Miranda Lambert - Automatic Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
[Opening]
[C] [F] [Am] [F] [C] [F] [Am] [F]
[C]Quarter in a payphone, drying laundry on the line
Watching [Bb]sun tea in the window, pocket [F]watch for telling time
[C]Seems like only yesterday, I’d get a blank cassette
[Bb]Record the Country Countdown, ’cause I [F]couldn’t buy it yet [C] [F]
[section 2]
If we drove [C]all the way to Dallas, just to buy an Easter dress
We’d take [Bb]along a Rand McNally, stand in [F]line to pay for gas
God [C]knows that shifting gears, ain’t what it used to be
I learned to [Bb]drive that ’55, just like a [F]Queen three on a tree
[chorus]
[C]Hey whatever happened [F]to, waiting your [Am]turn, doing it [F]all by hand
‘Cause when [C]everything is handed to [F]you
It’s only [Am]worth as much as the [F]time you put in
It [Bb]all just seems so good the way we [F]had it
[Bb]Back before everything [F]became, [C]automatic [F] [Am] [F]
[section 3]
If [C]you had something to say, you’d write in on a piece of paper
And you’d [Bb]put a stamp on it, and they’d [F]get it three days later
[C]Boys would call the girls, and girls would turn them down
Staying [Bb]married was the only way, to [F]work your problems out
[chorus]
[C]Hey whatever happened [F]to waiting your [Am]turn, doing it [F]all by hand
‘Cause when [C]everything is handed to [F]you
It’s only [Am]worth as much as the [F]time you put in
It [Bb]all just seems so good the way we [F]had it
[Bb]Back before everything [F]became, [C]automatic, [F]yeah [Am] [F]
[C]Automatic [F] [Am] [F]
[section 4]
Lets’s [C]roll the windows down, windows with the cranks
Come [Bb]on let’s take a picture, the [F]kind you gotta shake
[section 5]
[C]Hey whatever happened [F]to waiting your [Am]turn, doing it [F]all by hand
‘Cos when [C]everything is handed to [F]you
It’s only [Am]worth as much as the [F]time you put in
It [Bb]all just seems so good the way we [F]had it
[Closing]
[Bb] [F] [C] [F]
[Am][F]Back before everything became, Automatic, yeah, [C]automatic
[outro]
[F] [Am] [F] [C]
How to play Automatic on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Miranda Lambert - Automatic on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.
Automatic uses these transitions most often: F → C (21), C → F (14), and Am → F (13). 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 C - F chord transition.
1. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
2. F → Am chord transition
To move from F to Am;
- While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. C → Bb chord transition
To move from C to Bb;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
4. Bb → F chord transition
To move from Bb to F;
- While playing Bb, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
Automatic chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Automatic.
- Automatic includes 87 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Automatic contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Automatic 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 → Am: 11%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → F: 16%
- C → Bb: 2%