Garbage - So We Can Stay Alive: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "So We Can Stay 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 So We Can Stay 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 "So We Can Stay Alive" smoothly on your ukulele.

Em
Imagine this: we make things right
Am                 E
So beautiful, we cling tonight
Em                     D
To all our dreams, we pin them up
Am                       E
We lose our minds if we lose our hope

We swear to change, but we bottle it
Stick to our guns and all our sins
We bury fear, we drink to it
We might cheat death if we worship it

Chorus:
    C       Am   E
So we can stay alive
     C        Am          E
Our sex, our power, our drive
    C      Am        E
We lose ourselves inside
    C      Am    F
So we can feel alive

You're the one who should be on trial
For all your hate and your denial
Be careful what it is you break
Every broken thing can't be fixed

And all those fragile things we are
They find their voice, they find their power
They take a grip around your throat
They keep squeezing till your life runs out

Chorus

F
(Masochistic victim sadist
C
Victor vanquish valour sadness
D                                      G
Lust and love, our lives, our blindness)

F
(We can feel alive)
         C
All alone we fight the fear
G
By ourselves in every way
F
(We can feel alive)
             C
All our lust, all our greed
G
All our hate, we're on our knees
F
(We can feel)
Hear us beg, hear us pray

Chorus:
We can stay alive
We can stay alive
We can stay alive
We can stay alive
We can stay alive
We can stay alive

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

Em

Ukulele chord Em

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 "So We Can Stay Alive" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "So We Can Stay Alive" by Garbage.

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