R.E.M. - Welcome To The Occupation: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Welcome To The Occupation" 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 Welcome To The Occupation 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 "Welcome To The Occupation" smoothly on your ukulele.

Em         G     Em   Bm
Hang your collar up inside
Em         G     Em   D
Hang your dollar on me
Em      G      Em     Bm
Listen to the water still
Em      G      Em        D
Listen to the causeway, you are
 A          D
Mad and educated
 Em            D
Primitive and wild
 A             D
Welcome to the occupation

Here we stand and here we fight
All your fallen heroes
Held and dyed and skinned alive
Listen to the Congress fire
Offering the educated
Primitive and loyal
Welcome to the occupation

Hang your collar up inside
Hang your freedom higher
Listen to the buyer still
Listen to the Congress
Where we propagate confusion
Primitive and wild
Fire on the hemisphere below

Sugar cane and coffee cup
Copper, steel and cattle
An annotated history
The forest for the fire
Where we open up the floodgates
Freedom reigns supreme
Fire on the hemisphere below

Chorus:
Em G Em Bm     Em
        Listen to me
Em G Em  D     Em
        Listen to me - x3

Em G Em Bm     Em
        Listen to me

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Welcome To The Occupation" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Welcome To The Occupation" by R.E.M..

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