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Mumford & Sons - Dust Bowl Dance Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Bm, G, A, D, Em, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

The [Bm]young man [G]stands on the [A]edge of his [D]porch The [Em]days were [Bm]short and the [Em]father was [F#m]gone There was [Bm]no one in the [G]town and [A]no one in the [D]field This [Em]dusty barren [Bm]land had given [Em]all it could [F#m]yield

I’ve been [Bm]kicked off my [G]land at the [A]age of six[D]teen And [Em]I have no [Bm]idea where else my [Em]heart could have [F#m]been I [Bm]placed all my [G]trust at the [A]foot of this [D]hill And [Em]now I am [Bm]sure my heart can [Em]never be [F#m]still So [Bm]collect your [G]courage and [A]collect your [D]horse And [Em]pray you never [Bm]feel this same [Em]kind of [F#m]remorse

[Bm]Seal my [G]heart and [A]break my [D]pride I’ve [Em]nowhere to [Bm]stand and now [Em]nowhere to [F#m]hide [Bm]Align my [G]heart, my [A]body, my [D]mind To [Em]face what I’ve [Bm]done and [Em]do my [F#m]time

Well [Bm]you are my [G]accuser, now [A]look in my [D]face [Em]Your oppression [Bm]reeks of your [Em]greed and [F#m]disgrace So [Bm]one man [G]has and [A]another has [D]not [Em]How can you [Bm]love what it [Em]is you have [F#m]got When you [Bm]took it all [G]from the weak [A]hands of the [D]poor? [Em]Liars and [Bm]thieves you know not [Em]what is in [F#m]store

There [Bm]will come a [G]time I will [A]look in your [D]eye You [Em]will pray to the [Bm]God that you [Em]always [F#m]denied Then [Bm]I’ll go out [G]back and I’ll [A]get my [D]gun I’ll say, “You [Em]haven’t met [Bm]me, I am the [Em]only [F#m]son”

[Bm]Seal my [G]heart and [A]break my [D]pride I’ve [Em]nowhere to [Bm]stand and now [Em]nowhere to [F#m]hide [Bm]Align my [G]heart, my [A]body, my [D]mind To [Em]face what I’ve [Bm]done and [Em]do my [F#m]time

[Bm]Seal my [G]heart and [A]break my [D]pride I’ve [Em]nowhere to [Bm]stand and now [Em]nowhere to [F#m]hide [Bm]Align my [G]heart, my [A]body, my [D]mind To [Em]face what I’ve [Bm]done and [Em]do my [F#m]time

Well [Bm]yes sir, [G]yes sir, [A]yes it was [D]me I [Em]know what I’ve [Bm]done, cause I [Em]know what I’ve [F#m]seen [Bm]I went out [G]back and I [A]got my [D]gun I said, “You [Em]haven’t met [Bm]me, I am the [Em]only [F#m]son”

Album Wilder Mind
Year 2015
Key Bm

How to Play Dust Bowl Dance on Ukulele?

Mumford & Sons - Dust Bowl Dance can be played in the key of Bm using the Bm, G, A, D, Em, F#m chords.

  • 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 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 A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • 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 F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.

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

You can play Dust Bowl Dance with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.