Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele A7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[F]I’m done hating myself for [Am7]feeling
[C]I’m done crying myself [G]awake
[F]I gotta leave and start the [Am7]healing
But when you [C]move like that, I just wanna [G]stay
[section 2]
What have [F]I become? [Am7]Looking through your phone (Oh now)
[C]Love to you is just [G]a game
Look what [F]I have [Am7]done, dialing up the numbers on you
[C]I don’t want my heart [G]to break, baby
[chorus]
[F]How do you sleep when you lied to me?
[Am7]All that shame and all that [C]danger
I’m hoping that my love will keep you [G]up tonight
[chorus]
Baby, [F]how do you sleep when you lied to me?
[Am7]All that fear and all that [C]pressure
I’m hoping that my love will keep you [G]up tonight
Tell me, how do you? [F] [Am7] [C]
Love will keep [G]you up tonight
[G]Tell me how do you?
[section 3]
[F]Oh no, how did I manage to [Am7]lose me?
I am not [C]this desperate, not this [G]crazy
There’s no [F]way I’m sticking ’round [A7]to find out
I won’t [C]lose like that, I won’t lose [G]myself
[section 4]
Look what [F]I’ve done
[Am7]Dialing up the numbers on you
[C]I don’t want my heart to [G]break, baby
[chorus]
[F]How do you sleep when you lied to me?
[Am7]All that shame and all that [C]danger
I’m hoping that my love will keep you [G]up tonight
[chorus]
Baby, [F]how do you sleep when you lied to me?
[Am7]All that fear and all that pressure [C]
I’m hoping that my love will keep you [G]up tonight
Tell me, how do you? [F] [Am7] [C]
[Closing]
Love will keep [G]you up tonight
[G]Tell me how do you? Love will keep you up tonight.
[chorus]
Baby, [F]how do you sleep when you lied to me?
[Am7]All that shame and all that [C]danger
I’m hoping that my love will keep you [G]up tonight
[chorus]
Baby, [F]how do you sleep when you lied to me?
[Am7]All that fear and all that [C]pressure
I’m hoping that my love will keep you [G]up tonight
Tell me, [G]how do you?
How to play How Do You Sleep on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep on ukulele requires 5 chords and 6 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.
How Do You Sleep uses these transitions most often: C → G (15), Am7 → C (14), and F → Am7 (14). 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 - Am7 chord transition.
1. F → Am7 chord transition
To move from F to Am7;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
2. Am7 → C chord transition
To move from Am7 to C;
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
3. 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.
4. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
5. F → A7 chord transition
To move from F to A7;
- While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
6. A7 → C chord transition
To move from A7 to C;
- While playing A7, lift your index finger from C string fret 1.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
How Do You Sleep chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in How Do You Sleep.
- How Do You Sleep includes 59 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- How Do You Sleep contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how How Do You Sleep 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 → F: 9%
After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → A7: 1%
- F → Am7: 0%