Rush - Red Tide: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Red Tide" 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 Red Tide 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 "Red Tide" smoothly on your ukulele.

 F               G
Nature has some new plague
          F          G
To run in our streets
 F                 G
History some new wrinkle
        F           G
We are doomed to repeat
Dm
Fugitives at the bedroom door
 Am
Lovers pause to find an open store
 G
Rain is burning on the forest floor
         F
And the red tide kisses the shore

Chorus:
  Am        G  Am
This is not a false alarm
            G  Am  F G
This is not a test

Stay out of the sun
It only burns my skin
Sky full of poison
And the atmosphere's too thin
Bless the sun, the rain no more
River running like an open sore
Black wind falling to the ocean floor
And the red tide washes ashore

Chorus:
  Am        G  Am
This is not a false alarm
            G  Am
This is not a test
            G   Am
Nowhere we can fly away
            G   C
Nowhere we can rest
     Dm          C
The party is disrupted by
   F          Gm7 F G
An uninvited guest

Deadline approaches
For the weary land
It used to be something
But we let it run down in our hands
Too late for debate, too bad to ignore
Quiet rebellion leads to open war
Bring a sea-change to the factory floor
As the red tide covers the shore

 Gm        A#      D#       F
Now's the time to turn the tide
 Gm        A#      D#   F
Now's the time to fight

 Dm            C
Let us not go gently
       F               Gm7
To the endless winter night
 Am
Now's the time to make the time
       G
While hope is still in sight
 Dm            C
Let us not go gently
       F               Gm7
To the endless winter night
 Dm            C
Let us not go gently
       F               Gm7
To the endless winter night

Chorus:
This is not a false alarm
This is not a test
Nowhere we can fly away
Nowhere we can rest

 Dm            C
Let us not go gently
       F               Gm7
To the endless winter night
 Dm            C
Let us not go gently
       F               Gm7
To the endless winter night
 Dm            C
Let us not go gently
       F               Gm7 Dm7 F A# C
To the endless winter night
        Dm7       F          A#  C Dm7 F A# C
And the red tide kisses the shore
        Dm7       F          A#  C
And the red tide kisses the shore

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Dm7

Ukulele chord Dm7

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Gm7

Ukulele chord Gm7

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 "Red Tide" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Red Tide" by Rush.

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