What key is "Through the Barricades" by Spandau Ballet in?

This ukulele tab is in the key of G Major.

What ukulele chords does "Through the Barricades" use?

This tab uses these chords: G, Em, Bm, Bm7, C, F, Cm, D, Am.

Is "Through the Barricades" a good ukulele song for beginners?

UkeBuddy rates this arrangement as Intermediate difficulty for ukulele.

Through the Barricades by Spandau Ballet • Ukulele Chords

Through the Barricades chords
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Intro

^G ^Em ^Bm ^Bm7

^C ^Em ^F ^C ^Cm ^D

Verse 1

^G Mother doesn't ^Emknow where love has ^Bm7gone

^C She says it ^Emmust be youth that ^Fkeeps us feeling ^Cstrong

^G I see it in her ^Emface that's turned ^Bm7to ice

^C And when she ^Emsmiles she shows the ^Flines of sacri^Dfice

Chorus

And now I ^Cknow what they're ^Dsaying as our ^Gsun begins to ^Emfade

And we ^Cmade our love on ^Amwaste^Cland and ^Dthrough the ba^Grricades

Verse 2

^G Father ^Emmade my hist^Bm7ory

^C He fought for ^Emwhat he thought would ^Fset us somehow^C free

^G He taught me ^Emwhat to say in ^Bm7school

Now I ^Dknow what they're ^Csaying

^C I learned it ^Emoff by heart but ^Fnow that's torn in ^Dtwo

Chorus

And now I ^Cknow what they're ^Dsaying in the ^Gmusic of the pa^Emrade

And we ^Cmade our love on ^Amwaste^Cland and ^Dthrough the ba^Frricades

Instrumental

^F ^C ^G

Verse 3

^G Born on d^Emifferent sides of l^Bm7ife

^G Father ^Emmade my hist^Bm7ory

^C But we ^Emfeel the same and ^Ffeel all of this ^Cstrife

^G So come to ^Emme when I'm a^Bm7sleep (asleep)

^C And we'll ^Emcross the line and ^Fdance upon th^De streets

Chorus

And now I ^Cknow what they're ^Dsaying as the ^Gdrums begin to ^Emfade

And we ^Cmade our love on ^Amwaste^Cland and ^Dthrough the b^Garricades

Bridge

^F Oh, ^Cturn around and I'll be ^Gthere

^G Born on d^Emifferent sides of l^Bm7ife

Oh, there's a ^Fscar right through my ^Cheart but I'll bear ^Git again

Oh, I ^Fthought we were the human r^Cace

But we were ^Gjust another borderline ^Emcase

And the ^Cstars reach down and tell us

There's always one es^Dcape

Verse 4

O^Gh, I don't ^Dknow where love has go^Emne

^C And in this trou^Embled land despe^Cration keeps us s^Dtrong

^G Friday's ^Dchild is full of ^Emsoul

Oh, there's a ^Fscar right through my ^Gheart but I'll bear ^Cit again

^C With nothing ^Emleft to lose there's ^Ceverything t^Do go

Chorus

Now I ^Cknow what they're ^Dsaying

It's a ^Gterrible beauty we'^Emve made

So we ^Cmake our love on ^Amwaste^Cland and ^Dthrough the ba^Grricades

O^Dh, I don't ^Gknow where love has go^Emne

And now I ^Cknow what they're ^Dsaying

As our ^Emhearts go^D to th^Ceir graves

And we ^Cmade our love on ^Amwaste^Cland, oh and ^Dthrough the barric^Fades

Outro

^F ^C

^C ^F

^F ^C

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