U2 - Every Breaking Wave: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Every Breaking Wave" 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 Every Breaking Wave 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 "Every Breaking Wave" smoothly on your ukulele.

                A            C#m
Every breaking wave on the shore
           E                        B
tells the next one there’ll be one more.
                    A            C#m
And every gambler knows that to lose
     E                       B
is what you’re really there for.
              A            C#m
Summer I was fearlessness,
        E                    B
now I speak into an answer phone.
               A                 C#m
Like every falling leaf on the breeze,
 E                         B
winter wouldn’t leave it alone, alone.

Chorus:
          A  C#m
If you go?
           E                 B
If you go your way and I go mine.
          A  C#m
Are we so?
           E                    B
Are we so helpless against the tide?
            A              C#m
Baby every dog on the street
                     E           B
knows that we’re in love with defeat.
                     A               C#m
Are we ready to be swept off our feet?
           E     B               A   C#m E B
And stop chasing every breaking wave.

Every sailor knows that the sea
Is a friend made enemy
Every shipwrecked soul knows what it is
To live without intimacy
I thought I heard the captain's voice
It's hard to listen while you preach
Like every broken wave on the shore
This is as far as I could reach

Chorus

     F#m
The sea knows where are the rocks,
      A
And drowning is no sin.
  E
You know where my heart is,
     B
The same place that yours has been.
 F#m
We know that we fear to win,
     A                     E
And so we end before we begin,
             B
Before we begin.

Chorus

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

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 "Every Breaking Wave" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Every Breaking Wave" by U2.

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