The Kooks - Icons: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Icons" 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 Icons 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 "Icons" smoothly on your ukulele.

Bm                              D
It's the hardest part when you stop believing
         A                    F#m        Bm D A F#m
And you want too much so you keep deceiving.
Bm                                  D
Is there enough to share or are we destined to fight
     A                       F#m Bm D A F#m
Between the darkness and the light?

I'll have everything I need if I leave it behind
I'm gonna walk this path as if I'm blind

        Bm           A                  G#m    G
So hold on to what's good cause there's not a lot of it,
       F#m   E               D        C#m
We all have hearts but we've all got demons.

Chorus:
    C#m       D A E                F#m     D
You wanted to fall and I tried to save you.
              D A E                   F#m         D
Oh you had it all  when they took it away from you.
              D A E                     F#m
You wanted to fall, now there's nothing left to lose.

I thought it'd be easy but the dream, it ended
I've had enough of always pretending
I tried to leave the train from the first-class cabin
But the desert was dry and the wind was howling
We've had too much and we lost the thrill of it
We've had so much but it was never enough

Chorus:
You wanted to fall and I tried to save you
Oh, you had it all when they took it away from you
You wanted to fall and they took it away from you
You had it all, now there's nothing left to lose

Bm       A         G#m G
We will never grow old.
    F#m      E         D
No, we will never grow old.

Chorus:
You wanted to fall and I tried to save you
And you had it all when they took it away from you
You wanted to fall and they took it away from you
You had it all, now there's nothing left to lose
You got nothing left to lose

We will never grow old
No, we will never grow old

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G

Ukulele chord G

G#m

Ukulele chord G#m

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 "Icons" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Icons" by The Kooks.

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