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.
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!
Verse:
FmCmFm Standing on the edge of the crater
Cm Like the phrophets once said
FmCm And the ashes are all cold now
FmCm No more bullets and the embers are dead
BbmFmBbm Whispers in the air tell the tales
Fm Of the brothers gone
Bbm Desolation
Fm Devastation
Db What a mess we made
C When it all went wrong
Verse:
FmCmFm Watching from the edge of the circus
Cm For the games to begin
FmCm Gladiators draw their swords
DbC Form their ranks for armageddon
Chorus:
Fm I'm nuclear
Cm I'm wild
BbmC I'm breaking Up inside
Fm a heart of broken glass
Cm Defiled
Bbm Deep inside
C The abandoning child
Verse:
FmCmFm Standing on the edge of the underworld
Cm Looking at the abyss
FmCm And I'm hoping for some miracle
FmCm To break out to escape from all this
BbmFm Whispers in the air
BbmFm Tell the tale of a life that's gone
Bbm Desolation
Fm Devastation
Db What a mess we made
C When it all went wrong
Chorus:
Fm I'm nuclear
Cm I'm wild
BbmC I'm breaking Up inside
Fm a heart of broken glass
Cm Defiled
Bbm Deep inside
C The abandoning child