2 + 2 = 5 (two plus two equals five)

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Intro:
   D5 Fm Fsus2   Fm
   Fsus2

Verse 1:
Fm             Fsus2
Are you such a dreamer
   Fm               Fsus2
To put the world to rights?
Fm                Fsus2
I'll stay home forever
      F           D7     Gm       Bb   C
Where two and two always makes up five
Fm       Fsus2
I'll lay down   the tracks
Fm          Fsus2
Sandbag and hide
Fm          Fsus2
January has April's showers
    F           D7     Gm       Bb   C
And two and two always makes up five

Bridge:
         Fm      C   Db
It's the devil's way now
C7         Eb Db
  There is no way out
C7        Fm     C       Db
  You can scream you can shout
C7      Eb  Db
  It is too late now

Chorus:
C7       Fm
  Because  you have not been
C
   Payin' attention
Db
  Payin' attention
C7
  Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Eb
  You have not been
  Db
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
C7
  Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Fm
  You have not been
  C
Payin' attention
  Db
Payin' attention
  C7
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Eb
  You have not been
Db
  Payin' attention
Payin' attention
C7
  Payin' attention
            Ab
Payin' attention

Verse 2:
G7 Ab G7  Db7          Fdim
        I try to sing along  but
  Db7        Fdim
I get it all wrong
'Cause I'm not
G7
  'Cause I'm not
  Db7            Fdim
I swat them like flies
         Db7                    Fdim       G7
But like flies the buggers keep coming back
But I'm not
   Db7         Fdim
Oh hail to the thief
   Db7              Fdim
Oh hail to the thief
But I'm not
G7
  But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
      Db7           Fdim       Db7           Fdim
Don't question my authority or put me in the dock
'Cause I'm not
G7
  'Cause I'm not
    Db7             Fdim           Db7            Fdim
Oh, go and tell the king  that the sky is falling in
             G7
When it's not
When it's not
When it's not
Maybe not
Maybe not
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How to play 2 + 2 = 5 (two plus two equals five) on ukulele

This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level.

15 ukulele chords used in "2 + 2 = 5 (two plus two equals five)" by Radiohead: Bb, C, C7, Db, Db7, D7, D5, Eb, F, Fm, Fdim, Fsus2, Gm, G7 and Ab

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Intro:
   D5 Fm Fsus2   Fm
   Fsus2

Verse 1:
Fm             Fsus2
Are you such a dreamer
   Fm               Fsus2
To put the world to rights?
Fm                Fsus2
I'll stay home forever
      F           D7     Gm       A#   C
Where two and two always makes up five
Fm       Fsus2
I'll lay down   the tracks
Fm          Fsus2
Sandbag and hide
Fm          Fsus2
January has April's showers
    F           D7     Gm       A#   C
And two and two always makes up five

Bridge:
         Fm      C   C#
It's the devil's way now
C7         D# C#
  There is no way out
C7        Fm     C       C#
  You can scream you can shout
C7      D#  C#
  It is too late now

Chorus:
C7       Fm
  Because  you have not been
C
   Payin' attention
C#
  Payin' attention
C7
  Payin' attention
Payin' attention
D#
  You have not been
  C#
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
C7
  Payin' attention
Payin' attention
Fm
  You have not been
  C
Payin' attention
  C#
Payin' attention
  C7
Payin' attention
Payin' attention
D#
  You have not been
C#
  Payin' attention
Payin' attention
C7
  Payin' attention
            G#
Payin' attention

Verse 2:
G7 G# G7  C#7          Fdim
        I try to sing along  but
  C#7        Fdim
I get it all wrong
'Cause I'm not
G7
  'Cause I'm not
  C#7            Fdim
I swat them like flies
         C#7                    Fdim       G7
But like flies the buggers keep coming back
But I'm not
   C#7         Fdim
Oh hail to the thief
   C#7              Fdim
Oh hail to the thief
But I'm not
G7
  But I'm not
But I'm not
But I'm not
      C#7           Fdim       C#7           Fdim
Don't question my authority or put me in the dock
'Cause I'm not
G7
  'Cause I'm not
    C#7             Fdim           C#7            Fdim
Oh, go and tell the king  that the sky is falling in
             G7
When it's not
When it's not
When it's not
Maybe not
Maybe not