Death Cab for Cutie - No Joy in Mudville: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "No Joy in Mudville" 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 No Joy in Mudville 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 "No Joy in Mudville" smoothly on your ukulele.

G                     A
Last night I dreamt that I was you
        D
I was dressed all in black with dark
glasses and attitude
G                    A
Such a pose I could simply not hold
         D
Through days in a northern town that
I had once called a home

And your studies of fringe New York streets
I was reading the pavement in every
word you would speak
To a "brownstone up three flights of
stairs" and it's on

Buying drinks for the poets upstate
The southern corruption tows you down
the interstate
And they all said that you were the king
Of a gloomy disruption that surfaced
when you would sing

And this town cannot begin to compete
So I'm packing my Bullets and Silvertones
and heading east
To a "brownstone up three
flights of stairs" and it's on

G         F#m
On, on, on, it's...

Chorus:
F#m              Em
If I could've had my way
F#m                    Em
This year would bridge '66 again

Trust fund hipsters were casing the room
Chock-full of amphetamines,
the overturned kick drum boom
Set the pace with incomparable cool
And if the tempo was lousy,
it was lost on all but you
'Cause your studies of fringe New York streets:
I was reading the pavement
in every word you would speak
To a "brownstone up three flights of stairs"
and it's on

On, on, on, it's on

Chorus - x2

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

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 "No Joy in Mudville" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "No Joy in Mudville" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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