Noah & The Whale - 5 Years Time Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
[Opening]
[G] [C] [D] [C]
Oh well in [G]five years [C]time we could be [D]walking round a [C]zoo
With the [G]sun shining [C]down over [D]me and [C]you
And there’ll be [G]love in the [C]bodies of the [D]elephants [C]too
And I’ll put my [G]hands over [C]your eyes, but [D]you’ll peep [C]through
[section 2]
And there’ll be [G]sun sun [C]sun, [D]all over our [C]bodies.
And [G]sun sun [C]sun, [D]all down our [C]necks.
And [G]sun sun [C]sun, [D]all over our [C]faces.
And [G]sun sun [C]sun, [D]so what the [C]heck.
[section 3]
Cause I’ll be [G]laughing at all [C]your [D]silly little [C]jokes
And we’ll be [G]laughing about how [C]we [D]used to [C]smoke
All those [G]stupid little ciga[C]rettes, and [D]drink stupid [C]wine
Cause it’s [G]what we [C]needed to [D]have a good [C]time
[section 4]
And it was [G]fun fun [C]fun, [D]when we were [C]drinking.
It was [G]fun fun [C]fun, [D]when we were [C]drunk
And it was [G]fun fun [C]fun, [D]when we were [C]laughing
It was [G]fun fun [C]fun, [D]oh it was [C]fun
[section 5]
Oh well I [G]look at you and [C]say it’s the happiest that [D]I’ve ever [C]been
And I’ll say [G]I no longer [C]feel I have to [D]be James [C]Dean
And she’ll say [G]yeah well I [C]feel all [D]pretty happy [C]too
And I’m [G]always pretty [C]happy when I’m just [D]kicking back with [C]you
[section 6]
And there’ll be [G]love love [C]love, [D]all through our [C]bodies
And [G]love love [C]love, [D]all through our [C]minds
And there’ll be [G]love love [C]love, [D]all over [C]her face
And [G]love love [C]love, [D]all over [C]mine
[section 7]
Although [G]maybe all these [C]moments are [D]just in my [C]head
I’ll be [G]thinking about [C]them as I’m [D]lying in [C]bed
And all that [G]I believe [C]might never [D]really come [C]true
But in my [G]mind I’m [C]having a pretty good [D]time with [C]you
[section 8]
Oh in [G]five years [C]time, [D]I might not [C]know you
[G]Five years [C]time, [D]we might not [C]speak
Oh in [G]five years [C]time, [D]we might not [C]get along
In [G]five years [C]time, [D]you might just [C]prove me [G]wrong [C] [D] [C]
Oh there’ll be [G]love love [C]love, [D]wherever [C]you go
[Closing]
There’ll be [G]love love [C]love, [D]wherever [C]you go.
There’ll be [G]love love [C]love, [D]wherever [C]you go.
There’ll be [G]love love [C]love, [D]wherever [C]you go.
There’ll be [G]love love [C]love, [D]wherever [C]you go.
How to play 5 Years Time on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Noah & The Whale - 5 Years Time on ukulele requires 3 chords and 2 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
5 Years Time uses these transitions most often: C → D (39), D → C (39), and G → C (39). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - C chord transition.
1. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
5 Years Time chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in 5 Years Time.
- 5 Years Time includes 155 chord transitions, 2 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- 5 Years Time contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how 5 Years Time connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → D: 11%
After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%