David Bowie - We Are the Dead: Ukulele Chords
Learn to play "We Are the Dead" 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.
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Learn We Are the Dead 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 "We Are the Dead" smoothly on your ukulele.
Gm A# F Something kind of hit me today, I looked at you and Dm D D# A# Wondered if you saw things my way F D Gm People will hold us to blame Gm7 D# C F It hit me today, it hit me today Gm A# F We're taking it hard all the time Dm D D# A# Why don't we pass it by, just reply you've changed your mind F D Gm We're fighting with the eyes of the blind Gm7 D# C F D# Dm A# Taking it hard, taking it hard, yet now G# F# F C We feel that we are paper, choking on you nightly A# G# F# F They tell me son, we want you, be elusive, but don't walk far C A# G# F# For we're breaking in the new boys, deceive your next of kin F C A# G# For you're dancing where the dogs decay, defecating ecstasy F# F You're just an ally of the leecher C A# G# F# Locator for the virgin King, but I love you in your fuck me pumps F C And your nimble dress that trails A# G# F# F Oh, dress yourself, my urchin one, for I hear them on the rails C A# G# Because of all we've seen, because of all we've said F# D C D C We are the dead Gm A# F One thing kind of touched me today Dm D D# A# I looked at you and counted all the times we had laid F D Gm Pressing our love through the night Gm7 D# C F Knowing it's right, knowing it's right Gm A# F Now I'm hoping some one will care Dm D D# A# Living on the breath of a hope to be shared F D Gm Trusting on the sons of our love Gm7 D# C F D# Dm A# That someone will care, someone will care, but now We're today's scrambled creatures Locked in tomorrow's double feature Heaven's on the pillow, its silence competes with hell It's a twenty-four hour service, guaranteed to make you tell And the streets are full of pressmen Bent on getting hung and buried And the legendary curtains are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt Who sucks you while you're sleeping It's the theatre of financiers Count them, fifteen 'round a table White and dressed to kill Oh, caress yourself, my juicy For my hands have all but withered Oh dress yourself my urchin one, for I hear them on the stairs Because of all we've seen Because of all we've said We are the dead We are the dead We are the dead | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsA#  C  D  Dm  D#  F  F#  Gm  G#  Gm7  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 "We Are the Dead" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "We Are the Dead" by David Bowie.