Intro: C9 G5 Cadd9 A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------| x2 Verse 1: C9 G5 Cadd9 A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------| The war was over, I was living with my folks C9 G5 A7 D A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------| g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------| I yelled up- stairs, "hey ma', I'm off to grab some smokes" G B7 Em A A|-----2------2------------2--------------------0----| E|-----3------2------------3--------------------0----| C|-----2------3------------4--------------------1----| g|-----0------2------------0--------------------2----| And my father called, "why you need to smoke so late?" C A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------| E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------| C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------| g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Well I lied I had a date Pre-chorus: G A|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---------2-----------2---| E|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3---------3-----------3---| C|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---------2-----------2---| g|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0-----------0---| Free from my folk's en- slave- ment B7 A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0-----------0---| E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2---------2-----------2---| C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3---------3-----------3---| g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4---------4-----------4---| Skippin' a- long the pa- ve- ment G Em7 A A|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0---------0-----------0---| E|--3-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0-----------0---| C|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1-----------1---------1-----------1---| g|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2---------2-----------2---| To see a bru- nette who I never met D (nc) G Gb G Gb G A|----0--------------|---------------------|----------2--1/2--1/2----| E|----2--------------|---------------------|----------3--2/3--2/3----| C|----2--------------|---------------------|----------2--1/2--1/2----| g|----2--------------|---------------------|----------0--0----0------| But I never would forget how she looked in that dress B7 B7 B A|--------------------2--------------2----------|--------2-2---| E|--------------------2-----------------2-------|--------2-2---| C|--------------------3--------------------3----|--------3-3---| g|--------------------2-----------------------2-|--------4-4---| How she stuck out her hand and said, "My name is Cecily Em7 A|---2----2-----------|---------2-------| E|---0----------0-----|-----------------| C|---2-------------2--|-----------------| g|---0-------0--------|------------0----| Smith and I hope you like A A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---| E|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---| C|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1-----------1-----------1---------1---| g|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2---------2---| mu- sic 'cause I've got two G B7 Em G G/A (nc) A|--2-----------|--0-------|--2-----------2-----|-2-----------| E|--3-----------|--2-------|--3-----------3-----|-3-----------| C|--2-----------|--3-------|--4-----------2-----|-1-----------| g|--0-----------|--4-------|--0-----------0-----|-0-----------| tickets for La Traviata" That's when I said "I hate opera" Chorus: C G C G A|--3----------------------2------------------3------------------2---------| E|--0----------------------3------------------0------------------3---------| C|--0----------------------2------------------0------------------2---------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| She laughed and said "well lucky for you that you're with Cecily Smith- C G C Em7 A|--3------------------2------------------3------------------------------| E|--0------------------3------------------0--------------------0---------| C|--0------------------2------------------0--------------------2---------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------0---------| who cares what you are listening to, it's who you're listening with Interlude: C9 G5 Cadd9 A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------| x2 Verse 2: C9 G5 Cadd9 A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------| So we take our seats her hands were folded in her lap C9 G5 A7 D A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------| g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------| if not a kiss then I at least will get a nap G B Em A A|-----2--------2-----------2----------0----| E|-----3--------2-----------3----------0----| C|-----2--------3-----------4----------1----| g|-----0--------4-----------0----------2----| So I close my eyes as the ochestra begins C C A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------| E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------| C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------| g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| Then I hear violins Pre-chorus: G A|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---| E|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3---------3---------3---------3---| C|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---| g|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| and the hair on my neck was ri- sing B7 A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---| E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2---------2---| C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3---------3---| g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4---------4---| A feeling new and sur- pri- sing G Em7 A A|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| E|-----3-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1---------1---------1---------1---| g|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---| But it wasn't the sound that made my heart pound D (nc) G Gb G Gb G A|-----0--------------|-------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----| E|-----0--------------|-------------------|--------3--2/3--2/3----| C|-----2--------------|-------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----| g|-----2--------------|-------------------|--------0--0----0------| No, it was because I found her hand is in mine B7 B7 Em7 A|-----------------------2----------2----------|-------2------2----|----------2----| E|-----------------------2-------------2-------|--------------0----|------0---0----| C|-----------------------3----------------3----|--------------2----|---2-----------| g|-----------------------2-------------------2-|----------2---0----|---------------| and that's where it will stay until they play the final chord She says, G A A|--------0---------0---------0---------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0---------0---| E|--------0---------0---------0---------0-----|-----0-----------0---------0---------0---| C|-2------1---------1---------1---------1-----|-----1-----------1---------1---------1---| g|----0---2---------2---------2---------2-----|-----2-----------2---------2---------2---| "were you bored?" And I say, G B7 Em G G/A (nc) A|--2-----------|--0-----------|-----------2---------2-----|--2-----------| E|--3-----------|--2-----------|-----------3---------3-----|--3-----------| C|--2-----------|--3-----------|-----------4---------2-----|--1-----------| g|--0-----------|--4-----------|-----------0---------0-----|--0-----------| "I guess it wasn't quite so bad it was the best time that I've ever had." Chorus: C G C G A|--3-----------------------2-------------------3--------------------2---------| E|--0-----------------------3-------------------0--------------------3---------| C|--0-----------------------2-------------------0--------------------2---------| g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| She