Birdy - Island Lights: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Island Lights" 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 Island Lights 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 "Island Lights" smoothly on your ukulele.

  G      Bm G             Bm
Somehow, ooh, we have to make a start
                       C          Am7 Am
Should make it back before the dark
 G       Bm G               Bm
Somehow, ooh, we have to go on apart
                       C        Am7 Am  D
The island lights are turning on

 Em              C            D         C
We have to move forwards and fight our tears
Em               C               D         C
We have to keep going or we'll stay right here
                G                     C
We'll be right here till the morning comes
                G                     C
We'll be right here till the morning comes

Chorus:
 Am         D           G        C
You are my song and my silence, hmm
 Am      D         G     C
The only one I confide in, hmm
 Am7         D            G             C
You were my sun and this winter never thaws
Bm                         Am7
And nothing seems to grow here
 Bm                         Am7
Nothing seems to grow here anymore

Right now, ooh, standing the way we are
The island lights look just like stars
And someday, yeah, when someone else has your love
We won't come here anymore

We have to move forwards and fight our tears
We have to keep going or we'll stay right here
We'll stay right here till the morning comes
We'll be right here till the morning comes

Chorus:
You are my song and my silence, hmm
The only one I confide in, hmm
You were my sun and this winter never thaws
And nothing seems to grow here
Nothing seems to grow here

  G                D        Em     C
Blame it on those cold and lonely winter days
  G                       D        Em       C
Blame it on the clouds for always bringing rain
  G                D           Em        C
Blame it on the sky for why I feel this way
   G                D            Em        C
It's funny how the season never seems to change

Chorus:
But you are my song and my silence, hmm
The only one I confide in, hmm
You were my sun and this winter never thaws
And nothing seems to grow here anymore
Nothing seems to grow here anymore

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

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 "Island Lights" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Island Lights" by Birdy.