Blue October - Coal Makes Diamonds: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Coal Makes Diamonds" 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 Coal Makes Diamonds 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 "Coal Makes Diamonds" smoothly on your ukulele.

Bm
If I'm a desert,
My face is the wind
I know where I'm going
And I know where I've been
              A
You're the horizon and the wide open space
And I surround you caressing your face

Bm
There's not a limit to the things that I'd do
I'd give you stars but the stars wouldn't do
                 A
You're like the lava burning buried below
An eruption but too early to show

Chorus:
Bm
We are islands
Hear our sirens
     A
And so we wait...
(wait, down, put it right in front of me)
We wait...
(wait, down, put it right in front of me)
            Bm
'Cause when pressure heightens
     A
Our coal makes diamonds
     Em
And so we wait...
(wait, down, in front of me)
D
We wait... (wait, down, wait, down)

The flood comes shifting the soil
Our blood runs thicker than oil
It's like erosion, cutting straight to the core
No human nature ever felt this before

And we become an unbreakable vow
I wanna hold you up, higher than most
Because it feels like flying out

We are islands
Hear our sirens
And so we wait...
(wait, down, put it right in front of me)
We wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)

Chorus

(Wait, down, in front of me)

We are islands
Hear our sirens
And so we wait...
(wait, down, put it right in front of me)
We wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)

Chorus

Wait, down, in front of me
Wait, down

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

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 "Coal Makes Diamonds" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Coal Makes Diamonds" by Blue October.

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