Taylor Swift - Daylight 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 Dm chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
My love was as [C]cruel as the [Dm]cities I [F]lived in
[C]Everyone [Dm]looked worse in the [F]light
There are so many [C]lines that I’ve [Dm]crossed [F]unforgiven
I’ll [C]tell you the [Dm]truth but never [F]goodbye
[section 2]
[C]I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I [G]saw you
[Dm]I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I [F]thought of you
[C]I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year [G]dark night
And now I see [Dm]daylight, I only see [F]daylight
[section 3]
The luck of the [C]draw only [Dm]draws the [F]unlucky
And [C]so I [Dm]became the butt of the [F]joke
I wounded the [C]good and I [Dm]trusted the [F]wicked
[C]Clearing the [Dm]air, I breathed [F]in the smoke
[section 4]
[C]Maybe you ran with the wolves and refused to settle down
[G]Maybe I’ve stormed out of every single room in this town
[Dm]Threw out our cloaks and our daggers because it’s morning now
[F]It’s brighter now, now
[chorus]
[C]I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I [G]saw you
(I can never look away)
[Dm]I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I [F]thought of you
(Things will never be the same)
[C]I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year [G]dark night
(Now I’m wide awake)
And now I see [Dm]daylight (daylight), I only see [F]daylight (daylight)
I only see [C]daylight, daylight, daylight, [G]daylight
I only see [Dm]daylight, daylight, daylight, [F]daylight
[section 5]
[C]And I can still see it all (in my [G]mind)
All of you, all of me [Dm](intertwined)
I once believed love would be (black and [F]white), but it’s golden (golden)
[section 6]
[C]And I can still see it all (in my [G]head)
Back and forth from New York (singing in your [Dm]bed)
I once believed love would be (burning [F]red), but it’s golden
Like [C]daylight, like [G]daylight
Like [Dm]daylight, [F]daylight
[chorus]
[C]I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I [G]saw you
(I can never look away)
And [Dm]I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I [F]thought of you
(Things will never be the same)
[C]I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year [G]dark night
(Now I’m wide awake)
And now I see [Dm]daylight (I see daylight), I only see [F]daylight (ah-ah ah-ah)
I only see [C]daylight, daylight, daylight, [G]daylight
I only see [Dm]daylight, daylight, daylight, [F]daylight (ah ah-ah ah-ahh)
I only see [C]daylight, daylight, daylight, [G]daylight
I only see [Dm]daylight, daylight, daylight, [F]daylight (ah ah-ah ah-ahh)
[Closing]
[C]Like [G]daylight, it’s [Dm]golden like [F]daylight
You gotta [C]step into the daylight and let it [G]go
Just let it [Dm]go, let it [F]go
[C] [G] [Dm]I wanna be defined by the things that I love
[F]Not the things I hate
Not the things that I’m [C]afraid of, I’m afraid of
Not the things [G]that haunt me in the middle of the night
[Dm]I, I just think that
[F]You are what you love
[C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G]
How to play Daylight on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Taylor Swift - Daylight 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.
Daylight uses these transitions most often: Dm → F (26), F → C (26), and C → G (19). 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 - Dm chord transition.
1. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
2. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
4. 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.
5. G → Dm chord transition
To move from G to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
Daylight chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Daylight.
- Daylight includes 97 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Daylight contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Daylight connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → Dm: 5%
After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).- Dm → F: 14%