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Natalie Merchant - Beloved Wife Ukulele Chords

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ChordsAm, F, C, Dm, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

[chorus]
[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C]
You [F]were the love for certain of my [C]life
[Dm]You were simply my beloved [G]wife
I don’t [F]know for certain
How I’ll live my [C]life
[Dm]Now alone without my beloved[G]wife
My beloved [Am]wife [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C]

[Opening]
[Am]I [F]can’t be[C]lieve I’ve [Am]lost the [F]very best of [C]me

[chorus]
You [F]were the love for certain of my [C]life
[Dm]You were simply my beloved [G]wife
I don’t [F]know for certain
How I’ll live my [C]life
[Dm]Now alone without my beloved [G]wife
My beloved [Am]wife [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C]

[section 2]
[Am]I [F]can’t [C]believe I’ve [Am]lost the [F]very best of [C]me

[section 3]
You [F]were the love for certain of my [C]life
For fifty [Dm]years simply me beloved [G]wife
With [F]another love I’ll never lie [C]again
It’s [Dm]you I can’t deny
It’s [Dm]you I can’t defy
A [Dm]depth so deep into my grief

[section 4]
Without my beloved soul I renounce my [F]life
As my [C]right, [Dm]now alone without my beloved [G]wife
My beloved [Am]wife [F] [C]
My beloved [Am]wife [F] [C]

[section 5]
My love is [Am]gone she suffered [F]long, in hours of [C]pain
My love is [Am]gone, now my [F]suffering be[C]gins

[section 6]
My love is [Am]gone
Would it be [F]wrong if I should [C]surrender all the joy in my [Am]life
[F]Go with her to[C]night?

[Closing]
My love is [Am]gone she suffered [F]long in hours of [C]pain
My love is [Am]gone
Would it be [F]wrong if I should
[C]Just turn my face away from the [Am]light
[F]Go with her to[C]night?

[outro]
[Am] [F] [C]

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ArtistNatalie Merchant
AlbumTigerlily
GenresAlternative, Rock
Year1995
KeyAm

How to play Beloved Wife on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Natalie Merchant - Beloved Wife on ukulele requires 5 chords and 8 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.

Beloved Wife uses these transitions most often: F → C (27), Am → F (20), and C → Am (16). 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 Am - F chord transition.

2. F → C chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

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

3. C → Am chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from C to Am;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
C to Am

4. C → Dm chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

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.
C to Dm

5. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

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

6. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

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

7. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

8. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

  1. While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

Beloved Wife chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Beloved Wife.

  • Beloved Wife includes 86 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Beloved Wife contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Beloved Wife 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%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Am: 10%
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