Uranium Fever chords by Elton Britt (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Bb7

Verse 1

Well, I don't know, but I've been told

Bb7

Uranium ore's worth more than gold

Sold my Cad', I bought me a Jeep

Bb7

I've got that bug and I can't sleep

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Chorus 1

Uranium fever has done and got me down

Bb7

Uranium fever is spreadin' all around

Eb7

With a Geiger counter in my hand

I'm a- goin' out to stake me

Bb7

some government land

Bb7

Uranium fever has done and got me down

Verse 2
Eb 
Well, I had a talk with the AEC
And they brought out some maps
Bb7 
that looked good  to me
Eb 
And one showed me a spot
Ab 
that he said he knowed
Bb7 
So I straddled my Jeep
Eb 
and headed down the road
I reckon I drove about 100 miles
Bb7 
Down a bumpy road out through the wilds
Eb 
Ab 
When all of sudden I bounced to a stop
Bb7 
Eb 
At the foot  of a mountain, didn't have no top

Chorus 2
Eb 
Ab 
Eb 
Uranium fever has done and got me down
F7 
Bb7 
Uranium fever is spreadin' all around
Eb 
Eb7 
With a Geiger counter in    my hand
Ab 
I'm a- goin' out to stake me
Bb7 
some government land
Eb 
C7 
F7 
Bb7 
Eb 
Uranium fever has done and got   me down

Verse 3
Eb 
Well, I took my Geiger and I started to climb
Bb7 
Right up to the top where I thought I'd find
Eb 
Ab 
A hunk of rock that would make it click
Bb7 
Eb 
Just like  I'd read about Vernon Pick
On the second day, I made the top
Bb7 
And I'm tellin' you, Steve, I was ready to stop
Eb 
Ab 
The only clickin' that I heard that day
Bb7 
Was the bones in my back
Eb 
that had gone astray

Chorus 3
Eb 
Ab 
Eb 
Uranium fever has done and got me down
F7 
Bb7 
Uranium fever is spreadin' all around
Eb 
Eb7 
With a Geiger counter in    my hand
Ab 
I'm a- goin' out to stake me
Bb7 
some government land
Eb 
C7 
F7 
Bb7 
Eb 
Uranium fever has done and got   me down

Verse 4
Eb 
Well, you pack up your things
You head out again
Into some unknown spot
Bb7 
where nobody's been
Eb 
Ab 
You reach the spot where your fortune lies
Bb7 
Eb 
You find  it's been staked by 17  other guys
Well, I ain't kiddin', I ain't gonna quit
Bb7 
That bug's done caught me and I've  been bit
Eb 
So with a Geiger counter
Ab 
and a pick in my hand
Bb7 
Eb 
I'll keep right on stakin' that government land

Chorus 4
Eb 
Ab 
Eb 
Uranium fever has done and got me down
F7 
Bb7 
Uranium fever is spreadin' all around
Eb 
Eb7 
With a Geiger counter in    my hand
Ab 
I'm a- goin' out to stake me
Bb7 
some government land
Eb 
C7 
F7 
Bb7 
Eb 
Uranium fever has done and got   me down
Bb7 
Eb 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Eb majorBPM: 120

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Uranium Fever by Elton Britt, 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 Eb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Elton Britt's performance.