Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Keep the Car Running" 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 Keep the Car Running 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 "Keep the Car Running" smoothly on your ukulele.

D
Every night my dream's the same
Same old city with a different name
 G
Men are coming to take me away
  D
I don't know why but I know I can't stay
There's a weight that's pressing down
Late at night you can hear the sound
G
Even the noise you make when you sleep
D
Can't swim across a river so deep

Chorus:
Asus4                        A  
They know my name, 'cause I told it to them
         Bm7                        G
But they don't know where and they don't know when
D
It's coming, when it's coming

There’s this fear I keep so deep
Knew its name since before I could speak, yeah, oh

Chorus:
They know my name cause I told it to them
But they don’t know where
They don’t know when, it’s coming
Oh when, but it’s coming, keep the car running

If some night I don’t come home
Please don’t think I’ve left you alone
The same place animals go when they die
You can’t climb across a mountain so high
The same city where I go when I sleep
You can’t swim across a river so deep

Chorus:
They know my name cause I told it to them
But they don’t know where
They don’t know when, it’s coming
Oh when, is it coming, keep the car running

Keep the car running
Keep the car running

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Asus4

Ukulele chord Asus4

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm7

Ukulele chord Bm7

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 "Keep the Car Running" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Keep the Car Running" by Arcade Fire.

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