Melanie Martinez - The Principal: Ukulele Chords

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

18+
Cm
Sneaky, greedy, money seeking
A#
Always peeping, fucking creeping
 F 
Got it on the down low
G#
So you think you always squeaky
Cm                      A#
What if I had told your mother
      F                    G#
Her son was a cruel motherfucker? Ah

It's not just me, it's everybody
Who thinks that you're fucking ugly
When you come and hurt us
Just so you can get your money
Forced to follow the leader
Who's being possessed by demons

Chorus:
      G#                               Cm
I've tried to make you listen, but you won't,
it's your way, right?
A#
Killing kids all day and night,
prescription pills and online fights
G#                            Cm
Shooting at the angels while claiming
you're the good guy
A#
All you want is cash and hype
Fuck our dreams and that's not right

      G#    Cm
The principal
              A#
Oh, it's the principal
Oh, it's the principal
              G#      Cm
Oh, it's the principal
              A#
Oh, it's the principal
Oh, it's the principal

Complicated, overrated
You're fixated and elated
By the separation
In this place that you've created
Fuck all of your rules and guidelines
You shouldn't even be on the sidelines
Can't you see that we're all hurtin'?
If you're not teachin', we're not learnin'
Excuse me, how much are you earnin'?

Chorus

The principal, oh woah, oh
Oh, where's the principle?
Oh, where's the principle?
Oh, where's the principle? Oh woah, oh
Oh, where's the principle?
Oh, where's the principle?

G#                           Cm
You don't know the pain that you are causing
           A#                       Fm
Yeah, your actions hurt, so do your words
G#                          Cm
The more you try to fuck us over
                 A#
We will be there yelling at your front door

I've tried to make you listen
But you won't, it's your way, right?

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

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 "The Principal" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Principal" by Melanie Martinez.