Death Cab for Cutie - Rand McNally: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Rand McNally" 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 Rand McNally 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 "Rand McNally" smoothly on your ukulele.

Dm                 F
Rand McNally atlas, cheap coffee stain
     A#                              F
Now, I wouldn't know how to use one with
my life at stake
        Dm                          F
You were waiting on a payphone at a
truck stop in Houston
A#                         F
Trying to call your mother, ’cause she's a worrier

A handful of twenties in your overcoat
Always rolled into a pillow on some stranger's floor
And you tell these stories with happy endings
Only when interrupted before they’re over

Chorus:
    A#
But I won't let the light fade
F
I won't let the light fade
F                     C   D C
Chasing these glows into dawn
A#
I won't let the light fade
F
I won't let the light fade
F               C       Dm
Falling asleep in their arms

It seemed these highways were never-ending
Circling odds and evens, the numbers ascending and
Searching through static on the Wyoming plains
We danced to both kinds of music,
as the old joke claims

And I wanted for nothing, I couldn't rent
We lived on whiskey and Twizzlers,
and youth's discontent
With this Rand McNally atlas, dog-eared and frayed
Like Old Testament verses that
don't make sense in this decade

Chorus:
Don’t let the light fade
I won’t let the light fade
Chasing these roads into dawns
I won't let the light fade
I won’t let the light fade
Falling asleep in their arms
But I won't let the light fade
I won't let the light fade
Chasing these roads into dawns

        Gm
And I'm holding on
A#
Holding on

Dm
I won’t let the light fade
F                          A# F
I won't let the light fade
Dm
I won't let the light fade
F                          A# F
I won't let the light fade
Dm
I won’t let the light fade
F                          A# F
I won't let the light fade

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

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

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