Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Abattoir Blues" 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 Abattoir Blues 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 "Abattoir Blues" smoothly on your ukulele.

F                                 G
The sun is high up in the sky and Im in my car
F                 G
Drifting down into the abattoir
Am
Do you see what I see dear?
F                       G
The air grows heavy. I listen to your breath
F                          G
Entwined together in this culture of death
        Am
Do you see what I see dear?
F                          G
Slide on over here let me give you a squeeze
F                              G
To avert this unholy evolutionary trajectory
         Am
Can you hear what I hear babe?
F                       Am   F
Does it make you feel afraid?

Chorus:
Dm
Everythings dissolving babe according to plan
The sky is on fire the dead
are heaped across the land
I went to bed last night and
my moral code got jammed
I woke up this morning with
a Frappucino in my hand

Kissed you once, kissed you again
My heart it tumbled like the stock exchange
Do you feel what I feel, dear?
Mass extinction, darling, hypocrisy
These things are not good for me
Do you see what I see, dear?
The line the God throws down to you and me
Makes a pleasing geometry
Shall we leave this place now, dear?
Is there someway out of here?

Chorus:
I wake with the sparrows and
I hurry off to work
The need for validation, babe,
gone completely berserk
I wanted to be your Superman but
I turned out such a jerk

          Am            F
I got the abattoir blues
          Am            F
I got the abattoir blues
          Am           F
I got the abattoir blues
                     F
Right down to my shoes
F          G
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F          G
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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Abattoir Blues" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Abattoir Blues" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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