Hi there!
I just thought we could create a thread where we can tell each other how to play Ultravox-songs ( the chords at last).

I hope we are allowed to do this, Cerise?

If "yes", then I'll post the chords with parts of the lyrics (to see where the chords are played) of some songs between 1980 and 1986 here. And then I hope someone else posts chords of other Ultravox-songs and so on.

May I?



Greetings
Nils

Of course, m'dear - go for it!

Hi Cerise! Thanks! I just wanted to avoid any possible problems with the rights.

Here we go (I can't guarantee that everything's 100% correct):

PASSING STRANGERS

Fm
We were so young, we were too
C
vain
Fm
Dance in the dark, sing in the
Bb
rain
Fm
Time on our hands, hope in our
C
hearts

Es?-----------D?-Es?
We were talking, passing strangers
C#?-----------C?-C#?
Moments caught across an empty room
Es?-----------D?-Es?
Wasted whispers, faded secrets
C#?-----------C?-C#?
Quickly passes, time goes, time goes by too soon

SLEEPWALK

Dm
Sleepwalk
Dm
Sleepwalk
Dm
Sleepwalk
Dm
Sleepwalk
Bb
Rolling and
F
falling, I'm
Bb
choking and
F
calling
Bb
Name after
F
name after
A
name

VIENNA

C
We walked in the cold air
F
Freezing breath on a window pane
C
Lying and waiting
(F-E-C-D-F-E-C-F (single notes, not chords))
F
A man in the dark in a picture frame
C
So mystic and soulful
(F-E-C-D-F-E-C-F (single notes, not chords))
F
A voice reaching out in a piercing cry
C
It stays with you until
(F-E-C-D-F-E-C-F (single notes, not chords))
Bb
The feeling has gone only you and I
It means nothing to me
F - Bb - F
This means
Bb
nothing to me
F - Bb
Oh,
F
Vienna

WE STAND ALONE

Am (played this way: A-string empty, D-string on the 7th fret, G-string on the 5th fret, B and E empty)
The words played on around our heads
Perhaps we went too far
We'll soldier on until the
G
end again

Am
This clutching hand around my hand
So pitiful and frail
Makes bleeding hearts begin to
G
beat again

B-C-D-E-F(single notes)
F
We stand in a
Dm
different light that's
E
cast upon
B-C-D-E-F(single notes)
F
This gigo
Dm
lo and gigo
E
lette
B-C-D-E-F(single notes)
F
We stand with a
Dm
different frame a
E
round us now

Am
F
But when we
Am
talk
F
We talk in
Am
time
We
G
shine
With
C
profiles so
E
strong and so
Am
clear
F
And when we
Am
move
F
We move in
Am
time
Won't
G
fade
Like
C
pictures that
E
come back a
Am
gain

Solo:
F
Am
G
F
E
F
Am
G
F
E

RAGE IN EDEN

F
We sit and watch these lifeless forms
Am7
Stark and petrified
F
The high suspense of an empty stage drawing
Am7
in clutching to its breast
F
With murmured words we sigh and focus on the
Em
main facade
G
F
Beyond the hard reluctant windows
Am7
News from magazines
F
We wrote their names on books we'd borrowed as
Am7
if to bring us closer still
F
And threw it all away to focus on the
Em
main facade Rage in
G
Eden jigsaw sequence
F
but no-one could see the end

Refrain:
Am
F
Am
F

HYMN
not sure about this, but I think it goes this way:
Em
Give us
Bm
this day
C
all that you
G
showed
D
me
The
Em
power and the
Bm
glory,
C
till my kingdom
D
comes

VISIONS IN BLUE
Intro:
single notes: B, F#, G, E
Bm
Face in the window
F#
in the night
G
Em7
Bm
Caught for a second
F#
by the light
G
Em7
G
Ashes of memories still a
D
glow
Only for
Em
you
G
Portraits and pictures you once
D
saw
Visions in
A
blue

Bridge:
D
B/D#
visions in
Em
blue
C#/E#
visions in
F#
blue
G-G°,Am,F#sus4

Fast part:
Bm
Ashes of memories still a
Em
glow, portraits and pictures you once
F#
saw

DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
F# (single notes or powerchord)
E (single notes or powerchord)
Bm
A
F#m
Dancing with
E
tears in my eyes
Bm
Weeping for the memory of a
A
life gone by
E
It's
A
five and I'm driving
E
home again. It's
A
hard to believe that it's
E
my last time. The
A
man on the wireless
E
cries again
It's
Asus4
ov-
A
er, it's over

Solo:
A
It's time but I don't think we really
F#
care
G
D
Bm
C
A
F#
Dancing....

