Intro (x4):
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
A|------7-3----------|----2---3----------|
E|--------1-----1----|--------1-----1----|
C|--0----------------|--0----------------|
g|------5-2---2---0--|----0---2---2---0--|
Verse:
C Fmaj7
And the women tug their hair
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Like they're trying to prove it won't fall out
Interlude: C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
C Fmaj7
And all the men are gargoyles
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Dipped long in Irish stout
Interlude: C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Pre-chorus:
G
The whole place is pickled
G Am
The people are pickles for sure
G
And no-one knows if they've done more here
C E7
Than they ever would do in a jar
Chorus:
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
G7
Anywhere alone
Interlude (x2):
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
A|------7-3----------|----2---3----------|
E|--------1-----1----|--------1-----1----|
C|--0----------------|--0----------------|
g|------5-2---2---0--|----0---2---2---0--|
Verse:
C Fmaj7
And everyone is blond
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
And everyone is beautiful
Interlude: C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
C Fmaj7
And when blond and beautiful are multiple
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
They become so dull and dutiful
Interlude: C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
Pre-chorus:
G
And when faced with dull and dutiful
G Am
They fire red warning flares
G
Battle-khaki personality
C E7
With red underwear
Chorus:
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
G7
Anywhere alone
Interlude (x4):
C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7
A|------7-3----------|----2---3----------|
E|--------1-----1----|--------1-----1----|
C|--0----------------|--0----------------|
g|------5-2---2---0--|----0---2---2---0--|
Pre-chorus:
G
The whole place is pickled
G Am
The people are pickles for sure
G
And no-one knows if they've done more here
C E7
Than they ever would do in a jar
Chorus:
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
Am C Am C
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
Am C D7 G7
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
G7
Anywhere alone
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Rotterdam chords by The Beautiful South
Suggested strumupbeat emphasis
1
d
&
u
2
d
&
U
3
d
&
u
4
d
&
U
Also works: busy upbeat 4/4 d – d u d u d u
How to read tablature?
How to play Rotterdam on ukulele
On ukulele, Rotterdam comes down to the upbeat emphasis: d u d U d u d U. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 120 bpm with a light swing. You are playing it in C major. The chords stay at the rookie level, nothing tricky in there. Swing the eighths and bounce the up strums for the singalong.
8 ukulele chords used in "Rotterdam" by The Beautiful South: Am, C, Cmaj7, D7, E7, Fmaj7, G and G7
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