Intro: E, A X4 E A She says wake up, it's no use pretending E A I'll keep stealing, breathing her E A Birds are leaving over autumn's ending E A B One of us will die inside these arms A B Eyes wide open A B Naked as we came A B One will spread our A E Ashes round the yard E A She says if I leave before you darling E A Don't you waste me in the ground E A I lay smiling like our sleeping children E A B One of us will die inside these arms A B Eyes wide open A B Naked as we came A B One will spread our A E Ashes round the yard 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.
Naked As We Came chords by Iron & Wine
Strum fallbackisland strum
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How to play Naked As We Came on ukulele
Naked As We Came is usually fingerpicked on ukulele rather than strummed. If you would rather strum, the island strum works as a fallback. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 92 bpm. On this page the song is in E major. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory. Fingerpick a gentle steady roll instead of strumming.
3 ukulele chords used in "Naked As We Came" by Iron & Wine: A, B and E
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-2 was crazy easy and still sounded like the original when sung.
Can this be picked on the uke at all?
+3 for noobs.
Just fyi for the other beginners who almost smashed their ukus trying to get the E and the B….
I’ll get back to that one later thanks.
It’s pretty easy on +1