LAMENT
Cm
And just as my
Gm
eyes start seeing
Cm
After all the
Gm
pain
Cm
The twist in my
Gm
life starts healing
Cm
Just to twist
Gm
again
Cm
In stillness,
Gm
in sorrow
Cm
Returns that
Gm
softly
Bb
sighing
Es
lament
Bb
Gm
Bb
Es
Lament
Bb
Gm
Dm

Solo in Cm and Gm
notes: D-Es-C-C-D-Es-C-Es-D-Es-F-Es-G-Es-D-Bb-D-D-D-Bb-C-Bb-A-Bb-G-Bb

ALL FALL DOWN

When
Em
I was a boy there's a
D
dream that I had. That a
Em
war if it's fought was for
D
good against bad, and I
Em
woke up to find that the
Bm
world had gone mad and we'd
A
all fall
D
down

Refrain:
Am
C
G
Em
AM
C
G
Am

I suck. I am musically illiterate.

Probably why I should stay with Techno.

Well, at the moment I have no ideas how to write it in an easier way..... .

Screenshots from FL-studio...? :p

High, friends. I`m a big fan of the Ultravox and want to play some songs with my rock band. Your chords are great but I`m looking for One small day especially. Can you help me, please?
Jan

LOVE'S GREAT ADVENTURE

G Em
Standing on my own
G
It didn't mean that much to me
Em
I thought I had it all
C
I didn't see the mystery
Am
I stood the test of time
C
And took the step to find
D NC
Love's great adventure

Link G, D

G Em
I spoke a million words
G
They didn't mean that much to me
Em
They rang around my head
C
Like empty tuneless harmonies
D G, D, C
Love's great adventure's mine_______

Link D, G, D, C, D, Em, Bm, Am

G Em
Lying side by side
G
It didn't mean that much to me
Em
But starting to enjoy
C
The poetry and symphonies
Am
I took it in my stride
C
And hailed the day I tried
D
Love's great adventure

Link G, D

G Em
A fool who couldn't see
G
It didn't mean that much to me
Em
I couldn't understand
C
That's how the game is meant to be
D G
Love's great adventure's mine

Link G x 7, Em, Bm, Am, D

Bm
Love's great adventure
Bm
Love's great adventure
Bm D
Love's great adventure, Oh

Link G

G Em
Standing on my own
G
It didn't mean that much to me
Em
I thought I had it all
C
I didn't see the mystery
Am
I stood the test of time
C
And took the step to find
D G
Love's great adventure mine

Another great song from the 80's. Enjoy.

SERENADE by Ultravox (from the album: Quartet, 1982)

CHORUS:
Em C B7
Serenade, in.....
Em C B7
Serenade, the....
Am Dm C F E 7 Am
Serenade, youth runs wild with........
Dm C F E F
Dance a wild dance...
VERSE:
F Am
Voices................. heads.
Dm
Their............................ time.
C F
In................................ rhyme.
Am
The..............................fold.
Dm
The......................... strong.
C#°
Echoes................... praise.

CHORUS

VERSE 2
>From the mouths.......
... praise.
Am
Serenade.
Instrumental:
Em F C
Am Em F C#° Dm B7

CHORUS

VERSE 3:

Prophets ...... praise.
Serenade!

CHORUS (Transposing key)
Dm Bb A7 Dm
In rhythm.............
Bb A7 Gm
The gift ..............
Cm Bb Eb D 7 Gm
Youth runs wild ......... beat............
Cm Bb Eb D G
Dance the wild dance................

Serenade, in rhythm and swing. ( Repeat 5 times and fade. )
Serenade, the gift that we bring.

Hey, thank You!

