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Lana Del Rey - Carmen Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Em, G, C, Am, Bm, Am7, D, Em7
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em]Darling, [G]darling, doesn’t have a problem. [C]Lying to herself ’cause her [Am]liquor’s top shelf. It’s [Em]alarming, honestly, [G]how charming she can be. [C]Fooling everyone telling [Am]how she’s having fun.

[Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to be like me. [G]Don’t want to see all the things I’ve seen.’ I’m [C]dying, I’m [Am]dying. [Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to get this way, [G]Famous and dumb at an early age.’ [C]Lying, I’m [Am]lying.

The [Em]boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C]Like lightAm]ning, ooh-[C]ooh, white light[Am]ning.[Am7] [Am]

[Em]Carmen, Carmen, [G]staying up till morning. [C]Only seventeen, [Am]but she walks the streets so mean. [Em]It’s alarming, [G]truly, how disarming you can be. [C]Eating soft ice [Am]cream, Coney Island queen.

[Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to be like me, [G]Looking for fun, getting high for free.’ [C]I’m dying, [Am]I’m dying. [Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to get this way, [G]Street walk at night and a star by day.’ [C]It’s [Am]tiring, tiring.

[Em]The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C] Like light[Am]ning, ooh-[C]ooh, white ligh[Am]tni[Am7]ng. [Am]

[D]Baby’s all dressed up with [Em]nowhere to go. [Bm]That’s the little story of [C]the girl you know. [D]Relying on the kindness [Em]of strangers, [C]Tying cherry knots, smiling, doing party favours. [Am]Put your red dress on, put your lipstick [C]on.

Sing your song, song, now the camera’s on. [Am]And you’re alive again.

[Fm]Mon amour, je sais que tu [Em7]m’aimes aussi, [C]Tu as besoin de moi, [Am]Tu as besoin de [Bm]moi dans ta [Fm]vie. Tu ne peux plus vivre sans [Em7]moi [C]Et je mourrais sans toi. Je [Am]tuerais [Bm]pour toi.

[Em]The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C] Like light[Am]ning, ooh-[C]ooh, white [Am][Em]Darling, [G]darling, doesn’t have a problem. [C]Lying to herself ’cause her [Am]liquor’s top shelf. It’s [Em]alarming, honestly, [G]how charming she can be. [C]Fooling everyone telling [Am]how she’s having fun.

[Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to be like me. [G]Don’t want to see all the things I’ve seen.’ I’m [C]dying, I’m [Am]dying. [Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to get this way, [G]Famous and dumb at an early age.’ [C]Lying, I’m [Am]lying.

The [Em]boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C]Like lightni[Am]ng, ooh-oo[C]h, white lightn[Am]ing[Am7]. [Am]

[Em]Carmen, Carmen, [G]staying up till morning. [C]Only seventeen, [Am]but she walks the streets so mean. [Em]It’s alarming, [G]truly, how disarming you can be. [C]Eating soft ice [Am]cream, Coney Island queen.

[Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to be like me, [G]Looking for fun, getting high for free.’ [C]I’m dying, [Am]I’m dying. [Em]She says, ‘You don’t want to get this way, [G]Street walk at night and a star by day.’ [C]It’s [Am]tiring, tiring.

[Em]The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C] Like light[Am]ning, ooh-[C]ooh, white ligh[Am]tni[Am7]ng. [Am]

[D]Baby’s all dressed up with [Em]nowhere to go. [Bm]That’s the little story of [C]the girl you know. [D]Relying on the kindness [Em]of strangers, [C]Tying cherry knots, smiling, doing party favours. [Am]Put your red dress on, put your lipstick [C]on.

Sing your song, song, now the camera’s on. [Am]And you’re alive again.

[Fm]Mon amour, je sais que tu [Em7]m’aimes aussi, [C]Tu as besoin de moi, [Am]Tu as besoin de [Bm]moi dans ta [Fm]vie. Tu ne peux plus vivre sans [Em7]moi [C]Et je mourrais sans toi. Je [Am]tuerais [Bm]pour toi.

[Em]The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen. She [C]gives them butterflies, bats her [Am][Bm]cartoon eyes. She [Em]laughs like God, her mind’s like a diamond. [C]Audio-tune [Am]lies. She’s [Bm]still shining [C] Like light[Am]ning, ooh-[C]ooh, white ligh[Am]tni[Am7]ng. [Am]

[Em]Darling, darling, doesn’t have a problem. [C]Lying to herself ’cause her [Am]liquor’s top shelftni[Am7]ng. [Am]

[Em]Darling, darling, doesn’t have a problem. [C]Lying to herself ’cause her [Am]liquor’s top shelf.

Artist Lana Del Rey
Album Born to Die: The Paradise Edition
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2012
Key Em

How to Play Carmen on Ukulele?

Lana Del Rey - Carmen can be played in the key of Em using the Em, G, C, Am, Bm, Am7, D, Em7 chords.

  • 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 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 C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.
  • For Am7, To play Am7, leave G, C, E, A open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.

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

You can play Carmen with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.