Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Christina the Astonishing: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Christina the Astonishing" 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 Christina the Astonishing 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 "Christina the Astonishing" smoothly on your ukulele.

D
Christina the Astonishing
                  Gm
Lived a long time ago
She was stricken with a seizure
                       D
At the age of twenty-two
They took her body in a coffin
                    Gm
To a tiny church in Liege
Where she sprang up from the coffin
                     D
Just after the Agnus Dei
She soared up to the rafters
                      Gm
Perched on a beam up there
Cried "The stink of human sin

     D#                       D
The stink Is more that I can bear"

Chorus:
D#  A#  G#            Gm
Oh, oh, ohohoh, ohoh- oh oh Rpt
D#  A#  G#            Gm     D
Oh, oh, ohohoh, ohoh- oh oh, oh

Christina the Astonishing
Was the most astonishing of all
She prayed balanced on a hurdle
Or curled up into a ball
She fled to remote places
Climbed towers and trees and walls
To escape the stench of corruption
The stench of human corruption
Into an oven she did crawl

Chorus

Christina the Astonishing
Behaved in a terrifying way
She would run wildly through the streets
Jump in the Meuse and swim away
Christina the Astonishing
Behaved in terrifying manner
Died at the age of seventy-four,
died at the age of seventy-four
In The Convent of St Anna

Chorus

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

D

Ukulele chord D

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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

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