Does anyone know the complete chords of "Hymn"?

A-----------------D
if the stack is high against...
A
and the hammers...
A---------------------D
and the time that´s yours...
A
in your hands....
F
Oh, my sentimental....
-----------------E---------A D
the fast must reach an end
-----A
one day

CHORUS:
----C
One day
-------------------F
when I didnt die a thousand times
----------------------------------Em---------C
where I could satisfy this life of mine one small day
----C
One day
-------------------------F
where every hour could a joy to me and
---------------------------------Em--------C
live a life the way it´s meant to be one small day

A-----------------D
Lying face down on the cold stone......

END PART:

----C
One day
---------------------F
where I didn´t die a thousand times
-----------------------------------------Em
where I could satisfy this life of mine one
-C
day
----------------------------F
where every hour could be a joy to me
---------------------------------Em
and live a life its meant to be one
-C
day.....

repeat and fade.....

I hope this helps,

Cheers, ari

I got all the chords for every song on Rage In
Eden!
If you are interested in particular songs, then let me know.

All the best
JesperDK

Hi!

Em - chords (One Small Day) are not in the perfect positions, but you can figure it out. For the reason or another I can not edit my post to make it perfect! (?)

ari

Ari, thanks for "One small day"!

Hej!
So here we go:
I Remember
The thin Wall
Accent on Youth
The Ascent

Maybe You can post the keys I have to play for the verses of "The Voice"?
It's G7-C/G-G (as You told me in an email), but I don't get it to sound like on the LP.... .

Thank you very much, I love you all! "My sentimental friends, my time will come again..." I want to study all these songs and play it loud. Maybe no one today is interested in this kind music but I`ll try it.
Jan

Nils,
Hymn when played live is a tone down from the recorded version...here are the chords of the recorded version....Forgive the dots, they have no significance other than the interpreter strips any white space, so I can't just leave blanks...

Also, I'm doing this at work, so I don't have an instrument to jog my memory. Hopefully its correct - if I've made any bad mistakes I'll edit it.

Intro
C#m......G#m.....A............E.......E/D#
Give us this day all that you told me
C#m..............G#m........A...............Bsus4
The power and the glory till my kingdom comes

Chorus
Em.......Bm........C..............G.......G/F#
Give us this day all that you told me
Em......................Bm.....C..................D
The power and the glory till my kingdom comes
Em........Bm......C............G....G/F#
Give me all the story book told me
Em....................Bm....C.................Dsus4........*G+A
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes

Verse 1
.........................Dm.....
And they say that in our time
.........................G+A.........
All that's good will fall from grace
........................Dm.............
Even saints would turn their face
............G+A
In our time
...............................Dm........
And they told us that in our days
..............................G+A..........
Different words said in different ways
...................................Dm..........
Have other meanings from he who says
..........G+A........Dm
In our time

Chorus
Em.......Bm........C..............G.......G/F#
Give us this day all that you told me
Em......................Bm.....C..................D
The power and the glory till my kingdom comes
Em........Bm......C............G....G/F#
Give me all the story book told me
Em....................Bm....C.................Dsus4........*G+A
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes

Verse 2
...................Dm.....
And they say that in our time
.........................G+A....
We would reap from their legacy
.........................Dm...........
We would learn from what they had seen
.......G+A..
In our time
......................Dm.........
And they told us that in our days
.......................G+A........
We would know what was high on high
...................Dm.......
We would follow and not defy
.......G+A......Dm
In our time

Chorus
Em.......Bm........C..............G.......G/F#
Give us this day all that you told me
Em......................Bm.....C..................D
The power and the glory till my kingdom comes
Em........Bm......C............G....G/F#
Give me all the story book told me
Em....................Bm....C.................Dsus4......
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes

Gm...........Am....
Faithless in faith
.............Bb.....................C..F...
We must behold the things we see

Solo over
C...........Dm.........Bb........F
C...........Dm.........Bb........C

Chorus
Em.......Bm........C..............G.......G/F#
Give us this day all that you told me
Em......................Bm.....C..................D
The power and the glory till my kingdom comes
Em........Bm......C............G....G/F#
Give me all the story book told me
Em....................Bm....C.................Dsus4........
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes

