Snakes Ukulele
Bastille
RockMedium for beginners6 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
BDiagram coming soon
C
Em
D
Bm
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro G G/B C G Ooouh I'm not rea - dy Em Em/B C G Ooouh I'm not rea - dy G G/B C G Ooouh I'm not rea - dy Em Em/B C G Ooouh I'm not rea - dy verse 1 C Em Snakes are biting at my heels C D The worries that refuse to let us go C Em I'll be kicking them away C D When hoping not to let them take control Pre-Chorus C Em Ooouh I'm not ready C Bm Drink to escape their minds C Em Show me distraction C Bm Even for just one night G G/B C G Cause it's easier to bu - ry Em Em/B C G my head in the sand sometimes G G/B C G Yes it's easier to bu - ry Em Em/B C G my head in the sand sometimes Em And I know I know I know Em/B C G it's not the right way to go Em Em/B C G but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole G G/B C G Ooouh I'm not rea - dy Em Em/B C G Ooouh I'm not rea - dy verse 2 C Em Now these days are feeling dark C D We're sruggling to figure out last year C Em When the women on the news C D Keep saying things that no one wants to hear Pre-Chorus C Em Ooouh I'm not ready C Bm Drink to escape our minds C Em Show me distraction C Bm Even for just one night G G/B C G Cuz it's easier to bu - ry Em Em/B C G my head in the sand sometimes G G/B C G Yes it's easier to bu - ry Em Em/B C G my head in the sand sometimes Em And I know I know I know Em/B C G it's not the right way to go Em Em/B C G but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole Em Em/B C G Yes I pray for the ground to swallow me whole G G/B C G Ooouh I'm not rea - dy Em Em/B C G Ooouh I'm not rea - dy Bridge G G/B C G Em Come on boys Let's go tear this place apart Em/B C G Woah Aoow Hahaha G Cus I know life is simple when I can just ignore it all G Cus I know cus I know cus I know life is simple when I can just ignore it all G If I'm not ready G Snakes will consume me whole G If I'm not steady G Maybe they'll take control G G/B C G But it's easier to bu - ry Em Em/B C G my head in the sand sometimes G G/B C G Yes it's easier to bu - ry Em Em/B C G my head in the sand sometimes Em And I know I know I know Em/B C G it's not the right way to go Em Em/B C G but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole Em Yes I know I know I know Em/B C G it's not the right way to go Em Em/B C G but I pray for the ground to swallow me whole
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Chord set
G · B · C · Em · D · Bm
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.