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The Killers - Be Still Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, Em, F, Am, G, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Em] [F] [C] [C]Be still, and go on to [Em]bed, nobody knows [F]what lies [C]ahead [C]And life is short, to say the [Em]least We’re in the [F]belly of the [C]beast

Be [Am]still, wild and [F]young, long may your innocence [G]reign Like shells on the [Am]shore, and may your limits be [F]unknown And may your efforts be your [C]own, if you ever feel you can’t [G]take it anymore

[Am]Don’t break [F]character, you’ve got a [C]lot of [G]heart [Am]Is this real or just a [Dm]dream? [D]Rise up like [G]the [Am]sun [F]Labor till [G]the [Am]work [G]is [F]done

[C]Be still, one day you’ll [Em]leave, [F]fearlessness on your [C]sleeve [C]When you’ve come back tell me what did you [Em]see Was there some[F]thing out there for [C]me?

Be [Am]still, close your [F]eyes, [C]soon enough you’ll be on your [G]own Steady and [Am]straight, and if they drag you through the [F]mud It doesn’t change what’s in your [C]blood, over chains, [G]when they knock you down

[Am]Don’t break [F]character, you’ve got a [C]lot of [G]heart [Am]Is this real or just a [Dm]dream? [C]Be [Em]still [F]Be [C]still, [C]be [Em]still, [F]be [C]still

[Am]Over rock and [F]chain, over sunset [C]plain, over trap and [G]snare When you’re in too [Am]deep, in your wildest [F]dream, in your made up [C]scheme When they knock you [G]down, when they knock you [Am]down

[Am]Don’t break [F]character, you’ve got so [C]much [G]heart [Am]Is this real or just a [Dm]dream? [F]Rise up like [G]the [Am]sun, [F]labor till [G]the [Am]work [G]is [F]done [F]Rise up like [G]the [Am]sun, [F]labor till [G]the [Am]work [G]is [F]done [F]Rise up like [G]the [Am]sun, [F]labor till [G]the [Am]work [G]is [F]done

Artist The Killers
Album Battle Born
Genres Alternative, Rock
Year 2012
Key C

How to Play Be Still on Ukulele?

The Killers - Be Still can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, F, Am, G, Dm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Be Still with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.