No Surprises Ukulele Chords

by Radiohead
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: G C E A
Capo: no capo
Author YAS96 [a] 101.
4 contributors total, last edit on Mar 22, 2023
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Chords

G
Em
C
D
D7

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* = can repeat second part of intro once
 
[Intro]
 
(Pick the G shape and repeat the following a few times)
 
A|-2-----------|
E|-------3-----|
C|----2-----2--|  x3
G|-------------|
 
A|----------0--|
E|-------3-----|
C|-0--3--------|  x1
G|-------------|
 
[Verse 1]
   G                           Em
A heart that's full up like a landfill
  Em               C
A job that slowly kills you
  D       G   *
Bruises that won't heal
 
   G
You look so tired, unhappy
  Em
Bring down the government cause
 C           D                   G
They don't, they don't speak for us
  G
I'll take a quiet life
  Em
A handshake of carbon monoxide with
 
[Chorus]
  C                  D
No alarms and no surprises
  C                  D
No alarms and no surprises
  C                  D7
No alarms and no surprises
  G  * *
Silent, silent
 
[Bridge]
 G                       Em
This is my final fit, my final bellyache with
 C                  D
No alarms and no surprises
 C                  D
No alarms and no surprises
 C                D    D7    G *
No alarms and no surprises please
 
[Outro]
 G
Such a pretty house
 Em
And such a pretty garden
 C                   D
No alarms and no surprises
 C                   D
No alarms and no surprises
 C                D    D7     G
No alarms and no surprises, please
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12 comments
alperkaganbakir
placement of the chords in second phase of the verse are wrong, Em starts with "bring down" ends with "cause", C will be played on "they don't", end the D will be on "they don't speak for us"
+4
harrybossert
Tune one step down to play along with the original.
+2
rachaelmeager1
THIS RULES THANK UOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+1