Death Cab for Cutie - Tiny Vessels: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Tiny Vessels" 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 Tiny Vessels 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 "Tiny Vessels" smoothly on your ukulele.

F#m           D               A
This is the moment that you know
         Bm                 D                F#m
That you told her that you loved her but you don't.
                D                E
You touch her skin and then you think
            Bm
That she is beautiful but
                         F#m
she don't mean a thing to me.
              D
Yeah, she is beautiful but
                           A
she don't mean a thing to me.

I spent two weeks
In Silver Lake
The California sun cascading down my face
There was a girl
With light brown streaks
And she was beautiful
But she didn't mean a thing to me
Yeah, she was beautiful
But she didn't mean a thing to me

Chorus:
   D                            D#mid7
I wanted to believe in all the words
that I was speaking
       F#m
As we moved together in the dark
              D
And all the friends that I was telling
           D#dim7
And all the playful misspellings
          F#m
And every bite I gave you left a mark
      D
When tiny vessels oozed into your
D#mid7
neck and formed the bruises
         F#m
That you said you didn't want to fade
         Esus4                   E
But they did, and so did I that day

And all I see
Are dark grey clouds
In the distance, moving closer with every hour
So when you ask, "Is something wrong?"
I think, "You're damn right there is
But we can't talk about it now"
No, we can't talk about it now

So one last touch, and then you'll go
And we'll pretend that it meant something
so much more
But it was vile, and it was cheap
And you are beautiful
But you don't mean a thing to me
Yeah, you are beautiful
But you don't mean a thing to me
Yeah, you are beautiful
But you don't mean a thing to me

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

D#m

Ukulele chord D#m

D#dim

Ukulele chord D#dim

D#dim7

Ukulele chord D#dim7

E

Ukulele chord E

Esus4

Ukulele chord Esus4

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

Bm

Ukulele chord 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 "Tiny Vessels" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Tiny Vessels" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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