Linkin Park - By Myself: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "By Myself" 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 By Myself 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 "By Myself" smoothly on your ukulele.

     G#m
What do I do to ignore them behind me?
     F#
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
     C#m
Do I hide my pride behind these bad dreams
     B
And give into sad thoughts that are maddening?

Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness?
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?

Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves, but I'm lost within
I put on my daily façade, but then
I just end up getting hurt again

Chorus:
    G#m
By myself (myself)
I ask why (but in my mind I find)
I can't rely on myself(myself)
I ask why (but in my mind I find)
I can't rely on myself
             E
I can't hold on
                           C#m
(to what I want when I'm stretched so thin)
G#m           E      C#m
It's all too much to take in
G#m          E
I can't hold on
                      C#m
(to anything watching everything spin)
G#m               E       C#m
With thoughts of failure sinking in

If I turn my back, I'm defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they'll take from me 'til everything is gone

If I let them go, I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them, I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer

Chorus

G#m
How do you think
F#
I've lost so much
C#m
I'm so afraid
B
And I'm out of touch
G#m
How do you expect
F#
I will know what to do
C#m
When all I know
B
Is what you tell me to

Don't you know
I can't tell you how to make it go
No matter what I do, how hard I try
I can't seem to convince myself why
I'm stuck on the outside
Don't you know
I can't tell you how to make it go
No matter what I do, how hard I try
I can't seem to convince myself why
I'm stuck on the outside

Chorus:
I can't hold on to what
I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on to anything,
watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in
I can't hold on to what
I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on to anything,
watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

E

Ukulele chord E

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G#m

Ukulele chord G#m

B

Ukulele chord B

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 "By Myself" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "By Myself" by Linkin Park.