alt-J - Last Year: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Last Year" 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 Last Year 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 "Last Year" smoothly on your ukulele.

G        A                D
January came and took my heart away
D   Em D  A  G
Feb-ru-a-ry felt the same
F#m       Em               D
March, my hugs became hold ons
D        A                    G
April, I huffed like porridge on the boil
G            A                 D
Morning May, I'm downwind from your shampoo
D Em   D   A    G                      Em
Ichi, ni, san, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, jyuu
D                  A               G
June, I learned to count to ten in Japanese

G               A           D
Dry July, like wiping skin from my skull
  D     Em  D   A  G
Instead, I visited family
F#m          Em
They told me I'm special
A   G
Hmm

Augustus came and stabilised me with my
father's pain
Relieving drug, diazepam
Life floats away
October, I swam back for my birthday
Firework display in a cafeteria of my old school
Happier my coal-black sleep in my cold, deep bed
December, you sang at my funeral

         D              Bm           D
If it's depths to your rivers, I've picked one for
 A
you
     D          Bm     D           A
Oh, greedy with Ss but equalled by Is
         D              Bm            D
If it's stones for your pockets, I've collected a
 A
few
    D       Bm
To hold you down
   D        A
To hold you down

Chorus:
G      A      D            G
Mississippi, come back to me
G          A           D           G
Oh, Mississippi, your cold, black sleep
G    A     D  G
Oh, Mississippi
D   A   D
Oh, oh, oh

Chorus:
G      A      D            G
Mississippi, come back to me
G            A                D           G
Come, Mississippi, from your cold, black sleep
G    A     D  G
Oh, Mississippi
D  A D
Hmm
D  A D
Hmm

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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 "Last Year" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Last Year" by alt-J.