Lucy Dacus - The Shell: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Shell" 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 The Shell 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 "The Shell" smoothly on your ukulele.

      F#m
I'm a ghost
              D
Walking in a boring dream
     Bm
You are there
               A
Talking and I'm not listening
      G
I am busy doing nothing
           D            A
And you're rudely interrupting

       F#m                     D
It's a myth and now I see it clearly
           A                 D
You don't have to be sad to make
                 G
something worth hearing
        F#m          A
Now I'm calm and content
          Bm            G
One more burden off my back

Chorus:
D                F#m    Bm
You don't wanna be a creator
         G                          D A
Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say
 D            A                 Bm         G
Put down the pen, don't let it force your hand

I'm a ghost walking on an empty street
No name anymore, no need to call for me
I'm a long-lost hometown hero
Latent legendary past lives within me

If I had the offer to do it again
Make me invincible, invisible, or brain dead
If the body and the life were
two things that we could divide
I'd deliver up my shell to be
filled with somebody else

Chorus:
You don't wanna be a creator
Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say
Put down the pen, don't let it force your hand
You don't wanna be a leader
Doesn't mean you don't know the way
Hold your own hand, walk on without a plan

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

D

Ukulele chord D

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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 "The Shell" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Shell" by Lucy Dacus.