Fall Out Boy - What a Time To Be Alive: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "What a Time To Be Alive" 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 What a Time To Be Alive 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 "What a Time To Be Alive" smoothly on your ukulele.

              F#m G#m  A           C#m         B
Sometimes you wonder if we're ever looking back
G#m  F#m     G#m      A           C#m B
At a picture of two thousand nineteen
    G#m      F#m    G#m    A               C#m B
And saying, "That's the way, the world, it used
to be
  G#m       Asus4 
Before our dreams started bursting at the seams"

We're out here and we're ready,
 we're here and we're ready
To livestream the apocalypse
I don't care if it's pretty, the view's so pretty
From the deck of a sinkin’ ship, yeah, oh

          A    G#m      C#m
Oh 'cause everything is lit except
my serotonin, yeah
A    G#m      C#m
Everything is lit but my lightning bolt brain
A    G#m      C#m   Asus4    Asus2 
Everything is lit

Chorus:
           A7     B   A         C#m7       B   G#m
But baby, please, I  just need someone to hold me
 A7    B   A         C#m7         B   G#m
    Even  though you don't even know me
 A7      B     A          C#m7   B  G#m
Oh, I'm going neon in the night time
 Asus4                  A7    B   A
Oh, what a time to be alive
       C#m7    B  G#m  A7    B   A
What a time to be a - live
       C#m7    B  G#m  A7    B   A
What a time to be a - live
       C#m7    B  G#m  Asus4 
What a time to be a - live

They say that I should try meditation
But I don't wanna be with my own thoughts
(own thoughts)
It never felt that much like medication
And I just wanna be your cherry on top
We're out here and we’re ready,
we're here and we're ready
To livestream the apocalypse
And I'm goin' on and on and on
Make me like a charm on your necklace,
oh, your necklace

Oh, 'cause everything is lit
except my serotonin, yeah
Everything is lit but my lightning bolt brain
Everything is lit

Chorus:
But, baby, please, I just need someone to hold me
(Someone to hold me, yeah)
Even though you don't even know me
Oh, I'm goin' neon in the night-time
Oh, what a time to be alive

What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive

F#m         G#m A
What a time to be alive
B  C#m   F#    Asus4 
To be alive

Chorus:
When, when, when I said,
"Leave me alone", this isn't quite what I meant
I got the quarantine blues, bad news, what's left?
So, it seems the vulture's gettin'
too full to fly, oh
What a time to be alive

What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive

What a time to be alive
(What a time, what a time to be alive)
What a time to be alive
(What a time, what a time to be alive)
What a time to be alive
(What a time, what a time to be alive)
What a time to be alive
Sometimes you wonder if we're ever lookin' back

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A7

Ukulele chord A7

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Asus2

Ukulele chord Asus2

Asus4

Ukulele chord Asus4

B

Ukulele chord B

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

C#m7

Ukulele chord C#m7

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F#

Ukulele chord F#

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G#

Ukulele chord G#

G#m

Ukulele chord G#m

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 "What a Time To Be Alive" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "What a Time To Be Alive" by Fall Out Boy.

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