Intro (x3): C Em F G C Em F G C Em You and I, travel to the beat of a different drum F G C Em Oh can't you tell by the way I run F G C Em Every time you make eyes at me F G Wo-oh C Em F G C Em You cry, and moan, and say it will work out F G C But honey child, I've got my doubts F G You can't see the forest for the trees F Oh don't get me wrong It's not that I knock it G It's just that I am not in the market F G C For a girl who wants to love only me F G Yes, and I ain't saying you ain't pretty C Em F C All I'm saying is I'm not ready D7 For any person place or thing Dm7 G7 To try and pull the reins in on me C Em F G So good-bye, I'll be leaving C Em F G I see no sense, in this crying and grieving C Em We'll both live a lot longer F G7 C If you live without me F Oh don't get me wrong It's not that I knock it G It's just that I am not in the market F G C For a girl who wants to love only me F G Yes, and I ain't saying you ain't pretty C Em F C All I'm saying is I'm not ready D7 For any person place or thing Dm7 G7 To try and pull the reins in on me C Em F G So good-bye, I'll be leaving C Em F G I see no sense, in this crying and grieving C Em We'll both live a lot longer F G7 C If you live without me Outro (x3): C Em F G 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.
Different Drum chords by Linda Ronstadt
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
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d
4
u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Different Drum on ukulele
It runs d u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 124 bpm. This arrangement is in C major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the novice level. Push straight down-up eighths to keep the baroque-pop bounce rolling.
7 ukulele chords used in "Different Drum" by Linda Ronstadt: C, D7, Dm7, Em, F, G and G7
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Just a footnote to add that this song was written by Michael Nesmith, most famously known as a member of The Monkees.
What’s the strumming for this? I can’t get it