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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home Ukulele Chords

ChordsAm, C, F, Dm, G
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • 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 G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram


[Am] [C] [F]
[Am]Alabama, Arkansas, [C]I do love my ma and pa,
[C]Not the way that I do love [F]you.


Well, [Am]Holy, Moley, me, oh my, [C]you’re the apple of my eye,
[C]Girl I’ve never loved one like [F]you.


[Am]Man oh man you’re my best friend, [C]I scream it to the nothingness,
[C]There ain’t nothing that I [F]need.


[Am]Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie, [C]chocolate candy, Jesus Christ,
[C]Ain’t nothing please me more than [F]you.


Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.


[Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [F]
[Am]La, la, [G]la, la, [Dm]take me [F]home, [G]mother, I’m coming home.


[Am] [C] [F]
[Am]I’ll follow you into the park, [C]through the jungle through the dark,
[C]Girl I never loved one like [F]you.


[Am]Moats and boats and waterfalls, [C]alley-ways and pay phone calls,
[C]I’ve been everywhere with [F]you.


That’s true, [Am]we laugh until we think we’ll die, [C]barefoot on a summer night.
[C]Nothing new is sweeter than with [F]you.


[Am]And in the streets you run a free, [C]like it’s only you and me,
[C]Geeze, you’re something to [F]see.


Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.


[Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [F]


[Am]La, la, [G]la, la, [Dm]take me [F]home, [G]daddy, I’m coming home.


Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.


Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.


[Am]Alabama, Arkan[C]sas, [C]I do love my ma and [F]pa.
[Am]Moats and boats and water[C]falls, [C]alley-ways and pay phone [F]calls…


Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.

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AlbumJesus Henry Christ Soundtrack
Year2009
KeyAm

How to play Home on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home on ukulele requires 5 chords and 9 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.

Home uses these transitions most often: C → F (24), Am → C (22), and F → Am (21). 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 Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

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

2. 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.
C to F

3. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
F to Am

4. F → Dm chord transition

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

5. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C;

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

6. 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.

7. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm;

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

8. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am to G;

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

9. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Home.

  • Home includes 93 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Home contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Home 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 → F: 16%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Am: 11%