Rush - Distant Early Warning: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Distant Early Warning" 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 Distant Early Warning 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 "Distant Early Warning" smoothly on your ukulele.

   Am7
An ill wind comes arising
            C
Across the cities of the plain
             G
There's no swimming in the heavy water
                  Am7
No singing in the acid rain
          G
Red alert, red alert
         Am7
It's so hard to stay together
           C
Passing through revolving doors
           G
We need someone to talk to
                           Am7
And someone to sweep the floors,
incomplete, incomplete

Chorus:
     Dm                  C
The world weighs on my shoulders
      Dm           F G
But what am I to do?
     Dm                  C
You sometimes drive me crazy
       Dm            F G
But I worry about you
   Dm               C
I know it makes no difference
    Dm                      F G
To what you're going through
       Dm                C
But I see the tip of the iceberg
       Dm             F G
And I worry about you

Cruising under your radar
Watching from the satellites
Take a page from the red book
Keep them in your sights
Red alert, red alert
Left and rights of passage
Black and whites of youth
Who can face the knowledge
That the truth is not the truth?
Obsolete, absolutely, oh

Chorus:
The world weighs on my shoulders
But what am I to do?
You sometimes drive me crazy
But I worry about you
I know it makes no difference
To what you're going through
But I see the tip of the iceberg
And I worry about you

The world weighs on my shoulders
But what am I to do?
You sometimes drive me crazy
But I worry about you
I know it makes no difference
To what you're going through
But I see the tip of the iceberg
And I worry about you

Absalom, absalom, absalom

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

C

Ukulele chord C

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 "Distant Early Warning" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Distant Early Warning" by Rush.

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