Video of me playing
Here’s a video of my uke arrangement. The tabs for what I play are shown further below. Enjoy!
Intro tabs
Quite simply, the four bars shown below are what you’ll need to play. In each bar, I’ve included the main chord played for that measure. You can play this chord or not play it – it’s up to you.
A ||---2--2----------------|--(4)---------4--4--5--7--|-
E ||---3------3------------|---5--5---5---------------|-
C ||---4----------4---4----|---4----------------------|-
G ||---0-------------------|---6----------------------|-
Em A
A -|---5--5--5-------------|---2--2---2--0--0--2--0---||
E -|---5----------5--------|---3--------(2)-----------||
C -|---6--------------7----|---2--------(2)-----------||
G -|---7-------------------|---0--------(2)-----------||
D G
Verse chords
Here’s the verse chords I play on ukulele. Broken into measures, the verse goes like this. You’re repeating the same progression twice, and then slightly modifying it for the third play-through.
"We're talking away..."
| Em . . . | A . . . | D . . . | G . Bm . |
"I'll say it anyway..."
| Em . . . | A . . . | D . . . | G . Bm . |
"Shying away..."
| Em . . . | A . . . | Bm . . . | Bm . . . |
The tabs for the chords above are here:
A ||---2-----0-----0-----2-----2----
E ||---3-----0-----2-----3-----2----
C ||---4-----1-----2-----2-----2----
G ||---0-----2-----2-----0-----4----
Em A D G Bm
Chorus chords
And, here’s the chorus. A bit more straight forward than the verse:
"Take on me..."
| D . . . | A . . . | Bm . . . | G . . . | x4
Here’s how I play these chords:
A ||---0-----0-----2-----2----
E ||---2-----0-----2-----3----
C ||---2-----1-----2-----2----
G ||---2-----2-----4-----4----
D A Bm G
How to play on guitar?
If you’re looking for a guitar lesson with chords and tabs, check out my write-up here.