Moira Dela Torre - Before It Sinks In 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 G chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]Suspended in the air, I hear myself [G]breathing.
[C]Hanging by a thread, my heart is [G]barely beating.
[section 2]
[C]I haven’t fallen yet, but I feel it [G]coming.
Tell me [C]would it be too much to ask.
If you [G]break it to me gently.
[section 3]
That I’m [C]waking the next day, without you be[G]side me.
And who I [C]hold onto today.
Tomorrow will [G]just be a memory.
[section 4]
That [C]I will look back at all [G]of this.
And [C]wonder why I stayed in here.
[G]Just to watch you disappear.
[section 5]
So I [Am]breathe and [G]let you [C]go.
How do I [Am]breathe and [G]let you [C]go?
[chorus]
Before it’s too [C]late I’ll take a step [G]away.
I know one word would [Am]make me go.
Rushing back to [G]you.
[chorus]
So I’ll just shut my [C]eyes, forget that you were [G]mine.
How do you go from [Am]making one your home.
And then just [G]letting it all go.
Let me [D]take it in, be[C]fore [G]it [Am]sinks in.
[section 6]
[C]Far beyond my reach, is the future you [G]promised?
Now what I [C]never even had, I have every [G]reason to miss.
[section 7]
And I [C]don’t know.
Where I could find the [G]strength to let you go.
When the [C]only life I’ve come to know.
[section 8]
[G]Packed his bags and left me [Am]alo[G]ne. [C]
He found another [Am]home. [G] [C]
[chorus]
So before it’s too [C]late, I’ll take a step [G]away.
I know one word would [Am]make me go.
Rushing back to [G]you.
[chorus]
And I’ll just shut my [C]eyes, forget that you were [G]mine.
How do you go from [Am]making one your home.
And then just [G]letting it all go.
Let me [D]take it in, be[C]fore [G]it [Am]sinks in.
[Closing]
[C]Ohhh[G], [C]go, [C]ohhh[G], [C]go…
[chorus]
Before it’s too [C]late I’ll take a step [G]away.
I know one word would [Am]make me go.
Rushing back to [G]you.
[chorus]
I’ll just shut my [C]eyes, forget that you were [G]mine.
How do you go from [Am]making one your home.
And then just [G]letting it all go.
Let me [D]take it in, be[C]fore [G]it [Am]sinks in.
How to play Before It Sinks In on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Moira Dela Torre - Before It Sinks In on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Before It Sinks In uses these transitions most often: C → G (23), G → C (19), and G → Am (11). 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 - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
2. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
4. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
5. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Before It Sinks In chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Before It Sinks In.
- Before It Sinks In includes 73 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Before It Sinks In contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Before It Sinks In connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → G: 35%
- C → Am: 10%