Chorus
F#m.......C#m........D..............A.......A/G#
Give us this day all that you told me
F#m......................C#m.....D..................E
The power and the glory till my kingdom comes
F#m........C#m......D............A....A/G#
Give me all the story book told me
F#m....................C#m....D.................Esus4........
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes

Chorus
F#m.......C#m........D..............A.......A/G#
Give us this day all that you told me
F#m......................C#m.....D..................E
The power and the glory till my kingdom comes
F#m........C#m......D............A....A/G#
Give me all the story book told me
F#m....................C#m....D.................Esus4........
The faith and the glory till my kingdom comes

*The G+A chord is basically a G chord with an added 9th.

Hallo Nils ;o)

I´ve just tried to get around it too....I don`t get it either / I will try to figure it out!!!

I Remember:

Verse:
We/Em, tuned.../Em, heard.../Cmaj7, laughed.../Bsus4, don`t know..../Em, drank.../Em, spoke.../Cmaj7,knew.../Bsus4, days gone.../Em, flicked.../Em, graphs.../Am, how.../C, made us Bsus4, sad re../Em, membering.../Em, times.../C, have.../Bsus4, made us cry/
Chorus:
/Am, Oh..../Am, I.../G, mem..../Em, ber.../ Am, death.../Am, af- G, ter/F, noon/

The Ascent:
/Dm/Dm/Dm/Am/Am/Am/Am/Gm/Gm/Em/Em/Em/Bm/Bm/
Em/Em/Am/Am/F#m/F#m/F#m/C#m/C#m/F#m/F#m/Bm/Bm/
G#m/G#m/G#m/D#m/D#m/G#m/G#m/C#m/C#m/Bbm/Bbm/
Bbm/Fm/Fm/Bbm/Bbm/Ebm/Ebm/Cm/Cm/Cm/Gm/Gm/Cm/
Cm/ Fm/Fm/Em/Em/Em/Bm/Bm/Em/Em/Am/Am/Gm/Gm/Gm/
Dm/Dm/Gm/Gm/Cm/Cm/Em/Em/Em/Bm/Bm/

The Thin Wall:

The/A, sound.../A, image.../A, shuffle..../A, glide.../A, living.../A, atmospheres.../A, paper.../A, message....And/A, those.../A, those.../A, those.../A, backs...wall/G/G/Bb/Bb, the.../Dm, wall.../Dm/C/C/G/G/Bb/Bb,....thin.../Dm, wall.../Dm/C/C/Am/Am/Am/Am/

And/A, those..../A, those..../A, those.../A, those..../A, those.../A, those.../A, those.../A, backs.../A, thin..../G/G/Bb/Bb, the thin.../Dm, wall..../Dm/C/C/

And those who/G, dance-wait etc/G, the thin.../G, wall.../

Accent on youth is too difficult to type - I will send it to you!
Hope it`s okay!

JesperDK

Thanks, Mike and Jesper!

Mike, may it be that all "Dm's" but the last in the verses have to be exchanged by "F"?

Jesper: could You edit the post with "Thin Wall" etc. by inserting word wraps (line breaks)? It's difficult to read the thread the way it looks now.

Hallo Nils

Yes, you are completely right, sorry!
I didn`t realize when I typed it.
You can copy the text into Word (or whatever
you use).
I think I send you the chords this week.

JesperDK

So, it seems we have the whole Collection here, with one valuable exception:
Reap the Wild Wind
(One semitone lower then the original, easier for me to play)
F:Intro

Dm:Reap the wild F:wind
Dm:Reap the wild F:wind

a Dm:finger points to Am:show a scene
Bb:take my C7:hand
Bb/D:take my C7/E:hand, an-
Dm:other face where Am:mine had been
Bb:take my C7:hand
Bb/D:take my C7/E:hand, an-
Dm:other footstep where Am:I once walked
Bb:take my C7:hand
Bb/D:take it C7:all
F:you take my hand and give me...
...the rest to die

C:I have G:seen in
C:Times gone F:by
C:I have G:felt
Csus4:A different shadow on C:the wall
C7:A stranglehold on a certain feeling

Enjoy,
Luca
PS Anyone familiar with Foxx-era chords? I would be most grateful.

