Sufjan Stevens - I Want To Be Well: Ukulele Chords
Learn to play "I Want To Be Well" 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.
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Learn I Want To Be Well 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 "I Want To Be Well" smoothly on your ukulele.
 G# Cm F# To think that I would die this time C# G# Isolated in the room where the bed rises D# A# Photographic ordinary people are everywhere Gm D#m Extraordinary histories, ordinary histories, Cm ordinary histories F# G# D#m C# I’ll find sleep, I’ll find peace Cm D#m Am F#6 Or in death we sleep with ease To figure that it was my fault Or so I've come to realize life is not about Love to some and (ordinary people are everywhere) Extraordinary people are, ordinary people are, ordinary people are Everywhere you look, everywhere you turn Illness is watching, waiting its turn C# F Did I go at it wrong? F# Dm Am Or did I go intentionally to destroy me? A#m Dm I’m suffering in noise I’m suffering in G# Dm Am (touching ordinary body) A#m F The burning from within the burning from with F# Dm Am (ordinary hysteria) A#m Dm G# I could not be at rest, I could not be at peace Am F7 (extraordinary hysteria) A#m D# F# So do yourself a good, or do yourself a death C# from ordinary causes A#m D# F# Or do yourself a favor, or do yourself a death C# A#m from ordinary causes F#maj7 A#m D#m G# Illness likes, to prey upon the lonely, prey upon the lonely F#maj7 A#m D#m G# When it bites, oh, I would rather be dead I would rather give up Chorus: F# I want to be well, I want to be well I want to be well, I want to be well C# I want to be well, I want to be well I want to be well, I want to be well D#m I want to be well, I want to be well I want to be well, I want to be well C# I want to be well, I want to be well I want to be well, I want to be well A#m I want to be well, I want to be well I want to be well, I want to be well G#9 I want to be well, I want to be well I want to be well, I want to be well F# A#m And I forgive you even as you choke me that way A#m D#m With the pill or demon and the shrouded shalom D#m C# Under conversation in tremendous weight of C# A crowd of ages outside dressed for murder A#m I’m not fucking around G#9 I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around G# I’m not, I’m not Chorus: F# I’m not fucking around A#m I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around A#m D#m I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around C# I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around C# A#m I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around G#9 I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around G# I’m not, I’m not And shall I kiss you even As you take me that way? With the pill or demon As my body changes Apparitions gone awry They surround me, all sides But from within I see it, unholy changes I'm not fucking around I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around I’m not, I’m not Chorus: F# I’m not fucking around A#m I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around A#m D#m I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around C# I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around C# A#m I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around G#9 I’m not, I’m not, I’m not fucking around G# I’m not, I’m nott | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsA#  A#m  Am  C  C#  Cm  D#  D#m  Dm  F  F7  F#  F#6  F#maj7  G#  G#9  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 "I Want To Be Well" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Want To Be Well" by Sufjan Stevens.