White Lies - Mother Tongue: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Mother Tongue" 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 Mother Tongue 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 "Mother Tongue" smoothly on your ukulele.

F               C            G Am
The city stays hight all night
F                            C
Lit up and shivering like a pinball
                  G  Am
table of fireflies
F           C                        G Am
An echo of home, on the edge of life
F
Shot through the veins of an
C                         G Am
angel I'm a devil in exile

Chorus:
Dm                  F                           Am
But if you have forgotten your precious mother tongue
                        G                               Dm
What do you think your mother would say of what you've done?
Dm                  F                           Am
And if you can't remember the place you call a home
                    G
Or having trouble placing
                       Am
Who's calling on the phone?
                       G
Who's calling on the phone?

Digging those with the cards and the sugar lines
And to the desert of the cinnamon
hells of moonshine
He said, "What can I do to make you mine?"
Kiss out the twang through my lips
on the way to the big time

Chorus

             F      Am
Forgot your mother tongue
             G      Dm
Forgot your mother tongue
Forgot your mother tongue
Forgot your mother tongue

Chorus - x2

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

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 "Mother Tongue" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Mother Tongue" by White Lies.