Originally posted by Nils
Sorry, Nils, just noticed this question....

I'm listening to the whole instrumentation and there is a keyboard line which is playing a repeated figure of F/E/F/D notes which would tie
the chord down to being a Dm....The bass note is F however....
So the chords should really be called Dm/F...

If somebody would have 'Wastelands' chords, I would be more than greatful. Thanks in advance.

Hi - I don't think Nils's Sleepwalk is right (sorry mate!) Here's my tab of it from beginning to end (including, I think, the right number of D chords). Chords are in CAPITALS/single notes in lower case:

Sleepwalk
======

D D
D D
D D
D D

Verse:
Single notes:
a# c d c a f
a# c d f c
a# c d c a f a
Chord at end: A

D D
D D
D D
D D

Repeat Verse

D D
D D
D D
D D

Repeat Verse

Single notes throughout next section (played on synth on the LP):
a# a e f g e d
a# a e f g e d
e d c# a c# d e e d
e d c# a c# d e e d
a# a e f g e d
a# a e f g e d
ed c# a c# d e e d
ed c# a g a a# a# a

And chords throughout same section:
D D
D D
D D
D D
A A
D D
A A
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
A A
D D
A A
D D

Repeat Verse X 2

Middle Eight:
A(fret 5) G F E F D D(fret 10)

D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D
D D

play out (single notes)
a# a e f g e d
repeat until end

The only bit I have any doubts over are the first F & E chords in the middle eight. Otherwise it sounds spot on.

Enjoy!

Simon

Hi there.
Strange things happen....

Just a week days ago, rummaging through old things in the basement I found my old "The Collection" and "Rage in Eden" sheet music. If someone is very interested I could scan & e-mail them.

Today I saw in a little music shop the original "U-Vox" sheet music - tattered, torn and pinkier than ever since it must have been exposed to direct sunlight for a long time. I didn't buy it, though. Is it rare? Anyone interested?

Also, does someone have the chords to FoxxVox song? I would be most grateful.

Ciao,
Luca

Excellent idea for a thread, guys! I've lately been interested in some Ultravox sheet music and at least this gives me a direction. Thanks again for posting these!

Spooky! I found my "The Collection" sheet music the other day as well! Is this some kind of geomantic prophecy, the earth giving up its Ultravox sheet music as an omen of resurrection? ( Answer: No, is it 'eck as like!).

One thing I did notice - and this has caused me some little sadness - is that all these years I've got it wrong: the lyric in The Thin Wall is "They shuffle with a bull-fight grace. . ." and not, as I'd fondly imagined and widely announced, "They shuffle with a bovine grace . . ." . Okay, there's still the cow connection (which is good as far as I'm concerned, I love 'em), but somehow getting the word "bovine" into a top-20 single would have been a superb achievement. Please, somebody tell me it is "bovine" after all! (Okay, maybe this should be in "Misheard Lyrics", but it's not. Ha!).

I'd love these if at all possible please!

Simon

Hi Luca!
Well.......ahem.....yes..........I would be interested
:rolleyes: . Just in a collector's way of course . How much does it cost?

Österreicher II, don't trust the lyrics of sheet music too far! While "The Collection" says The surface on the visions move... the (correct?) lyrics in the "Rage in Eden" songbook says The sound is on, the visions move...

Yes! I noticed that, too, and suffered another of those "I've had it wrong all these years!" moments where I preferred my version to what was claiming to be reality . . . BUT IT ISN'T! HURRAH! As far as I'm concerned, it's as you quote it, and I'm going to stick my finger sin my ears and go LA!LA!LA!LA! VERY LOUDLY should anyone try to tell me differently. Maybe my bovine interpretations are right after all? I must consult higher authorities.

A copy of these would be fantastic if you'd be prepared to scan them.

AWS

Oops - posted the same request twice. I must be getting old . . . . . .

I've always heard "Bovine Grace" too - I wonder who she was?

