Intro: Bb Verse 1: Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 I've been running around in circles Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 Pretending to be myself Bb C7sus4 Ebadd9 Why would somebody do this on purpose Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 When they could do something else? Gm7 Ebadd9 Drowning out the morning birds Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 With the same three songs over and over Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 I wish I wrote it, but I didn't so I learn the words Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 Hum along 'til the feeling's gone forever Verse 2: Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 Took a tour to see the stars C7sus4 Ebadd9 But they weren't out tonight Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 So I wished hard on a Chinese satellite Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 I want to believe Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 Instead I look at the sky and I feel nothing Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 You know I hate to be alone Ebadd9 I want to be wrong Verse 3: Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 You were screamin' at the Evangelicals Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 They were screamin' right back from what I remember Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 When you said I will never be your vegetable Bb Fsus4 Ebadd9 Because I think when you're gone it's forever Bb Ebadd9 Bb But you know I'd stand on the corner Fsus4 C7sus4 Ebadd9 Embarrassed with a picket sign Ebadd9 Bb If it meant I would see you Fsus4 When I die Verse 4: Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 Sometimes when I can't sleep Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 It's just a matter of time before I'm hearing things Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 Swore I could feel you through the walls Fsus4 But that's impossible Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 I want to believe Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 That if I go outside I'll see a tractor beam Ebadd9 Bb Fsus4 Coming to take me to where I'm from Fsus4 Gm7 Ebadd9 I want to go home Outro: Ebadd9 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.
Chinese Satellite chords by Phoebe Bridgers
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
1
d
&
–
2
d
&
–
3
d
&
u
4
d
&
u
Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
How to play Chinese Satellite on ukulele
On ukulele, Chinese Satellite comes down to the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. The groove sits around 148 bpm, a brisk pace. On this page the song is in Bb major. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. For easier shapes, shift it down 3 half-steps with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 3 to land back in the same key. Push a steady forward strum through the whole song to keep it flowing.
5 ukulele chords used in "Chinese Satellite" by Phoebe Bridgers: Bb, C7sus4, Ebadd9, Fsus4 and Gm7
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