Green Day - Before the Lobotomy: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Before the Lobotomy" 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 Before the Lobotomy 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 "Before the Lobotomy" smoothly on your ukulele.

F#
Dreaming
            C# 
I was only dreaming
E
Of another place and time
  B                    Bm
Where's my family is from
F#
Singing
                 C# 
I can hear them singing
  E
When the rain had washed away
B                     Bm
All these scattered dreams

Dying
Everyone's reminded
Hearts are washed in misery
Drenched in gasoline
Laughter
There's no more laughter
Songs of yesterday
Now live in the underground

C#                      C# F# G# F# G# C#
Life before the lobotomy
Christian sang the eulogy
Sign my love a lost memory
From the end of the century

Chorus:
     F#   C# G#      F#   C#  G#
Well It's enough to make you sick
   F#   C#  G#       F#   C# G#
To cast a stone and throw a brick
     F#   C#   G#    F# C#   G#
And when the sky is falling down
    F#     C#   G#       F# C#  G#
It burned your dreams into the ground

Christian's lesson's what he's been sold (Hey!)
We are normal and self-controlled (Hey!)
Remember to learn to forget (Hey!)
Whiskey shots and cheap cigarettes

Chorus:
Well I'm not stoned, I'm just fucked up
I got so high, I can't stand up
Well, I'm not cursed 'cause I've been blessed
I'm not in love, 'cause I'm a mess

     C#  G#
Like refugees
      C#          G#
We're lost to refugees
     C#  G#
Like refugees
      C#          G#
We're lost to refugees
       B   F#      D  A
The brutality of reality
         C#
Is the freedom that keeps me from

Dreaming,
I was only dreaming
Of another place and time,
where my family's from
Singing,
I can hear them singing
When the rain had washed away
All these scattered dreams
Dying,
everyone's reminded
Hearts are washed in misery,
drenched in gasoline
Laughter,
there is no more laughter
Songs of yesterday
now live in the underground...

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

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 "Before the Lobotomy" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Before the Lobotomy" by Green Day.

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