Nils,
I don't know the exact price since the shop is closed at the moment (summer holidays in Italy).
I can assume it's in the 15 Euro price range. I'll keep you posted.
Ciao,
Luca

The "Collection" version also reads, amongst other minor inaccuracies:
"Their power gains again no more"
"with paper smiles discretely calls a message for the nation"

It IS bovine grace! I'm not just saying that - it is!

Yes, 'tis BOVINE, always has been! Strangely enough, I was singing... er... trying* to sing this song in the bathroom of our hotel room in Helsinki. At exactly this line - they shuffle with a bovine grace and glide in syncopation - I stopped and shouted over to Sassy:

"What the f*** does this line mean anyway?! I have never understood it! Do YOU - as a native speaker - understand it?"

Ahhh... relief when it occurred to us that Midge himself had said that the lyrics never meant anything... oufff!

Still... her answer was: "Sounds naughty to meee" (or something like that).

DougG - this thread is nothing compared to the Midge passport one; did I miss anything somewhere...?

* (it has a "difficult" melody, to put it elegantly)

HURRAH! HURRAH! HURRAH! Hurrah for bovine grace! You know, in the context of old films it does make sense, even if Midge said he didn't know what it meant: think of that awkward way that some older actors, more used to stage work, move in old films because the director has told them so to do. It's a little lumpen and deliberate rather than the move coming from any intention of the character in that situation - motivation, dahlings! Cattle do have a certain grace, but it's not the kind of grace that wins gymnastics prizes, it's more homely and reassuring, the kind of grace thta gets them into classic songs of the 80s.

songs which could've also been written in that way by ... stuart adamson of big country or andrew eldritch of the sisters of mercy or bernard sumner of new order - only to give u a few more examples , fellows !!!

High, thank you for all the songs but something is missing . What about The Voice? Please...
Thanks very much.

Jan

The chords to Wastelands is as follows

Verses(1,2 & 3):

| F#m | - | E | - | D | - | C# | - || x2
then
| Bm D | E | D | - | E - ||

The Chorus is A for 16 bars

Verse 4:

| A | Amaj7 | A7 | A6 | Aaug5 | A |
| D | - D/F# | E | E/G# ||

I've got a partial( 80-90% completed) Midi file of this somewhere if anybody wants to complete it - I've never getting around to finishing it off (couldn't get the cello right and the drums/percussion need some work)

Tom

fanks dis has been gr8 help!

We Stand Alone main riff:

---------0--------------------------0------------ .
-------0--------------0-----------0------------0- .
-----5--------------5-----------5------------0--- .
---7--------------7-----------7------------7----- .
-0--------------0-----------0------------5------- .
--------------0---------------------------------- .

If this comes out as mess then cut'n'paste it into notepad or similar, with a fixed width font.

Ultravox
New Europeans

Am

Am E F Am
In a quiet street washed by the rain, the room within the home.

Am E F Am
A lonely man sits cheek to cheek, with unique designs in chrome.

Dm F C Dm
The mellow years have long gone by, but now he sits alone.

Dm Bb C E Am
He has a brand new radio, but never turns it on.

Chorus:

F Am
New Europeans.
Am
F
Young Europeans.
Am
F E
New Europeans.

Am E F Am
A photograph of lovers lost, lies pressed in magazines.

Am E F Am
Her eyes belong to a thousand girls, she's the wife who's never seen.

Dm F C Dm
Their educated son has left, in search of borrowed dreams.

Dm Bb C E Am
His television's in his bed, he's frozen to the screen.
(Chorus)

During Solo:
Bbm/F/F#/Bbm

Am E F Am
On a crowded beach washed by the sun, he puts his headphones on.

Am E F Am
His modern world revolves around the synthesizer's song.

Dm F C Dm
Full of future thoughts and thrills, his senses slip away.

Dm Bb C E
He's a European legacy, a culture for today.

(Chorus)
Young Europeans.

Great, thanks!

Ohh, can i have a scan of the Rage In Eden music (I have the Collection book myself)?

Luca - I would love a scan of the Rage In Eden music if possible.

Thanks Chappie

I'd love a scan too if it's not too much trouble!

I have a few Ultravox & Midge sheet music books, have been meaning to scan them & get them up in the Media Archvie - just haven't had the chance yet...