R.E.M. - The Worst Joke Ever: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Worst Joke Ever" 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 Worst Joke Ever 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 Worst Joke Ever" smoothly on your ukulele.

    Am                                     Em
You see there's this cat burglar who can't see in the dark
   Am                             Em
He lays his bets on 8 more lives, walks into a bar
 Am                  Em
Slips on the 8 ball, falls on his knife
      F                                    Em
Says, "I don't know what I've done, but it doesn't feel right!

Some things don't hold up over the course of a lifetime
When's the first time you heard that one, 1954?
Get to the punch line, fall to the floor

Chorus:
G                         Dm
Give me a minute and I'll tell you the setup
        Cm             A#   F
For the worst joke ever, I never
G                                Dm
I'll tell you my version of the greatest life story
Cm           A# F
Don't bore me

Now I am floating, I feel released
The moorings have been dropped, the weights unleashed
Everything is crystalline, simple and free

The crime of good men who can't wrestle with change
Or are too afraid to face this life's misjudged unknowns
You're not hurting anybody else's chances
but you're disfiguring your own


Chorus

You see there's this feeling that
I've heard this one before

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

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 "The Worst Joke Ever" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Worst Joke Ever" by R.E.M..

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