The Elements Ukulele
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Intro:
C C G7 G7
C C G7 G7
Verse
C
There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,
G7
And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium,
C
And nickel, neodymium, neptunium, germanium,
G D7 G
And iron, americium, ruthenium, uranium,
G7 Cm
Europium, zirconium, lutetium, vanadium,
Bb7 Eb
And lanthanum and osmium and astatine and radium,
Gm Cm
And gold and protactinium and indium and gallium,
Ab7 G7
And iodine and thorium and thulium and thallium.
C
There's yttrium, ytterbium, actinium, rubidium,
G7
And boron, gadolinium, niobium, iridium,
C G7 C G7
And strontium and silicon and silver and samarium,
C F G7 C
And bismuth, bromine, lithium, beryllium, and barium.
"I hope you're all taking notes, because there's going to be a short quiz next period."
Verse
C
There's holmium and helium and hafnium and erbium,
G7
And phosphorus and francium and fluorine and terbium,
C
And manganese and mercury, molybdenum, magnesium,
G D7 G
Dysprosium and scandium and cerium and cesium.
Gm Cm
And lead, praseodymium, and platinum, plutonium,
Bb7 Eb
Palladium, promethium, potassium, polonium,
Gm Cm
And tantalum, technetium, titanium, tellurium,
Ab7 G7
And cadmium and calcium and chromium and curium.
Bridge
C
There's sulfur, californium, and fermium, berkelium,
G7
And also mendelevium, einsteinium, nobelium,
C G7 C G7
And argon, krypton, neon, radon, xenon, zinc, and rhodium,
C F G7 C
And chlorine, carbon, cobalt, copper, tungsten, tin, and sodium.
C G7
These are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard,
C F C G7 C
And there may be many others, but they haven't been discovered.
Outro
C G7 G7 C F
G7 C
How to play The Elements Ukulele
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.