Shakira - Illegal: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Illegal" 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 Illegal 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 "Illegal" smoothly on your ukulele.

Em
Who would have thought
                A
That you could hurt me
                    Em
The way you´ve done it?
                     A
So deliberate, so determined

                         Em
And since you have been gone
                     A
I bite my nails for days and hours
     Em                              A
And question my own questions on and on
    F#m     Bm   F#m     Bm
So tell me now, tell me now
               G
Why you´re so far away
                A
When I´m still so close

Chorus:
D
You don´t even know the meaning of the words
     F#m
"I´m sorry"
                    G
You said you would love me until you die
                 Bm                 A
And as far as I know you´re still alive, baby
D
You don´t even know the meaning of the words
     F#m
"I´m sorry"
      Em                                Gm
I´m starting to believe it should be illegal
                      D
to deceive a woman´s heart

I tried so hard to be attentive
To all you wanted
Always supportive, always patient
What did I do wrong?
Been wondering for days and hours
It's clear, it isn't here where you belong

Anyhow, anyhow
I wish you both all the best
I hope you get along

Chorus - x2

D     F#m
Open heart
      G
Open heart
                Bm         A                D
It should be illegal to deceive a woman´s heart
D     F#m
Open heart
      G
Open heart
               Gm                          D
It should be illegal to deceive a woman´s heart

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G

Ukulele chord G

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 "Illegal" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Illegal" by Shakira.

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