Birdy - I Wish I Was A Shooting Star: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I Wish I Was A Shooting Star" 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 I Wish I Was A Shooting Star 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 "I Wish I Was A Shooting Star" smoothly on your ukulele.

            C#       G#  A#m F#
Is anybody home upstairs?
It's been a shitty night
If I'm honest, I'm a little scared
And a bit too high

Oh, I'm in a
      F#        D#m            G#
Dark haze, but you will never know
           C#           F#
What it's like in the shadows
             D#m             G#
You say I'm bound for miserable

Chorus:
                              B
So, tell me how I'm meant to feel
                        F#
I'm dying to get out of here
          A#m
Ah-ah-ah, ah
      B
Ah-ah-ah
G#                        B
I wish I was a shooting star
                        F#
Burn out as the world admires
          A#m
Ah-ah-ah, ah
       B        F#
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
         A#m
Ah-ah-ah, ah
      B
Ah-ah-ah

             C#       G#  A#m F#m
Will anybody ever care
As much as they don't?
The universe seems unfair
Maybe mine is broke

Oh, I'm in a
Dark haze, but you will never know
What it's like in the shadows
You say I'm bound for miserable

Chorus

B          F#
Oh, oh, oh-oh
           C#
Oh, oh, oh-oh
           G#
Oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh

B          F#
Oh, oh, oh-oh (Take me from the night)
           C#
Oh, oh, oh-oh (What I'd give to feel the light)
           G#
Oh, oh, oh-oh (One taste of what it's like)
Oh (To burn out and never die)
Oh

Oh, oh, oh-oh (Take me from the night)
Oh, oh, oh-oh (What I'd give to feel the light)
Oh, oh, oh-oh (One taste of what it's like)
Oh (To burn out and never die)

B          C#             G#  A#m F#m
Is anybody home upstairs?
                    C#  G#  A#m F#m
It's been a shitty night

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#m

Ukulele chord A#m

B

Ukulele chord B

C

Ukulele chord C

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#m

Ukulele chord D#m

F#

Ukulele chord F#

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 "I Wish I Was A Shooting Star" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Wish I Was A Shooting Star" by Birdy.