Biography:
Mike Oldfield (born Michael Gordon Oldfield, 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire, England) is largely known for Tubular Bells, his groundbreaking album from 1973, the success of which also bankrolled Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Records, for which Tubular Bells was the inaugural release. However, his musical career has spread over more than 40 years encompassing a range of styles, with varying amounts of success. According to the Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock, his style is labeled as Oldfield Progressive.
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Other songs:
- Enigmatism
- Nuclear
- The Exorcist - Tuburlar Bells
- Blue Night
- Castaway
- Chariots
- Crime Of Passion
- Crystal Gazing
- Dreaming In The Wind
- Far Country
- Following The Angels
- Foreign Affair
- Holy
- I Give Myself Away
- I Got Rhythm
- In Dulci Jubilo
- In High Places
- In The Beginning
- Innocent
- Into Wonderland
- Islands
- Man In The Rain
- Man On The Rocks
- Minutes
- Moonlight Shadow
- Moonshine
- North Point
- Pictures In The Dark
- Poison Arrows
- Runaway Son
- Sailing
- Saved By A Bell
- Shadow On The Wall
- To Be Free
- To France
- Trick Of The Light
Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Song by: Mike Oldfield
Album: Man on the Rocks
[Verse 1]
Fm Cm Fm
Standing on the edge of the crater
Cm
Like the phrophets once said
Fm Cm
And the ashes are all cold now
Fm Cm
No more bullets and the embers are dead
Bbm Fm Bbm
Whispers in the air tell the tales
Fm
Of the brothers gone
Bbm
Desolation
Fm
Devastation
C#
What a mess we made
C
When it all went wrong
[Verse 2]
Fm Cm Fm
Watching from the edge of the circus
Cm
For the games to begin
Fm Cm
Gladiators draw their swords
C# C
Form their ranks for armageddon
[Chorus]
Fm
I'm nuclear
Cm
I'm wild
Bbm C
I'm breaking Up inside
Fm
A heart of broken glass
Cm
Defiled
Bbm
Deep inside
C
The abandoning child
[Verse 3]
Fm Cm Fm
Standing on the edge of the underworld
Cm
Looking at the abyss
Fm Cm
And I'm hoping for some miracle
Fm Cm
To break out to escape from all this
Bbm Fm
Whispers in the air
Bbm Fm
Tell the tale of a life that's gone
Bbm
Desolation
Fm
Devastation
C#
What a mess we made
C
When it all went wrong
[Chorus]
Fm
I'm nuclear
Cm
I'm wild
Bbm C
I'm breaking Up inside
Fm
A heart of broken glass
Cm
Defiled
Bbm
Deep inside
C
The abandoning child
[Solo]
Fm
I'm nuclear
Cm
I'm wild
Bbm C
I'm breaking Up inside
Fm
A heart of broken glass
Cm
Defiled
Bbm
Deep inside
C
The abandoning child
[Outro]
Bbm
Deep inside
C
The abandoning child
Fm
Album: Man on the Rocks
[Verse 1]
Fm Cm Fm
Standing on the edge of the crater
Cm
Like the phrophets once said
Fm Cm
And the ashes are all cold now
Fm Cm
No more bullets and the embers are dead
Bbm Fm Bbm
Whispers in the air tell the tales
Fm
Of the brothers gone
Bbm
Desolation
Fm
Devastation
C#
What a mess we made
C
When it all went wrong
[Verse 2]
Fm Cm Fm
Watching from the edge of the circus
Cm
For the games to begin
Fm Cm
Gladiators draw their swords
C# C
Form their ranks for armageddon
[Chorus]
Fm
I'm nuclear
Cm
I'm wild
Bbm C
I'm breaking Up inside
Fm
A heart of broken glass
Cm
Defiled
Bbm
Deep inside
C
The abandoning child
[Verse 3]
Fm Cm Fm
Standing on the edge of the underworld
Cm
Looking at the abyss
Fm Cm
And I'm hoping for some miracle
Fm Cm
To break out to escape from all this
Bbm Fm
Whispers in the air
Bbm Fm
Tell the tale of a life that's gone
Bbm
Desolation
Fm
Devastation
C#
What a mess we made
C
When it all went wrong
[Chorus]
Fm
I'm nuclear
Cm
I'm wild
Bbm C
I'm breaking Up inside
Fm
A heart of broken glass
Cm
Defiled
Bbm
Deep inside
C
The abandoning child
[Solo]
Fm
I'm nuclear
Cm
I'm wild
Bbm C
I'm breaking Up inside
Fm
A heart of broken glass
Cm
Defiled
Bbm
Deep inside
C
The abandoning child
[Outro]
Bbm
Deep inside
C
The abandoning child
Fm
