Keane - Black Burning Heart: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Black Burning Heart" 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 Black Burning Heart 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 "Black Burning Heart" smoothly on your ukulele.

   Bm                D
I wish that I could be
A              G
In the cellars of the sea
     Bm            D
And disappear in them
 A           G
Never to be seen again

Leave this life
Its unrelenting appetite
For feeding off the weak
Who never had their turn to speak

     Bm               G
The sky will be my shroud
   E           G  A
A monumental cloud

Chorus:
             D
If we could turn back,
                 A  
you can't paper over the crack
               G
But it will return now,
                     Em    A
and your heart will burn black

Give me your hand
Cut the skin, let me in
The molecules of us
Bleeding into one again

The sky will be my shroud
A cenotaph of clout

Chorus:
If we could turn back
You can paper over the crack
But it will return now
And your heart will burn black
Forgotten my way home
Forgotten everything that I know
Every day a false start
And it burns my heart

    D
I know
 A                                       G
Everything you said was right, and I suppose
                                     D
Everything is here forever, till it goes
      A                                     G
You gave it all away, kept nothing for yourself
Just a picture on the shelf

Je souhaiterai m'immerger dans
les profondeurs des mers
Y disparaître pour ne plus jamais être vu

Chorus:
Burning up
Now I'm racing down a road I don't recognize
I realize I've forgotten my way home
Forgotten everything that I know
Every day a false start
And it burns my heart
Turn back

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

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 "Black Burning Heart" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Black Burning Heart" by Keane.