R.E.M. - Final Straw: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Final Straw" 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 Final Straw 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 "Final Straw" smoothly on your ukulele.

Dm                          C         Dm
As I raise my head to broadcast my objection
                         C                Dm
As your latest triumph draws the final straw
                     C           Dm
Who died and lifted you up to perfection?
                     C                Dm
And what silenced me is written into law.

Chorus:
   C                                     Dm
I can't believe where circumstance has thrown me
       C             Dm
And I turn my head away
      C                             Dm
If I look I'm not sure that I could face you.
      Am          C          Dm
Not again. not today. not today.

If hatred makes a play on me tomorrow
And forgiveness takes a back seat to revenge
There's a hurt down deep that has not been corrected
There's a voice in me that says you will not win

Chorus:
And if I ignore the voice inside
Raise a half glass to my home
But it's there that I am most afraid
And forgetting doesn't hold. it doesn't hold

      F
Now I don't believe and I never did
      Dm
That two wrongs make a right.
        F
If the world were filled with the likes of you
         Dm
Then I'm putting up a fight.
                  F
I'm putting up a fight
              Dm             Am             C   Dm
Putting up a fight. make it right. make it right.

Now love cannot be called into question
Forgiveness is the only hope I hold
And love- love will be my strongest weapon
I do believe that I am not alone

Chorus:
For this fear will not destroy me
And the tears that have been shed
It's knowing now where I am weakest
And the voice in my head. in my head
Then I raise my voice up higher
And I look you in the eye
And I offer love with one condition
With conviction, tell me why. Tell me why.

         Am
Tell me why.
                C
Look me in the eye.
          Dm
Tell me why.

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

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 "Final Straw" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Final Straw" by R.E.M..

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