Garbage - Blood for Poppies: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Blood for Poppies" 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 Blood for Poppies 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 "Blood for Poppies" smoothly on your ukulele.

Gm
Salute the sun,
                                 Dm
I've been sitting here all night long.
Hauling rock over Buddha with the Longhorn,
Gm
Got a hole, so rip a pocket off my uniform.
Dm
With the Blackwatch Boys,
Get your heads down.
Gm    Dm
Oooh .Ooh

Duty calls but it's way too late, I'm too far gone
Waiting for Godot, hell, with my pants down
Cracked the stash, sent me crying in the midday sun
I miss my dog and I miss my freedom (Freedom)
Oh-oh, oh-oh (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Chorus:
A#                         F
I don't know why they are calling on the radio,
Gm                      D#
They know I'm here just out of sight.
A#                         F
I don't know why they are calling on the radio,
D#
He's by my side and I know I'm right.
A#                         F
I don't know why they are calling on the radio,
Gm                      D#
They know I'm here just out of sight.
A#                         F
I don't know why they are calling on the radio,
D#
He's by my side and I know I'm right.

I hate the things I think about you when
I'm all alone
I know you're tough, but I've been gone for so long
Play the memories of you inside my head
So all these pictures of us burn and radiate

Watch the clouds and I'm falling,
falling through the cracks
Head beats and the heart is pounding fast
Off the ground into the starry dark
Into your arms I'm falling (Falling, falling)
Oh-oh, oh-oh (Falling, falling)
Oh-oh (Falling, falling), oh-oh, oh-oh (Falling)

Chorus - x2

F
My brain, my body's fried,
Cm
I've got to stay alive.
D#                           G#
I've gotta take a chance and keep on moving,
F
Keep on moving.

Chorus:
I don't know why they are calling on the radio
They know I'm here just out of sight
Don't know why they are calling on the radio
He's by my side and I know I'm right
Don't know why they are calling on the radio
It's on my side and I know I'm right
(I see your light from miles away)
Don't know why they are calling on the radio
It's on my side and I know I'm alright

(I see your light from miles away)
Oh-oh, oh-oh (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(I see your light from miles away)
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 "Blood for Poppies" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Blood for Poppies" by Garbage.

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