Learn to play "I'd Rather Be High" 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 "I'd Rather Be High" smoothly on your ukulele.
Bm Nobokov is sun-licked now D Upon the beach at Gruenwald Bm Brilliant and naked just G The way that authors looks Clare and Lady Manners drink Until the other cows go home Gossip till their lips are bleeding Politics and all Chorus: Em A I'd rather be high (I'd rather be high) Em A I'd rather be flying (I'd rather be flying) Dm7 I'd rather be dead F#m7 Or out of my head Dm7 D Than training these guns on those men in the sand A I'd rather be high The Thames was black, the tower dark I flew to Cairo, find my regiment City’s full of generals And generals full of shit I stumble to the graveyard and I Lay down by my parents, whisper Just remember duckies Everybody gets got Chorus D A I'm seventeen and my looks can prove it D A I'm so afraid that I will lose it E I'd rather smoke and phone my ex D7 A Be pleading for some teenage sex, yeah Chorus | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsA D Dm D7 Dm7 E Em F#m F#m7 G 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 "I'd Rather Be High" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I'd Rather Be High" by David Bowie.