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Leonard Cohen - Ain’t No Cure For Love Ukulele Chords

ChordsF, F7, Bb, C, C7, A7, Dm, G7, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele F7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-1-3Ukulele F7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram


[F]I loved you for a [F7]long long time [Bb]I know this love is real
It [F]don’t matter how it all went wrong
That [C]don’t change the way I [C7]feel
And I [F]can’t believe that [A7]time’s gonna heal
This [Dm]wound that I’m speaking [Bb]of
There [F]ain’t no cure there [C]ain’t no cure
There [Bb]ain’t no cure for [F]love


[F]I’m aching for you [F7]baby [Bb]I can’t pretend I’m not
I [F]need to see you naked in your [C]body and your [C7]thought
I’ve [F]got you like a [A7]habit and I’ll [Dm]never get e[Bb]nough
There [F]ain’t no cure there [C]ain’t no cure
There [Bb]ain’t no cure for [F]love
There ain’t no [Dm]cure for love [F]there ain’t no [Dm]cure for [F]love


All the rocket ships are [Bb]climbing through the sky
Holy books are open wide doctors [C]working day and night
But they’ll never ever find that [Dm]cure for [F]love
There ain’t no [Bb]drink no drug
[G7]There’s nothing pure enough to be a [C]cure for [C7]love


[F]I see you in the [F7]subway [Bb]and I see you on the bus
[F]I see you lying down with me and I [C]see you waking [C7]up
[F]I see your hand I [A]see your hair
Your [Dm]bracelets and your [Bb]brush
And I [F]call to you I [A]call to you but I [Dm]don’t call soft e[Bb]nough
There [F]ain’t no cure there [C]ain’t no cure
There [Bb]ain’t no cure for [F]love


[F]I walked into this [F7]empty church I had [Bb]no place else to go
When the [F]sweetest voice I ever heard [C]whispered to my [C7]soul
[F]I don’t need to be for[A]given for [Dm]loving you so [Bb]much
[F]It’s written in the [A7]scriptures it’s [Dm]written there in [Bb]blood
[F]I even heard the [A7]angels de[Dm]clare it from a[Bb]bove
[F]There ain’t no cure there [C]ain’t no cure
There [Bb]ain’t no cure for [F]love

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AlbumI'm Your Man
GenresPop
Year1988
KeyF

How to play Ain't No Cure For Love on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Leonard Cohen - Ain't No Cure For Love on ukulele requires 9 chords and 16 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.

Ain't No Cure For Love uses these transitions most often: Bb → F (15), F → C (8), and Dm → Bb (7). 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 F - F7 chord transition.

1. F → F7 chord transition

To move from F to F7;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 3.
F to F7

2. F7 → Bb chord transition

To move from F7 to Bb;

  1. While playing F7, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
F7 to Bb

3. Bb → F chord transition

To move from Bb to F;

  1. While playing Bb, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
Bb to F

4. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

5. C → C7 chord transition

To move from C to C7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 1.

6. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

7. F → A7 chord transition

To move from F to A7;

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

8. A7 → Dm chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

9. Dm → Bb chord transition

To move from Dm to Bb;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 3.

10. C → Bb chord transition

To move from C to Bb;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

11. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

12. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

13. Bb → G7 chord transition

To move from Bb to G7;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

14. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C;

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

15. F → A chord transition

To move from F to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

16. A → Dm chord transition

To move from A to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Ain't No Cure For Love.

  • Ain't No Cure For Love includes 77 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Ain't No Cure For Love contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Ain't No Cure For Love connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Dm: 5%
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → C: 20%