The National - Apartment Story: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Apartment Story" 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 Apartment Story 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 "Apartment Story" smoothly on your ukulele.

B                               E
Be still for a second while I try
                            B
and try to pin your flowers on
        E
Nana na na
         B
Can you carry my drink I have everything else
       E
I can tie my tie all by myself
     B                    E
I’m getting tied, I’m forgetting why
          B                           E
Oh we’re so disarming darling, everything
we did believe
    B                          E
is diving diving diving diving off the balcony

Chorus:
B                              E
Tired and wired we ruin too easy
  B                                       E
sleep in our clothes and wait for winter to leave

Hold ourselves together with our arms around
the stereo for hours
La, la, la, la, la, la
While it sings to itself, or whatever it does
When it sings to itself of its long lost loves
I'm getting tired, I'm forgetting why

Chorus:
Tired and wired, we ruin too easy
Sleep in our clothes and wait for winter to leave
But I'll be with you behind the couch when they come
On a different day just like this one

B
We’ll stay inside til somebody finds us
E
do whatever the TV tells us
B                            E
stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz for days
        B
We’ll stay inside til somebody finds us
 E
do whatever the TV tells us
  B                          E
stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz
          B
so worry not
                E
all things are well
            B
we’ll be alright
             E
we have our looks and perfume

Stay inside 'til somebody finds us
Do whatever the TV tells us
Stay inside our rosy-minded fuzz
So worry not
All things are well
We'll be alright
We have our looks and perfume on

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

E

Ukulele chord E

B

Ukulele chord B

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

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