David Bowie - The Motel: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Motel" 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 The Motel 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 "The Motel" smoothly on your ukulele.

          F#
For we're living
            F7
In a safety zone
          F#               F7
Don't be holding back from me
       F#                 F7
We're living from hour to hour down here
           F#              F7
And we'll take it when we can

It's a kind of living which recognises
The death of the odourless man
When nothing is vanity nothing's too slow
It's not Eden but it's no sham

Chorus:
      F#        F7
There is no hell
     F#          F7
There is no shame
      F#
There is no hell
     F7
Like an old hell
      F#        F7
There is no hell
         G#
And it's lights up, boys
G#         Fm7
Lights up boys

Explosion falls upon deaf ears
While we're swimming in a sea of sham
Living in the shadow of vanity
A complex fashion for a simple man

Chorus:
And there is no hell
And there is no shame
And there is no hell
Like an old hell
There is no hell

And the silence flies
On its brief flight
A razor sharp crap shoot affair
And we light up our lives

Fm           Gm7-5           G#        D#
And there's no more of me exploding you
F#          G# D#
Re-exposing you
     F#        G# D#
Like everybody do
F#            G# D#
Re-exploding you
   F#                Fm
I don't know what to use
 E
Make somebody move
F#
Me exploding
             G#
Me exploding you

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

D#

Ukulele chord D#

E

Ukulele chord E

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

F#

Ukulele chord F#

F7

Ukulele chord F7

Fm7

Ukulele chord Fm7

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Gm7

Ukulele chord Gm7

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 "The Motel" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Motel" by David Bowie.

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