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Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow Ukulele Chords

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ChordsF, Dm, Bb, Gm, C
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 Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

[Opening]
[F] [Dm] [F] [Dm]
If you [F]save yourself for marriage you’re a bore
If you don’t [Dm]save yourself for marriage
You’re a whore‐able person

[section 2]
If [Bb]you won’t have a drink then you’re a prude
But they’ll [Gm]call you a drunk as soon as [C]you down the first one
[F]If you can’t lose the weight then you’re just fat

[section 3]
But [Dm]if you lose too much then you’re on crack
You’re [Bb]damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t
So you [Gm]might as well just do what[C]ever you want

[chorus]
So…[F]Make lots of noise and [Dm]kiss lots of boys
Or [F]kiss lots of girls if that’s [Bb]something you’re [C]into
When the [F]straight and narrow gets a little [Dm]too straight

[chorus]
Roll up a [Bb]joint, or don’t
Just [F]follow your arrow wher[C]ever it [F]points, yeah
[Dm]Follow your [F]arrow [C]wher[F]ever it [Dm]points [F] [Dm] [F]

[section 4]
Yeah…If [F]you don’t go to church you’ll go to hell
If you’re the [Dm]first one on the front row
You’re self‐righteous son of a‐

[section 5]
[Bb]Can’t win for losing ‐ you just disappoint ’em
Just [Gm]’cause you can’t beat ’em
Don’t [C]mean you should join ’em

[chorus]
[F]Make lots of noise and [Dm]kiss lots of boys
Or [F]kiss lots of girls if that’s [Bb]something you’re [C]into
When the [F]straight and narrow gets a little [Dm]too straight

[chorus]
Roll up a [Bb]joint, or don’t
Just [F]follow your arrow wher[C]ever it [F]points, yeah
[Dm]Follow your [F]arrow [C]wher[F]ever it [Dm]points [F] [Dm] [F]

[Closing]
[F]Say what you feel , [Dm]love who love
‘Cause you [Dm]just get so many trips around the sun
Yeah, you [Bb]only [F]on[Dm]ly [F]live once [F] [Dm] [F] [Dm]

[chorus]
[F]Make lots of noise and [Dm]kiss lots of boys
Or [F]kiss lots of girls if that’s [Bb]something you’re [C]into
When the [F]straight and narrow gets a little [Dm]too straight

[chorus]
Roll up a [Bb]joint, or don’t
Just [F]follow your arrow wher[C]ever it [F]points, yeah
[Dm]Follow your [F]arrow [C]wher[F]ever it [Dm]points [F] [Dm] [F] [F] [C] [F]

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ArtistKacey Musgraves
AlbumSame Trailer Different Park
GenresCountry
Year2013
KeyF

How to play Follow Your Arrow on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow on ukulele requires 5 chords and 7 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.

Follow Your Arrow uses these transitions most often: F → Dm (24), Dm → F (17), and C → F (13). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. F → Dm chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

To move from F to Dm;

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

2. Dm → Bb chord transition

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

To move from Dm 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. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
Dm to Bb

3. Bb → Gm chord transition

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

To move from Bb to Gm;

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

4. Gm → C chord transition

Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

To move from Gm to C;

  1. While playing Gm, 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.
Gm to C

5. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

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

6. 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.

7. Bb → C chord transition

To move from Bb to C;

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

Follow Your Arrow chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Follow Your Arrow.

  • Follow Your Arrow includes 84 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Follow Your Arrow contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Follow Your Arrow 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 → Dm: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → F: 14%
    • Dm → Bb: 9%
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