Paul McCartney - What It Is: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "What It Is" 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 What It Is 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 "What It Is" smoothly on your ukulele.

G7                                 D7
You are what it is that makes the world
               G
go around for me
G7                                A7
You are what I need, you make me feel
             D7
good about myself

C          G               D              G
You see I love you so much I could never do
              C
without your touch
            G          D
I'm like a busy honey bee
C# C           G              D          G
   I'm always hungry for it, how can anyone
ignore it
C            G           D
Surely everybody will agree

That you are what it is that makes the cloud roll
Around the sky
Oh yeah you got what it takes,
you make me proud to be who I am

You see I love you so much
I could never do without your touch
I'm like a busy honey bee
I'm always hungry for it, how can anyone ignore it
Surely everybody must agree

That you are what it is that makes
the world go around for me
Yeah you got what I need to make
me feel good about myself

You see I love you so much
I could never do without your touch
I'm like a busy honey bee
I'm always hungry for it, how can anyone ignore it
Surely everybody must agree

     G7                                 D7
That you are what it is that makes the world
               G
go around for me
               D7                 G
You make the world go around for me
                   D7
Yeah you make the world go around, world go around
                     G
World go around for me, you're what it is

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A7

Ukulele chord A7

C

Ukulele chord C

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

D7

Ukulele chord D7

G

Ukulele chord G

G7

Ukulele chord G7

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 "What It Is" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "What It Is" by Paul McCartney.

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