In Memoriam

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Suggested strumisland strum

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d

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2

d

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u

3

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u

4

d

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u

Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u

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Intro (x2): D Bm

Verse 1:
Bm           D                         Bm
well, it's a long way out to reach the sea
             D                               Bm
but I'm sure I'll find you waiting there for me
            D                     A
and by the time I blink, I'll see your wild arms swinging
         Bm                          G
just to meet me in the middle of the road
           Bm                                G
and you'll hold me like you'll never let me go
        Bm                           A
and beside the salty water, I could hold you close,
            D                    Bm
but you are far too beautiful to love me

Interlude: D Bm

Verse 2:
       D                        Bm
it's a long climb up the dusty mountain
           D                    Bm
to build a turret tall enough to keep you out
             D                           A
but when you wage your wars against the one who adores you,
            Bm                           G
then you'll never know the treasure that you're worth
         Bm                        G
but I've never been a wealthy one before
         Bm                      A
I've got holes in my pockets burned by liars' gold,
                D                       Bm
and I think I'm far too poor for you to want me

Interlude:
   D Bm
   D Bm
   D A
   Bm G
   E G
   E G
   D Bm

Verse 3:
            D                         Bm
it's been a long road, losing all I've owned
              D                              Bm
and you don't know what you've got until you're gone
            D                     A
and it's a nasty habit, spending all you have, but
            Bm                                G
when you're doing all the leaving, then it's never your love lost
            Bm                                   G
and if you leave before the start, then there was never love at all
            Bm                                G
and heaven knows I'm prone to leave the only God I should have loved,
               D                     Bm
and yet you're far too beautiful to leave me

Outro:
   D Bm
   D Bm
   D
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How to play In Memoriam on ukulele

A good starting strum for this style is the island strum: d – d u – u d u. On this page the song is in D major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the rookie level.

5 ukulele chords used in "In Memoriam" by The Oh Hellos: A, Bm, D, E and G

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Biography

The Oh Hellos are Maggie Heath and Tyler Heath, intentionally-independent self-produced music-making siblings hailing from the great state of Texas. Their influences range from Los Campesinos! and The Lumineers to Sufjan Stevens and The Middle East, bending and blending styles and genres into a unique mixture of eclectic folk rock. They recorded their first eponymous EP The Oh Hellos EP in a "cluttered bedroom" in 2011, followed by their debut album in fall of 2012 Through the Deep, Dark Valley.

Genres folk rock

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Intro (x2): D Bm

Verse 1:
Bm           D                         Bm
well, it's a long way out to reach the sea
             D                               Bm
but I'm sure I'll find you waiting there for me
            D                     A
and by the time I blink, I'll see your wild arms swinging
         Bm                          G
just to meet me in the middle of the road
           Bm                                G
and you'll hold me like you'll never let me go
        Bm                           A
and beside the salty water, I could hold you close,
            D                    Bm
but you are far too beautiful to love me

Interlude: D Bm

Verse 2:
       D                        Bm
it's a long climb up the dusty mountain
           D                    Bm
to build a turret tall enough to keep you out
             D                           A
but when you wage your wars against the one who adores you,
            Bm                           G
then you'll never know the treasure that you're worth
         Bm                        G
but I've never been a wealthy one before
         Bm                      A
I've got holes in my pockets burned by liars' gold,
                D                       Bm
and I think I'm far too poor for you to want me

Interlude:
   D Bm
   D Bm
   D A
   Bm G
   E G
   E G
   D Bm

Verse 3:
            D                         Bm
it's been a long road, losing all I've owned
              D                              Bm
and you don't know what you've got until you're gone
            D                     A
and it's a nasty habit, spending all you have, but
            Bm                                G
when you're doing all the leaving, then it's never your love lost
            Bm                                   G
and if you leave before the start, then there was never love at all
            Bm                                G
and heaven knows I'm prone to leave the only God I should have loved,
               D                     Bm
and yet you're far too beautiful to leave me

Outro:
   D Bm
   D Bm
   D