Intro: Adim7 Verse 1: Bb Dm My body is a map of l.a. Gm I stand straight like an angel, with a halo Bb Dm Hangin' out the Hilton Hotel window Gm Screamin', "Heyo, baby, let's go" Eb Bb F My chest, the Sierra Madre Eb Bb F My hips, every high and byway Cm F That you trace with your fingertips like a Toyota Cm F Run your hands over me like a Land Rover Chorus: Bb F In Arcadia, Arcadia Gm All roads that lead to you as integral to me as arteries Eb Bb Cm F That pump the blood that flows straight to the heart of me Bb Dm America, America Gm F Eb Bb I can't sleep at home tonight, send me a Hilton Hotel Cm Bb F Or a cross on the hill, I'm a lost little girl Bb Findin' my way to ya Dm Arcadia Interlude: Bb Adim7 Verse 2: Bb Dm My body is a map of l.a. Gm And my heart is like paper, I hate ya Bb Dm Gm I'm not from the land of the palms, so I know I can't stay here I'm not native, but Eb Bb F My curves, San Gabriel all day Eb Bb F And my lips like the fire licks the bay Cm F If you think that you know yourself, you can come over Cm F Lay your hands on me like you're a Land Rover Chorus: Bb F In Arcadia, Arcadia Gm All roads that lead to you as integral to me as arteries Eb Bb Cm F That pump the blood that flows straight to the heart of me Bb Dm America, I need a miracle Gm F Eb Bb I can't sleep at home tonight, send me a Hilton Hotel Cm Bb F Or a cross on the hill, I'm a lost little girl Bb Findin' my way to ya Dm Arcadia Outro: Gm F Eb Bb They built me up three hundred feet tall just to tear me down Eb Bb Cm F So I'm leavin' with nothing but laughter, and this town Bb Arcadia Dm Findin' my way to ya Gm F I'm leavin' them as I was, five foot eight Eb Bb Cm Western bound, plus the hate that they gave Bb Cm F Bb By the way, thanks for that, on the way, I'll pray for ya Dm But you'll need a miracle Adim7 Bb America Outro: Adim7 Bb 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.
Arcadia chords by Lana Del Rey
Suggested strumwhole-bar ballad
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Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –
How to play Arcadia on ukulele
On ukulele, Arcadia comes down to the whole-bar ballad: d – – –. It rolls along at a relaxed pace of around 70 bpm. On this page the song is in Bb major. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory. Let each chord ring almost the whole bar and stay sparse.
7 ukulele chords used in "Arcadia" by Lana Del Rey: Adim7, Bb, Cm, Dm, Eb, F and Gm
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D-UDU, repeat that however many times you need per chord 🙂 some chords hold for longer so you might need to do it 4 times, but for the most part it’s just x2
+2, DDUUDU