G Bm Here is the money that I owe you G Bm Yes you can pay the bills G Bm I will give you more C Em When I get paid again G Bm I hate those people who love to tell you G Bm Money is the root of all that kills G Bm They have never been poor C Em They have never had the joy of a welfare christmas G I know we will never look back ( repeat verse progression ) You say you wake up crying Yes and you don’t know why You get up and you go lay down Inside my baby’s room Yeah, I guess I’m doing ok I moved in with the strangest guy Can you believe he actually thinks That I am really alive Chorus: G B7 Em I will buy you a garden C Where your flowers can bloom G B7 Em I will buy you a new car C Perfect shiny and new G B7 Em I will buy you that big house C Way up in the west hills G B7 C I will buy you a new life C Yes I will ( repeat verse progression ) Yes, I know all about that other guy The handsome man with athletic thighs I know about all the time before With that obsessive little rich boy They might make you think you’re happy Yeah maybe for a minute or two They can’t make you laugh No they can’t make you feel the way that I do Chorus: G B7 Em I will buy you a garden C Where your flowers can bloom G B7 Em I will buy you a new car C Perfect shiny and new G B7 Em I will buy you that big house C Way up in the west hills G B7 C I will buy you a new life G B7 C I will buy you a new life I know we can never look back G Will you please let me stay the night G Will you please let me stay the night G No one will ever know Chorus ( 2x ): G B7 Em I will buy you a garden C Where your flowers can bloom G B7 Em I will buy you a new car C Perfect shiny and new G B7 Em I will buy you that big house C Way up in the west hills G B7 C I will buy you a new life I will buy you a new life I will buy you a new life ( repeats last two lines until it fades out ) This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
I Will Buy You a New Life chords by Everclear
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
2
u
3
d
4
u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play I Will Buy You a New Life on ukulele
I Will Buy You a New Life runs on one pattern: d u d u. The groove sits around 120 bpm, a medium pace. You are playing it in G major. I rate the chords skilled, a fair middle ground. Drive full down-up eighths and slam the chorus with power.
5 ukulele chords used in "I Will Buy You a New Life" by Everclear: Bm, B7, C, Em and G
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-7 is the easiest 🙂