The National - Tropic Morning News: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Tropic Morning News" 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 Tropic Morning News 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 "Tropic Morning News" smoothly on your ukulele.

C#m
I wasn't starting yet
         B
I didn't even think you were listening
A
I wasn't ready at all
       B
To say anything about anything interesting

It's a thing you have
You just don't know that you do it
You wait around in a conversation
While I get in and start stumbling through it

Chorus:
E
I was so distracted then
         F#m
I didn't have it straight in my head
                  D
I didn't have my face on yet or the role or the feel
E
Of where I was going with it all
I was suffering more than I let
F#m
On. The tropic morning news was on
D
There's nothing stopping me now
E
From saying all the painful parts out loud

Got to my feet
Feeling that I'd let you down
Wanted to say it slow and perfect
But it all somehow got switched around

Something went off on its own
My dumb, automatic chit-chat
It's not what I meant to say at all
There's no way you can attach me to that

Chorus:
Got up to seize the day
With my head in my hands feeling strange
When all my thinking got mangled
And I caught myself talking myself off the ceiling
I was suffering more than I let on
The tropic morning news was on
There's nothing stopping me now
From saying all the painful parts out loud

E                     F#m
Oh, where are all the moments we'd have?
                  D
Oh, where's the brain we shared?
           E
Something somehow has you rapidly improving
E                        F#m
Oh, what happened to the wavelength we were on?
                  D
Oh, where's the gravity gone?
                           E
Something somehow has you rapidly improving

A             E
You found the ache in my argument
F#m           D
You couldn't wait to get out of it
A               E
You found the slush in my sentiment
F#m          D
You made it sound so intelligent
A                                    E
You can stop and start an athlete's heart
F#m       D
How do I feel about it?
A                     E
I would love to have nothing to do with it
D
I would like to move on and be through with it

I'll be over here lying near the ocean
Making ocean sounds
Let me know if you can come over
And work the controls for a while

Chorus:
I was so distracted then
I didn't have it straight in my head
I didn't have my face on yet or the role or the feel
Of where I was going with it all
I was suffering more than I let on
The tropic morning news was on
There's nothing stopping me now
From saying all the painful parts out loud

Oh, where are all the moments we'd have?
Oh, where's the brain we shared?
Something somehow has you rapidly improving
Oh, what happened to the wavelength we were on?
Oh, where's the gravity gone?
Something somehow has you rapidly improving

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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

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