R.E.M. - World Leader Pretend: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "World Leader Pretend" 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 World Leader Pretend 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 "World Leader Pretend" smoothly on your ukulele.

D            G
I sit at my table
C         D
and wage war on myself
    G              C
It seems like it's all,
              D
it's all for nothing
D           G
I know the barricades,
C               D
and I know the mortar in the wall breaks
   G
I recognize the weapons,
C D
I used them well

Chorus:
Em
This is my mistake.
Bm
Let me make it good
Em
I raised the wall,
    Bm                               G A
and I will be the one to knock it down

I've a rich understanding of my finest defenses
I proclaim that claims are left unstated,
I demand a rematch
I decree a stalemate,
I divine my deeper motives
I recognize the weapons,
I've practiced them well
I fitted them myself

Chorus:
It's amazing
what devices you can sympathize (Empathize)
This is my mistake, let me make it good
I raised the wall and
I will be the one to knock it down

Am             C
Reach out for me
     Am                       C
and hold me tight. Hold that memory
          Am
Let my machine talk to me.
     C          G        A
Let my machine talk to me

This is my world and
I am the World Leader Pretend
This is my life and this is my time
I have been given the freedom
to do as I see fit
It's high time I raised the walls
that I've constructed

Chorus:
It's amazing what devices
you can sympathize (Empathize)
This is my mistake,
let me make it good
I raised the wall and
I will be the one to knock it down

You fill in the mortar,
you fill in the harmony
You fill in the mortar,
I raised the wall
And I'm the only one,
I will be the one to knock it down

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

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

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