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Cold Chisel - Cheap Wine Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, A, C, Bb, G, F#m, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-2-0Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram


[D]Once I smoked a [A]Danneman cigar, [C]I drove a foreign [Bb]car
Baby that was [D]years ago, [G]I left it all be [A]hind
I [D]had a friend, I [A]heard she died, [C]on a needle she was [Bb]crucified
Baby that was [D]years ago, [G]I left it all be [A]hind
For my


[D]Cheap wine and a [A]three day growth
[C]Cheap wine and a [Bb]three day growth
Come [D]on, come [G]on, come [A]on


[D]I don’t mind takin’ [A]charity, from [C]those that I de[Bb]spise
Baby I don’t [D]need your love, [G]I don’t need your [A]love
[D]Baby you can [A]shout at me, [C]but you can’t meet my [Bb]eyes
I don’t really [D]need your love, [G]I don’t need your [A]love
I got my


[D]Cheap wine and a [A]three day growth
[C]Cheap wine and a [Bb]three day growth
Come [D]on, come [G]on, come [A]on


I’m [F#m]sitting on the beach drinkin’ rocket fuels oh [Bm]yeah!
[F#m]Spent the whole night breakin’ all the rules oh [Bm]yeah!
[G]Mending every minute of the day before
[C]Watching the ocean, [G]watching the shore
[D]Watching the sunrise, and thin [G]kin’ there could never be [A]more
Never be more


[D]Anytime you want to [A]find me, I [C]ain’t have a tele [Bb]phone
I’m another [D]world away, [G]but I al [A]ways feel at home
With my


[D]Cheap wine and a [A]three day growth
[C]Cheap wine and a [Bb]three day growth
Come [D]on, come [G]on, come [A]on
With my
[D]Cheap wine and a [A]three day growth
[C]Cheap wine and a [Bb]three day growth
Come [D]on, come [G]on, come [A]on

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AlbumEast
GenresRock
Year1980
KeyD

How to play Try on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Colby Caillat - Try on ukulele requires 7 chords and 10 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.

Try uses these transitions most often: D → G (10), G → A (10), and A → C (9). 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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A;

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

2. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C;

  1. While playing A, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
A to C

3. C → Bb chord transition

To move from C to Bb;

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

4. Bb → D chord transition

To move from Bb to D;

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

5. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

6. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

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

7. A → F#m chord transition

To move from A to F#m;

  1. Keep index finger on C string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

8. F#m → Bm chord transition

To move from F#m to Bm;

  1. While playing F#m, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.

9. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

  1. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

10. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

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

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

  • Try includes 72 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Try contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Try connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → F#m: 6%