C F C Celia, you re breaking my heart F C G7 You re shaking my confidence daily F C F C Oh, Cecilia, I m down on my knees F C G7 I m begging you please to come home C F C Celia, you re breaking my heart F C G7 You re shaking my confidence daily F C F C Oh, Cecilia, I m down on my knees F C G7 I m begging you please to come home C Come on home C F C Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia F G7 C Up in my bedroom (making love) F C I got up to wash my face F When I come back to bed G7 C Someone s taken my place C F C Celia, you re breaking my heart F C G7 You re shaking my confidence daily F C F C Oh, Cecilia, I m down on my knees F C G7 I m begging you please to come home C Come on home Interlude: F C F C G7 Whooooooooooooooo C F C F C G7 F C F C F C G7 F C F C Jubilation, she loves me again, F C G7 I fall on the floor and I laughing, F C F C Jubilation, she loves me again, F C G7 I fall on the floor and I laughing Outro: F C F C F C G7 Whoooooooooooooooooooooooo 4x 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.
Cecilia chords by Sandi Thom
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
1
d
&
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2
d
&
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3
d
&
u
4
d
&
u
Also works: funky chunky d u x u d u x u
How to play Cecilia on ukulele
On ukulele, Cecilia comes down to the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 104 bpm. This arrangement is in C major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the novice level. Add muted chunks between strums to catch the percussive bounce.
3 ukulele chords used in "Cecilia" by Sandi Thom: C, F and G7
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I was named after this song I’m so happy I can play it
Any advice on a strum pattern to use?
Just saying, you spelt Cecilia wrong. 🙂
+2 is great for singing 🙂
This sounds really awesome with the capo on the second fret!
Great song to play good beginner chords need more of these really good thanks
Favorite song and learning to play ukulele notes.thnks
This is one of my favorite songs, thanks!