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Jeff Buckley - Everybody Here Wants You Ukulele Chords

ChordsF, C, G, Bb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • 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 G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram


[F]Twenty-nine pearls in your kiss, a singing smile,
Coffee smell and lilac skin, your [F]flame in me.
[F]Twenty-nine pearls in your kiss, a singing smile,
Coffee smell and lilac skin, your [F]flame in me.
I’m only [F]here for this moment.


I know [F]everybody here wants you. [C] [G]
I know [F]every body here thinks he needs you [C] [G]
I’ll [F]be waiting right here just to show you [C] [G]
How our [F]love will blow it all away.


[F]Such a thing of wonder in this crowd,
I’m a stranger in this town, you’re [F]free with me.
And our [F]eyes locked in downcast love, I sit here proud,
even now you’re undressed in your [F]dreams with me.
I’m only [F]here for this moment.


I know [F]everybody here wants you. [C] [G]
I know [F]every body here thinks he needs you [C] [G]
I’ll [F]be waiting right here just to show you [C] [G]
How our [F]love will blow it all away.


I know the [Bb]tears we cried have [F]dried on [C]yesterday
The [Bb]sea of fools has parted for us there’s [F]nothing in our [C]way, my love


[F]Don’t you see, don’t you see?
[F]You’re just the torch to put the flame to all our guilt and shame,
[F]And I’ll rise like an ember in your name.


[F]You know I, you know I, [C] [G]
I know [F]everybody here wants you. [C] [G]
I know [F]everybody here thinks he needs you. [C] [G]
I’ll be [F]waiting right here just to show you. [C] [G]
Let me show you [F]that love can rise, [C]rise [G]just like [F]embers.


Love can [C]taste [G]like the [F]wine of the ages, [C]babe. [G]
And I [F]know they all looks so [C]good from a [G]distance,
But I tell you I’m the [F]one.


I know [C]everybody here [G]thinks he needs you,
[F]Think he needs you [C]
And i’ll be [G]waiting [F]right there just to show you

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AlbumSketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
GenresRock
Year1998
KeyF

How to play Everybody Here Wants You on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Jeff Buckley - Everybody Here Wants You 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.

Everybody Here Wants You uses these transitions most often: F → C (18), C → G (16), and G → F (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 F - C chord transition.

1. F → C chord transition

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

2. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

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

3. 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.
G to F

4. F → Bb chord transition

To move from F to Bb;

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

5. 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.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Everybody Here Wants You.

  • Everybody Here Wants You includes 55 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Everybody Here Wants You contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Everybody Here Wants You 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%
    • F → Bb: 5%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%