When I Come Around

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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

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Verse 1:
Gb   Db               Ebm    B
   I heard you crying loud
Gb         Db        Ebm    B
  all the way across town
             Gb                 Db
You've been searching for that someone
         Ebm             B
and it's me out on the prowl
    Gb           Db        Ebm          B
As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself

Gb      Db               Ebm   B
  Well, don't get lonely now
Gb    Db               Ebm    B
  And dry your whining eyes
         Gb              Db
I'm just roaming for the moment
         Ebm                    B
Sleazin' my back yard so don't get
Gb              Db                  Ebm       B
so uptight you been thinking about ditching me

Chorus:
Abm                       B
    No time to search the world around
Abm                              B
    Cause you know where I'll be found
                 Gb
    When I come around

Instrumental:
   (Gb) Db Ebm B
   Gb Db Ebm B

Verse 2:
Gb   Db            Ebm    B
  I heard it all before
Gb    Db                  Ebm    B
  So don't knock down my door
       Gb          Db        Ebm           B
I'm a loser and a user so I don't need no accuser
    Gb              Db             Ebm         B
to try and slag me down because I know you're right
Gb   Db             Ebm   B
  So go do what you like
Gb      Db            Ebm  B
  Make sure you do it wise
         Gb                 Db
You may find out that your self doubt
        Ebm            B
means nothing was ever there
     Gb               Db
You can't go forcing something
         Ebm      B
if it's just not right

Chorus:
Abm                       B
    No time to search the world around
Abm                              B
    Cause you know where I'll be found
                 Gb
    When I come around

Instrumental:
   (Gb) Db Ebm B
   Gb Db Ebm B

Solo:
   Gb Db Ebm B
   Gb Db Ebm B

Chorus:
Abm                       B
    No time to search the world around
Abm                              B
    Cause you know where I'll be found
                 Gb
    When I come around

Outro:
(Gb) Db Ebm B             Gb
            When I come around
    Db Ebm B             Gb
            When I come around
    Db Ebm B             Gb
            When I come around

Outro: Db Ebm B
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How to play When I Come Around on ukulele

On ukulele, When I Come Around comes down to the down-up eighths: d u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 93 bpm. This arrangement is in Gb major; the original recording is in G major. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. For easier shapes, shift it down 1 half-step with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 1 to land back in the same key. Palm-mute the verse downstrokes then open the chords out for the chorus.

5 ukulele chords used in "When I Come Around" by Green Day: B, Db, Ebm, Gb and Abm

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Green Day is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. Their major-label debut "Dookie" was released in 1994 through Reprise Records and became a commercial success, selling over 20 million copies in the United States. Green Day has been associated with a revival of mainstream interest in punk rock.

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Verse 1:
F#   C#               D#m    B
   I heard you crying loud
F#         C#        D#m    B
  all the way across town
             F#                 C#
You've been searching for that someone
         D#m             B
and it's me out on the prowl
    F#           C#        D#m          B
As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself

F#      C#               D#m   B
  Well, don't get lonely now
F#    C#               D#m    B
  And dry your whining eyes
         F#              C#
I'm just roaming for the moment
         D#m                    B
Sleazin' my back yard so don't get
F#              C#                  D#m       B
so uptight you been thinking about ditching me

Chorus:
G#m                       B
    No time to search the world around
G#m                              B
    Cause you know where I'll be found
                 F#
    When I come around

Instrumental:
   (F#) C# D#m B
   F# C# D#m B

Verse 2:
F#   C#            D#m    B
  I heard it all before
F#    C#                  D#m    B
  So don't knock down my door
       F#          C#        D#m           B
I'm a loser and a user so I don't need no accuser
    F#              C#             D#m         B
to try and slag me down because I know you're right
F#   C#             D#m   B
  So go do what you like
F#      C#            D#m  B
  Make sure you do it wise
         F#                 C#
You may find out that your self doubt
        D#m            B
means nothing was ever there
     F#               C#
You can't go forcing something
         D#m      B
if it's just not right

Chorus:
G#m                       B
    No time to search the world around
G#m                              B
    Cause you know where I'll be found
                 F#
    When I come around

Instrumental:
   (F#) C# D#m B
   F# C# D#m B

Solo:
   F# C# D#m B
   F# C# D#m B

Chorus:
G#m                       B
    No time to search the world around
G#m                              B
    Cause you know where I'll be found
                 F#
    When I come around

Outro:
(F#) C# D#m B             F#
            When I come around
    C# D#m B             F#
            When I come around
    C# D#m B             F#
            When I come around

Outro: C# D#m B