R.E.M. - She Just Wants To Be: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "She Just Wants To Be" 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 She Just Wants To Be 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 "She Just Wants To Be" smoothly on your ukulele.

     Am    F              Am F
It's not that she walked away
Her world got smaller
All the usual places
The same destinations
Only something's changed
It's not that she wasn't rewarded
With pomegranate afternoons
And Mingus, Chet Baker and chess
It's not stampeding fortune
Or prim affectations
She's off on her own
But she knows
Now is greater than the whole
Of the past
Is greater and now she knows

Chorus:
Am        C       Em  G
She just wants to be somewhere
Am        C        G
She just wants to be
Am        C       Em  G   Am
She just wants to be somewhere
          C        G
She just wants to be

It's not that the transparency
Of her earlier incarnations
Now looked back on
Weren't rich and loaded
With beautiful vulnerability
And now she knows

F
Now is greater
D
And she knows that

Chorus

F
Now is greater
Now is greater
D
And she knows that

Chorus - x2

It's not like if angels
Could truly look down
Stir up the trappings
And light on the ground
Remind us of what, when, why or who
That how's up to us
Me and you
And now is greater than the whole
Of the past
Is greater and now she knows that

Now she knows

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

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 "She Just Wants To Be" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "She Just Wants To Be" by R.E.M..

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