Paramore - This Is Why: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "This Is Why" 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 This Is Why 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 "This Is Why" smoothly on your ukulele.

Em
If you have an opinion
Maybe you should shove it
    A
Or maybe you could scream it

                                Cmaj7-5
Might be best to keep it to yourself (To yourself)
       C#m7-5       Em
To yourself (To yourself)

Chorus:
E7       A7 E7                 A7
This is why I don't leave the house
    E7                 A7
You say the coast is clear
    E7                 A7
But you won't catch me out
    Cmaj7-5 A7 Cmaj7-5
Oh, why?
Em7  C   A7 E7
This is why

Better have conviction
'Cause we want crimes of passion
Survival of the fittest
You're either with us or you can keep it

To yourself (To yourself)
To yourself (To yourself)
To yourself, yourself, yourself
To yourself (To yourself)

Chorus - x2

Am7
One step beyond your door
   Cmaj7-5             Bm7
It might as well have been a free fall
Am
One step beyond your door
 C              Bm7
Fallin' down an endless hall
Am7
One step beyond your door
Cmaj7-5             Bm7
Might as well have been a free fall
Am7
One step beyond your door
        Cmaj7-5
And I'm fallin' like a cannonball

Chorus:
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why
This is why I don't leave the house
You say the coast is clear
But, oh no, you won't catch me out
Oh, why?
This is why

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A7

Ukulele chord A7

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

C

Ukulele chord C

Cmaj7

Ukulele chord Cmaj7

C#m7

Ukulele chord C#m7

Em

Ukulele chord Em

E7

Ukulele chord E7

Em7

Ukulele chord Em7

Bm7

Ukulele chord Bm7

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 "This Is Why" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "This Is Why" by Paramore.