Elton John - Better Off Dead: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Better Off Dead" 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 Better Off Dead 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 "Better Off Dead" smoothly on your ukulele.

C#                                   F#          C#
There was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn on
                                                       F#     C# 
And just enough time for the night to pass by without warning
 D#                                            G# F#
Away in the distance there's a blue flashing light
A#m                   F#         C#
Someone's in trouble somewhere tonight
        F#        C#           G#       F#
As the flickering neon stands ready to fuse
     F#          C#         G#         A#m
The wind blows away all of yesterday's news

Well, they've locked up their daughters
And they battened the hatches
They always could find us but they never could catch us
Through the grease-streaked windows of an all-night cafe
We watched the arrested get taken away
And that cigarette haze has ecology beat
As the whores and the drunks filed in from the street

Chorus:
F            F              F         F             A#m  A#m  
'Cause the steam's in the boiler the coal's in the fire
       F#                      G#      C#
If you ask how I am then I'll just say inspired
F        F          F           F            A#m  A#m  
If the thorn of a rose is the thorn in your side
D#m                     G#                      C#
Then you're better off dead if you haven't yet died - x2

 G#        C#
Better off dead
 F         A#m
Better off dead
 C#        F#
Better off dead
 G#        C#
Better off dead

 G#        C#
Better off dead
 F         A#m
Better off dead
 C#        F#
Better off dead
 G#        C#
Better off dead

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#m

Ukulele chord A#m

C

Ukulele chord C

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

D#m

Ukulele chord D#m

F

Ukulele chord F

F#

Ukulele chord F#

F

Ukulele chord F

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 "Better Off Dead" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Better Off Dead" by Elton John.

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