Foster the People - Doing It for the Money: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Doing It for the Money" 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 Doing It for the Money 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 "Doing It for the Money" smoothly on your ukulele.

Chorus:
       D#   F    Gm
Just close your eyes
            A#        F
We're gonna run this light
    D#   F   Gm
We live our lives
                 A#      F
Yeah, we're not wasting time
          D#       F   Gm
Baby, we lost our minds
                       A#
We're gonna get, gonna get
          F
Get what we can
           D#       F       Gm
We're not doing it for the money,
doing it for the money
 A#                      F
Doing it for the money, doing it for the money

Cm
Is it wrong to write the rules?
We gotta strike a match and light the fuse
And now I'm never looking back
It's time to leave the future in the past

                  D#
I said it doesn't matter where I go
Gm                   Cm
I am calling all the poets in the battle
A#                    D#
I am shouting to the world
                   Gm
Let them know that we won't
Be afraid to step into
the fight when you can't see the light

Chorus:
So close your eyes, we're gonna run this blind
We live our lives, yeah, we're not wasting time
Maybe we lost our minds
We're gonna get, gonna get, get what we can
But we're not doing it for the money, doing it for the money
Doing it for the money, doing it for the money

Well, if you're down, then soldier up
You better learn to shoot or learn to duck
There's no retreat and no escape
If we keep dreaming while we're wide awake

I said it doesn't matter where I go, I am
Calling all the prophets into battle, I am
Never gonna change who I am, I won't
Bend under the pressure when my back's on the ropes
I said, it doesn't matter where I go, I am
Staring down the barrel of a gun, we are
Shouting to the world, let them know that we are
Not afraid to step into the fight
when you can't see the light

Chorus:
So close your eyes, we're gonna run this blind
We live our lives, yeah, we're not wasting time
Maybe we lost our minds
We're gonna get, gonna get, get what we can
But we're not doing it for the money,
doing it for the money
Doing it for the money, doing it for the money

G#                    Cm               Gm
Well it's a silicone rush and I'm addicted
                   G#
I don't understand it
             D#    Fm    G#
The winner starts kill switch
                    Cm
Saying what I want to
                              Gm
The pleasure comes with pain too
                     G#
Mostly it's another fight
                  D#    Fm    G# D# Fm
When it's slowly coming after you

Chorus:
So close your eyes, we're gonna run this blind
We live our lives, yeah, we're not wasting time
Maybe we lost our minds
We're gonna get, gonna get, get what we can
But we're not doing it for the money,
doing it for the money
Doing it for the money, doing it for the money

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 "Doing It for the Money" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Doing It for the Money" by Foster the People.