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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 1 half step down [ -1 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 1 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro: DbGb    -4x-

Db            Gb              Db  Gb   
   They made a    statue of us
Db            Gb               Db  Gb   
   And put it on   a mountaintop
Db              Gb                  Db  Gb   
   Now tourists come and stare at us
     Db                  Gb   
Blow bubbles with their gum
     Db                Gb   
Take photographs, have fun
         DbGbDbGb   
Have fun


Db               Gb            D      Gb   
   They’ll name a city after us
Db            Gb                D      Gb   
   And later say it’s all our fault
Db                        Gb   
   Then they’ll give us a talking-to
D                         Gb   
   Then they’ll give us a talking-to
Db                    Gb             D      Gb   
   ‘Cause they’ve got years of experience


      Db    Gb         Bbm      Ab    
We’re li- - - -ving in a den of thieves
Db                  Gb           Bbm Ab    
Rummaging for answers in the pages
      Db    Gb         Bbm      Ab    
We’re li- - - -ving in a den of thieves
Db                Gb
    And it’s contagious
Bbm               Ab
    And it’s contagious
Db                Gb
    And it’s contagious
Bbm               Ab  Db
    And it’s contagious

Intro -x2-: Db  Gb  Db      Gb

Db             Gb                    Db      Gb   
   We wear our scarves just like a noose
Db                   Gb              Db      Gb   
   But not ‘cause we want eternal sleep
Db                Gb                   Db      Gb   
   And though our parts are slightly used
Db                   Gb               Db      Gb   
   New ones are slave labor you can keep


      Db    Gb         Bbm      Ab    
We’re li- - - -ving in a den of thieves
Db                  Gb           Bbm Ab    
    Rummaging for answers in the pages
      Db    Gb         Bbm      Ab    
We’re li- - - -ving in a den of thieves
Db                Gb
    And it’s contagious
Bbm               Ab
    And it’s contagious
Db                Gb
    And it’s contagious
Bbm               Ab
    And it’s contagious

Interlude:
    Bbm  Gb  Db  Ab7 -x4-
    Db   Gb  Db  Gb  -x2-


Db             Gb          Db    
   They made a statue of us
            Gb          Db
They made a statue of us
              Gb                Db    
The tourists come and stare at us
               Gb               Db
The sculptor’s mama sends regards
            Gb         Db    
They made a statue of us
            Gb         Db
They made a statue of us
          Gb              Db      Gb   
Our noses have begun to rust


      Db    Gb         Bbm      Ab    
We’re li- - - -ving in a den of thieves
Db                  Gb           Bbm Ab    
    Rummaging for answers in the pages
      Db    Gb         Bbm      Ab    
We’re li- - - -ving in a den of thieves
Db                Gb
    And it’s contagious
Bbm               Ab
    And it’s contagious
Db                Gb
    And it’s contagious
Bbm               Ab
    And it’s contagious


Db                Gb
    And it’s contagious, oh
Bbm               Ab
    And it’s contagious, oh
Db                Gb
    And it’s contagious, oh
Bbm               Ab
    And it’s contagious, oh

Outro:
    Bbm  Gb  Db  Ab7 -x4-
    Db   Gb  Db  Gb   
    Db   Gb -x2- Db
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marshmallow122

I think the Db sounds weird. I just replaced it with a C.

Greenpost-it

-1 is pretty easy

Marshmallow122

Anyone think the Db sounds weird?

ndmslts

Anyone have strum pattern suggestions? I’ve just been using DUD, but it doesn’t seem right

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Spektor studied classical piano from the age of six, practising on a Petrof piano given to her mother by her grandfather. She was also exposed to the music of rock and roll bands such as The Beatles, Queen, and The Moody Blues by her father

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