Tom Odell - I Thought I Knew What Love Was: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I Thought I Knew What Love Was" 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 I Thought I Knew What Love Was 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 "I Thought I Knew What Love Was" smoothly on your ukulele.

Fm D#             G#
I thought it was easy
Fm D#                 G#
I thought you could choose
Fm D#                   G#   C#
I thought that if you tried hard
Fm    D#           G#
Then you couldn't lose
Fm  D#             G#
I thought it was pleasure
Fm  D#            G#
I thought it was pure

Chorus:
      Fm        D#        G#   C#
Oh I thought I knew what love was
Fm   D#    G#
till I met you
      Fm        D#        G#   C#
Oh I thought I knew what love was
Fm   D#    G#
till I met you

C#                 Fm
It's big and it's bright
G#                  D# 
It's more like a storm
C#                Fm
Gives you a pound boy
G#                   D# 
No you wanted some more

      Fm        D#        G#   C#
Oh I thought I knew what love was
Fm   D#      G#
till I felt yours

Thought it was simple
Thought we on track
I thought that if you kept on giving
Then you'd get it back
I thought it was loyal
But I guess I was wrong

Chorus:
Oh I thought I knew what love was
'till you were gone
Oh I thought I knew what love was
'till you were gone

It's mean and it's darker
And it's crueller than cruel
It's long and it's harder
And it don't got no rules

Chorus:
Oh I thought I knew what love was
'till I met you
Oh I thought I knew what love was
'till I met you

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "I Thought I Knew What Love Was" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Thought I Knew What Love Was" by Tom Odell.