Ben Howard - Life In The Time: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Life In The Time" 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 Life In The Time 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 "Life In The Time" smoothly on your ukulele.

               A#  F 
How was I to know?
     Gm   F           D#
Kinship there in the reverie
                 A#
It’s a climbing wind
   F 
We go through
     Gm   F
Two by two
    D#
Not asking why

How was I to sing?
Happens all of the time they say
You and I, supposed to know
Each other
Better than the clouds these days
It’s a madding century
Clearly
Honest
Always

Chorus:
Gm           F         Cm
Life in the time of captivity
Love in the time of sanctuary
Life in the time of captivity
Life in the time of singing songs

How was I to know?
How was I to know?
Kinship there in the reverie
Guess it goes to show
We don’t speak
Half truths each
When we have the day

It’s a climbing wind
We go through
Two by two
Not asking why
It was all a show then
Blue river true
Running through you
Always

Chorus

How was I to know?
How was I to know?
Some go out to Rikers in a moment's grace
I was hanging on coattails, fare thee wells
All that jiving around

Guess it goes to show
We don’t speak half truths each
When we have the day
You and I, supposed to know

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 "Life In The Time" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Life In The Time" by Ben Howard.