrong?

              Gm    D#maj7    D 
You've got to run,   run,    run
Gm7  Gm7  D#
Oh!
Cm7 F A#
Oh!
Gm    D#maj7    D 
Run,  Run,     Run
Gm7  Gm7  D#
Oh!
Cm7 F D
Oh!

As fast as I can climb
A new disaster every time I turn around
As soon as I get one fire put out
There's another building burning down
They say this highway's going my way
But I don't know where it's taking me
It's a bad waste, a sad case, a rat race
It's breaking me, oh

I get no traction 'cause I'm running on ice
It's taking me twice as long
I get a bad reaction 'cause I'm running on ice
Where did my life go wrong?

You've got to run, run, run, run, oh, oh-oh-oh
Run, run, run, run, run, run, oh, oh-oh-oh

Running on ice
Running on ice
Running, running on ice
Running on ice, running on ice
Slippin' and slidin', running on ice
Running on ice, slippin' and slidin'
Running on ice

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A#maj7

Ukulele chord A#maj7

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

B

Ukulele chord B

C

Ukulele chord C

Cm7

Ukulele chord Cm7

D

Ukulele chord D

D#

Ukulele chord D#

D#maj7

Ukulele chord D#maj7

F

Ukulele chord F

Fsus2

Ukulele chord Fsus2

G

Ukulele chord G

G6

Ukulele chord G6

G7

Ukulele chord G7

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Gm7

Ukulele chord Gm7

Gsus2

Ukulele chord Gsus2

Gsus4

Ukulele chord Gsus4

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 "Running On Ice" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Running On Ice" by Billy Joel.

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