The National - Ada: Ukulele Chords

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

Am
Ada, don't talk about reasons why you
don't wanna talk
About reasons why you don't wanna talk
Now that you got everybody you consider sharp
All alone, all together, all together in the dark

Leave it all up in the air
Leave it all up in the air
Leave it all
Up in the air

Chorus:
D                            G
Ada, put the sounds of your house in a song
Em                          D
Try to be speechless for a minute
         D                           G
If you think you're gonna faint, go out
in the hallway
                        D
Let them all have your neck
D                       C
Ada, don't stay in the lake too long
           G                 C
It lives alone and it barely knows you
       D                            C
It'll have a nervous breakdown and fall
         G                C
Into a thousand pieces around you

Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth
Waiting for Ada
Ada, hold onto yourself by the sleeves
I think everything counts a little more
than we think

Leave it all up in the air
Leave it all up in the air
Leave it all
Up in the air


Ada
Ada
Ada
Ada, I can hear the sound of your
laugh through the wall

Ada, don't talk about reasons why you
don't wanna talk
About reasons why you don't wanna talk
Now that you got everybody you consider sharp
All alone, all together, all together in the dark

Leave it all up in the air
Leave it all up in the air
Leave it all up in the air

Ada
Ada
Ada
Ada, I can hear the sound of your
laugh through the wall
Ada
Ada
Ada
Ada, I've been hoping you know your way around

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

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