The Cure - A Letter to Elise: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "A Letter to Elise" 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 A Letter to Elise 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 "A Letter to Elise" smoothly on your ukulele.

     A                               E
Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you say,
                             F#m
I just can't stay here every yesterday.
                     D 
Like keep on acting out the same,
The way we act out,
A
Every way to smile.
Forget,
     E
And make-believe we never needed,
F#m
Any more than this.
 D 
Any more than this.

     A                                E
Oh, Elise it doesn't matter what you do,
                         F#m
I know I'll never really get inside of you.
              D 
To make your eyes catch fire,
The way they should.
     A
The way the blue could pull me in,
        E
If they only would.
If they only would,
   F#m
At least I'd lose this sense of
         D 
sensing some-thing else,
That hides away.

      A
From me and you,
They're worlds to part,
     E
With aching looks and breaking hearts,
    F#m
And all the prayers your hands can make.
     D 
Oh, I just take as much as you can throw,
A
And then throw it all away.
E
Oh, I throw it all away.
F#m                 D 
Like throwing faces at the sky,
Like throwing arms round,

E
Yesterday.
I stood and stared,
     F#m
Wide-eyed in front of you,
         E
And the face I saw looked back,
          F#m
The way I wanted to,
       E
But I just can't hold my tears away,
    F#m
The way you do.

  G                   F#m
Elise believe I never wanted this,
    G                                    F#m
I thought this time, I'd keep all of my promises.
    G                               F#m
I thought you were the girl always dreamed about,
       G
But I let the dream go,
         F#m
And the promises broke,
                         E
And the make-believe ran out.

So, Elise it doesn't matter what you say
I just can't stay here every yesterday
Like keep on acting out the same
The way we act out
Every way to smile, forget
And make-believe we never needed
Any more than this
Any more than this

And every time I try to pick it up
Like falling sand
As fast as I pick it up
It runs away through my clutching hands
But there's nothing else I can really do
There's nothing else I can really do
There's nothing else I can really do
At all

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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 "A Letter to Elise" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "A Letter to Elise" by The Cure.

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