laughed and said, "well lucky for you I got seats to Beethoven's fifth C G C A|--3------------------2------------------3--------------------| E|--0------------------3------------------0--------------------| C|--0------------------2------------------0--------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------| who cares what you are listening to, it's who you're listening Interlude: Em7 Gsus2 C Cmaj7 Am7 A|--------------|--------|----5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------| E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---| C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---| g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---| with" Em7 Gsus2 C Cmaj7 Am7 A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------| E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---| C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---| g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---| A Em7 Gsus2 C Cmaj7 Am7 A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5-|-3---2-----0-------| E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---3---| C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---| g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0-----0---0---| per- fect wife A Em7 Gsus2 C Dsus4 D A|--------------|--------|-5--5--5--5--5---5-|--0--0--0--0--|--0--| E|--3----/5--5--|-/7-\3--|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--3--3--3--3--|--2--| C|--4----/6-----|--------|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--| g|--0--0--0-----|--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0---0-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--| per- fect life Verse 3: C9 G5 Cadd9 A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------| The time ex- ploded like a bullet from a gun C9 G5 A7 D A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|---------0--------0--------0-------| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|------3--------3-----------2-------| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|---1--------1--------------2-------| g|-------------------------------------|---------------------------2-------| A week, a year & then a marriage and a son G B Em A A|-----2--------2-----------2----------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| E|-----3--------2-----------3--------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| C|-----2--------3-----------4------------------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------| g|-----0--------4-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------| and a rental where I still can hear her laugh C C A|-----------------3--------3--------3--------3-|-------3--------3--------3----------| E|--------------0--------0--------0--------0----|----0--------0--------3-------------| C|-----------0--------0--------0--------0-------|-0--------2--------4--------6-------| g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| When I play the phonograph Pre-chorus: G A|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---| E|------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3---------3---------3---------3---| C|------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---| g|------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| So I let the mu- sic guide me B7 A|--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----------0---------0---| E|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2-----------2-----------2---------2---| C|--3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|-----3-----------3-----------3---------3---| g|--4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----|-----4-----------4-----------4---------4---| As Cec- ily sits be- side me G Em7 A A|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| E|-----3-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1---------1---------1---------1---| g|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---| A girl of nine- teen with a nervous ma- rine Feel her D A|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| E|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| C|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----1---------1---------1---------1---| g|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---| head be- gin to lean As the mel- ody (nc) G Gb G Gb G A|----------------------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----| E|----------------------------------|--------3--2/3--2/3----| C|----------------------------------|--------2--1/2--1/2----| g|----------------------------------|--------0--0----0------| soars B7 B7 Em7 A|-----------------------2----------2----------|-------2------2----|----------2----| E|-----------------------2-------------2-------|--------------0----|------0---0----| C|-----------------------3----------------3----|--------------2----|---2-----------| g|-----------------------2-------------------2-|----------2---0----|---------------| And though it was real it doesn't feel like it could be That night when you A A|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| E|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----0---------0---------0---------0---| C|-----1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----|-----1---------1---------1---------1---| g|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|-----2---------2---------2---------2---| said to me That I've got two G B7 Em G G/A A|--2-----------|--0-------|--2-----------2-----|-2-----------| E|--3-----------|--2-------|--3-----------3-----|-3-----------| C|--2-----------|--3-------|--4-----------2-----|-1-----------| g|--0-----------|--4-------|--0-----------0-----|-0-----------| tickets for La Traviata" Break: A|--2-------2-2---2-2-1-2-/5-| E|---------------------------| C|--------2-----2------------| g|---------------------------| Chorus: C G C G A|---3-----------------------2-------------------3---------------2---------| E|---0-----------------------3-------------------0---------------3---------| C|---0-----------------------2-------------------0---------------2---------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's sad but true how much I miss you I miss you Cecily Smith C G C (nc) A|---3----------------2-----------------------3-------------------------| E|---0----------------3-----------------------0-------------------------| C|---0----------------2-----------------------0-------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Life is not the things that we do it's who we're doing them with Outro: C9 G5 Cadd9 A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5--------5--------5--------5--| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|----3--------3--------3--------3-----| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4--------4--------| C9 G5 Cadd9 A|--------5--------5--------5--------5-|-------5-------5---------------| E|-----3--------3--------3--------3----|--2/3-----2/3------------3-----| C|--4--------4--------2--------2-------|-------------------------4-----| g|-------------------------------------|-------------------------0-----| This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. 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Cecily Smith chords by Will Connolly
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
3
d
4
u
Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
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How to play Cecily Smith on ukulele
Try the down-up eighths as a starting point: d u d u. On this page the song is in G major. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level.
17 ukulele chords used in "Cecily Smith" by Will Connolly: A, A7, Am7, B, B7, C, Cmaj7, C9, Cadd9, D, Dsus4, Em, Em7, Gb, G, Gsus2 and G5
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Really good interpretation of the song. Sounds almost just like the recording.
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