The Chainsmokers - High: Ukulele Chords

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

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   Am  C
Whoa, ooh.
             F   C
So far, so good.
      Am   Em
Mmm, mm, oh, yep,

Chorus:
     F        C
     Why? You only say you love me
                 Am
     When you’re high.
                C
     It’s like we go
                                  F
     Through the same shit every night.
           C
     Oh, why? Oh, why?
         Am
     You always swear
     That it’s gonna change,
     But it never does.

     F        C
     Why? You only say you love me
                 Am
     When you’re high.
                C
     It’s like we go
                                  F
     Through the same shit every night.
           C
     Oh, why? Oh, why?
         Am
     You always swear
     That shit’s gonna change,
     C
     But it never does.

F
Tell me that you’re gonna change
     C
Then act like this instead.
        Am
I’m too old to want somebody
             C
Who’s always switching up their friends.
F
I can’t make you love me
        C
But at least you could pretend
Am
Scripts gonna lead to fifths
          Em
Until I’m fucked out of my head.

              F
You play the same old songs,
C
I know that you’re different
        Am
In your Air Force Ones.
C
Filling my prescription,
         F
I could bite your tongue.
     C
Like I got an addiction, yeah.
    Am
You always say this shit’s gonna change,
But it never does.

Chorus:
     F          C
     Why? You only say you love me
                 Am
     When you’re high.
               C
     It’s like we go
                                 F
     Through the same shit every night.
         C
     Oh, why? Oh, why?
         Am
     You always swear
     That it’s gonna change,
     C
     But it never does.
     F        C
     Why? You only say you love me
                 Am
     When you’re high.
               C
     It’s like we go
                                 F
     Through the same shit every night.
         C
     Oh, why? Oh, why?
         Am
     You always swear
     That shit’s gonna change,
     But it never does.

F
I know it’s my fault,
C                      Am
I pick up your phone calls.
                     C
When it’s half past one
                      F
And you’re half way drunk,
                    C
You say you love me
                   Am
And it sounds so dumb,
But you’re the only one
Em
I could run away from

    F
The same old songs.
C
I know that you’re different
        Am
In your Air Force Ones.
C
Filling my prescription,
        F
I could bite your tongue.
     C
Like I got an addiction, yeah.
    Am
You always say this shit’s gonna change,
But it never does.

Chorus:
     F        C
     Why? You only say you love me
                 Am
     When you’re high.
               C
     It’s like we go
                                 F
     Through the same shit every night.
         C
     Oh, why? Oh, why?
         Am
     You always swear
                     Em
     That it’s gonna change,
     But it never does.
     F        C
     Why? You only say you love me
                 Am
     When you’re high.
               C
     It’s like we go
                                 F
     Through the same shit every night.
         C
     Oh, why? Oh, why?
         Am
     You always swear
     That shit’s gonna change,
     But it never does.

         C
     You always swear
                    G
     That shit’s gonna change,
                  C
     But it never does.

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

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 "High" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "High" by The Chainsmokers.