Ukrainian Now
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste:
5th traste
This song is in the key of C
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https://youtu.be/24r5JLq4WfE
[Intro]
G Am7 G D/F# 3X
G Am7 Bm D7
(Pause)
[Verse]
G
When I open the paper and
Am G/B C
check out the news on TV,
D7
It’s pictures of buildings exploding
G
is all that I see.
e|-----------|
B|--0--1--3--|
G|--0--2--4--|
D|-----------|
Em
But there in the midst of the
D C
horror the blood and the bone,
G/B Am G
Are the Davids against the
C D
Goliath defending their homes.
[Chorus]
C
I am Ukrainian now.
Bm
I will stand and I will not bow.
Am G C
Half world away but somehow,
D G
I am Ukrainian now
G Am7 G D/F#
G Am7 Bm D7
[Verse]
G
I am the Muscovite protesting
Am G/B C
out in the street.
D G
I am the Rabbi learning to pray with my feet.
e|-----------|
B|--0--1--3--|
G|--0--2--4--|
D|-----------|
Em D C
I am the soldier who used to dance in the ballet.
G/B Am G/B C D
I am the father sending my family away.
[Chorus]
C
I am Ukrainian now.
Bm
I will stand and I will not bow.
Am C
Half world away but somehow,
D G
I’m Ukrainian now
[Bridge]
Bm
A world that once was so big,
C
Now seems so small.
G/B Am
An attack on the freedom
G C D
of one is aimed at us all.
[Verse]
G
Sometimes the picture before you is
Am C
too hard to see.
D
But I can’t look away like the
G D
coward that I used to be.
e|-----------|
B|--0--1--3--|
G|--0--2--4--|
D|-----------|
Em
For while others are mounting
C
resistance and risking it all,
G/B Am C
How can we stand by impassive
D
when we hear their call?
[Chorus]
C
We are Ukrainian now,
Bm
We will stand and we will not bow,
Am C
Half world away but somehow,
D G
We all are Ukrainian now.
[Outro]
C
We are Ukrainian now,
Bm
We will stand and we will not bow.
Am C
Half world away but somehow,
D G
We all are Ukrainian (2-3-4) now.
G Am7 G D/F# G
How to play Ukrainian Now
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 E. 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.