​a-ha - Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" smoothly on your ukulele.

Dm     C                  G
Mary cries out, "For the love of God"
As she's walking out the laundromat
Down the street and it's the short way home
Feeling special 'cause she's so alone

A# F                 G          Dm
The world's full of lonely people
And it shows
A# F                 G          Dm
The world's full of lonely people

She shrugs her coat off and unlocks the door
Eats her dinner on the kitchen floor
Writes a poem and turns the radio on
Every singer sings the same old song

And it goes
"The world's full of lonely people"
And it shows
The world's full of lonely people

Chorus:
             Dm
But when she wanted me to go
          A              C  A#
She just had to let it show
     A7
To bring me down
       Dm
if she wanted me to leave
          A               C   A#
She just wore it on her sleeve
        A7            Dm   C G
But at least, I was around

But when she wanted me to go
She just had to let it show
To bring me down
If she wanted me to leave
She just wore it on her sleeve
At least I was around

Mary Ellen makes the moment count
As she's looking through old photographs
Pictures taken from an early age
Faces look back at her from the page

And they say
The world's full of lonely people
It's okay
The world's full of lonely people
It's okay
The world's full of lonely people

Chorus:
But when she wanted me to go
She just had to let it show
To bring me down
If she wanted me to leave
She just wore it on her sleeve
But at least I was around
I was around
I was around
I was around
Mary Ellen makes the moment count

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A7

Ukulele chord A7

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Mary Ellen Makes the Moment Count" by ​a-ha.

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