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Nuclear chords by Mike Oldfield (Official Version)

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Fm
Cm
Bbm
Db7
C7

Verse 1
Fm 
Cm 
Fm 
Standing on the edge of the crater
Cm 
Like the prophets once said
Fm 
Cm 
And the ashes are all cold now
Fm 
Cm 
No more bullets and the embers are dead
Bbm 
Fm 
Bbm 
Whispers in the air tell the tales
Fm 
Of the brothers gone
Bbm 
Fm 
Desolation, devastation
Db7 
What a mess  we made,
C7 
when it all went wrong

Verse 2

Fm

Cm

Fm

Watching from the edge of the circus

Cm

For the games to begin

Fm

Cm

Gladiators draw their swords

Db7

C7

Form their ranks for armageddon

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Chorus 1

Fm

I'm nuclear

C7

I'm wild

Bbm

C7

I'm breaking up inside

Fm

A heart of broken glass

C7

Defiled

Bbm

Deep inside

C7

The abandoned child

Verse 3
Fm 
Cm 
Fm 
Standing on the edge of the underworld
Cm 
Looking at the abyss
Fm 
Cm 
And I'm hoping for some miracle
Fm 
Cm 
To breakout, to escape from all this
Bbm 
Fm 
Bbm 
Whispers in the air tell the tales
Fm 
Of a life that's gone
Bbm 
Fm 
Desolation, devastation
Db7 
What a mess  we made,
C7 
when it all went wrong

Chorus 2
Fm 
I'm nuclear
C7 
I'm wild
Bbm 
C7 
I'm breaking up inside
Fm 
A heart of broken glass
C7 
Defiled
Bbm 
Deep inside
C7 
The abandoned child

Solo 1

Fm

C7

Bbm

C7

Fm

C7

Bbm

C7

Chorus 3
Fm 
I'm nuclear
C7 
I'm wild
Bbm 
C7 
I'm breaking up inside
Fm 
A heart of broken glass
C7 
Defiled
Bbm 
Deep inside
C7 
The abandoned child

Outro 1

Fm

C7

Bbm

C7

Fm

C7

Bbm

Deep inside

C7

The abandoned child

Fm

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0

Fm
Cm
Bbm
Db7
C7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F minorBPM: 69

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Db7: x-4-6-4-6-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Nuclear by Mike Oldfield, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F minor. It suits players who want to learn Nuclear the way Mike Oldfield intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Nuclear

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