Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait 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 G chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]I’m waiting up, saving all my [G]precious time
[Am]Losing light, I’m missing my [C]same old us
Before we learned our [G]truth too late
[Am]Resigned to fate, fading away
[Am]So tell me, [G]can you turn around?
[C]I need someone [G]to tear me down
[Am]Oh, tell me, can you [C]turn around?
[G]But either way
[section 2]
Hold me while you [C]wait
I wish that I was good enough [G](Hold me while you wait)
If only I could wake you [Am]up (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my [G]love
Won’t you stay a while? [C](Hold me while you wait)
[section 3]
[C]Tell me more, tell me something [G]I don’t know
[Am]Could we come close to [G]having it all?
[Am]If you’re gonna waste my time
[G]Let’s waste it right
[chorus]
And hold me while you [C]wait
I wish that I was good [G]enough (Hold me while you wait)
If only I could wake you [Am]up (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my [G]love
Won’t you stay a [C]while? (Hold me while you wait)
I wish you cared a little [G]more (Hold me while you wait)
I wish you’d told me this [Am]before (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my [G]love
Won’t you stay a [C]while? (Hold me while you wait)
[section 4]
[Am]This is you, this [G]is me, this is all we need
[C]Is it true? My faith is [G]shaken, but I still believe
[Am]This is you, this is [G]me, this is all we need
[C]So won’t you [G]stay a while?
[chorus]
And hold me while you wait
[C]I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)
[G]If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)
[Am]My love, my love, my love, my love
[G]Won’t you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
[C]I wish you cared a little more (Hold me while you wait)
[G]I wish you’d told me this before (Hold me while you wait)
[Am]My love, my love, my love, my love
[G]Won’t you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
[Closing]
[C]Stay a while (Hold me while you wait)
(My faith is shaken, but I still believe)
[G]Stay a while (Hold me while you wait)
[Am]My love, my love, my love
[G]Won’t you stay a while?
How to play Hold Me While You Wait on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.
Hold Me While You Wait uses these transitions most often: C → G (13), G → Am (12), and Am → G (11). 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 - G chord transition.
1. 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.
2. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
Hold Me While You Wait chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hold Me While You Wait.
- Hold Me While You Wait includes 50 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Hold Me While You Wait contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Hold Me While You Wait connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
- G → Am: 13%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → G: 35%
- C → Am: 10%