Death Cab for Cutie - Grapevine Fires: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Grapevine Fires" 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 Grapevine Fires 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 "Grapevine Fires" smoothly on your ukulele.

Cm                   D#             A#
When the wind picked up the fire spread
                    F               Cm
And the grapevines seemed left for dead
                  D#                           A#
And the Northern sky looked like the end of days
              G
The end of days

Cm            D#              A#
The wake up call to a rented room
                  F                 Cm
Sounded like an alarm of impending doom
                D#                A#
To warn us it's only a matter of time

Chorus:
              Cm  D# A# F
Before we all burn
              Cm  D# A# Gm
Before we all burn
              Cm  D# A# F
Before we all burn
              Cm D# A#
Before we all burn

We bought some wine and some paper cups
Near your daughter's school when we picked her up
And drove to a cemetery on a hill
On a hill

And we watched the plumes paint the sky gray
As she laughed and danced through
the field of graves
There, I knew it would be alright
That everything

Chorus

         D7                  D#
And the news reports on the radio
            A#           Cm
Said it was getting worse
             D#               Gm
As the ocean air fanned the flames
D7
But I couldn't think
   D#                   A#        Cm
Of anywhere I would've rather been
            D#         F
To watch it all burn away

Burn
Burn

The firemen worked in double shifts
With prayers for rain on their lips
And they knew it was only a matter of time

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

D7

Ukulele chord D7

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Grapevine Fires" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Grapevine Fires" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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