Learn to play "Allie" 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.
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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 "Allie" smoothly on your ukulele.
Em G D F#m Allie, what would you do? C When there's bombs in the middle east, Em you want to hurt yourself A When there's knives in the city streets, Em you want to end yourself D When there's fun in your mother's house, C Am B you want to cry yourself to sleep Em G D F#m Allie, what would you do? C Em With your fears, because they're adding one by one A Em And your mountains are obscured behind the sun D And the person that you could be is Em G C crumbling into dust G C You're in the mess 'cause you thought G You'd be someone else Chorus: Am Em 'Cause the tricks in your head are a lie Am Em Yeah, the tricks in your head are a lie D Yeah, the tricks in your head are Am Em Tricks in your head are a lie Allie, hand on your head And a prayer from the soon-to-be-closing library And if you looked from here, you would surely see There's a softness in your heart, there's a poetry to come You bought that gun cause you thought You'd be someone else Chorus D C You made a list of all your heroes D C And you thought about what they went through Am G Yeah, you thought about what they went through F It's much darker, much harder, C D than anything that happened to you Allie, what would you do? When your seven-year plan happens to someone else And the people in your life you would happily shelf When day falls night, you are truly on your own? You're in this place cause you thought You'd be someone else Chorus Yeah, the tricks in your head are a lie Yeah, the tricks in your head are a lie Yeah, the tricks in your head are a Tricks in your head are a lie | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsA Am B C D E Em F F#m 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 "Allie" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Allie" by Belle and Sebastian.