Ruel - Don't Tell Me: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Don't Tell Me" 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 Don't Tell Me 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 "Don't Tell Me" smoothly on your ukulele.

C Am                  Em
Save your breath, my brother, it's not going in
C Am             Em
I'm not your disciple, I choose how I sin
C Am               Em
I've got a distant memory of previous lives
C Am                 Em
So don't say I'm not ready,
                      C
back off with those knives

Am                      Em
You don't know me like you used to
D                            C
You can leave, but I refuse to
Am                        Em
You can tell me that I'm crazy
    G                                 Am
But I won't stop and this won't make me

Chorus:
          C
Ooh-hoo, hoo
Em               G                  Am
Oh-oh oh, don't tell me I'm not ready
         C
Ooh-hoo, hoo
Em               G
Oh-oh oh, don't tell me I'm not ready
     C  Am Em      C
For love,     for love

I don't feel connected to all of your lies
But you can do a kindness and look me in the eyes
My soul's resurrected, yeah, it's been here before
So don't say I'm not ready 'til I fall on my sword

You don't know me like you used to
Yeah, you can leave, but I refuse to
You can tell me that I'm crazy
But I won't stop and this won't make me

Chorus:
Oh, ooh-hoo, hoo
Oh-oh oh, don't tell me I'm not ready
Ooh-hoo, hoo
Oh-oh oh, don't tell me I'm not ready for love

Am                                  C
The course that you have set for me,
      C
the shadows you cast over me
Em
The road is getting hard to see, but
G
I'm gonna make it through
Am                              C
Horizons that are outta sight, lost
behind the fading light
Em
I'm ready for what's coming,
                         G Am
and they best be ready too

Chorus:
Ooh-hoo, hoo
Oh-oh oh, don't tell me I'm not ready for love
Ooh-hoo, hoo (for love, for love)
Oh-oh oh, don't tell me I'm not ready for love
Ooh-hoo, hoo
Oh-oh oh, don't tell me I'm not ready
Ooh-hoo, hoo
Oh-oh oh, don't tell me I'm not ready for love

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

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 "Don't Tell Me" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Don't Tell Me" by Ruel.