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Taylor Swift - I Know Places Ukulele Chords

ChordsEm, C, Am, Bm, G, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram


[Em]You stand with your [C]hand on my waistline
[Am]It’s a scene and we’re [Bm]out here in plain sight
[Em]I can hear them [C]whisper as we pass by
[Am]It’s a bad sign, [Bm]bad sign


[Em]Something happens when [C]everybody finds out
[Am]See the vultures [Bm]circling, dark clouds
[Em]Love’s a fragile little [C]flame, it could burn out
[Am]It could burn out [Bm]


[Em]’Cause they got the cages, [C]they got the boxes [Am] [Bm]and guns
[Em]They are the hunters, [C]we are the foxes [Am] [Bm]and we run


[G] [D]Baby, [Am]I know places we [C]won’t be found
And [G]they’ll [D]be [Am]chasing their tails trying to [C]track us down
‘Cause [G] [D]I, [Am]I know places [C]we can [G] [D]hide
[Am]I know places [C], I know places


[Em]Lights flash and we’ll [C]run for the fences
[Am]Let them say what they [Bm]want, we won’t hear it
[Em]Loose lips sink [C]ships all the damn time [Am]
Not this time [Bm]


[Em]Just grab my hand and [C]don’t ever drop it [Am] [Bm]my love
[Em]They are the hunters, [C]we are the foxes [Am] [Bm]and we run


[G] [D]Baby, [Am]I know places we [C]won’t be found
And [G]they’ll [D]be [Am]chasing their tails trying to [C]track us down
‘Cause [G] [D]I, [Am]I know places [C]we can [G] [D]hide
[Am]I know places [C]


[Em]They are the hunters, [C]we are the foxes [Am] [C]and we run
[Em]Just grab my hand and [C]don’t ever drop it [Am] [C]my love


[G] [D]Baby, [Am]I know places we [C]won’t be found
And [G]they’ll [D]be [Am]chasing their tails trying to [C]track us down
‘Cause [G] [D]I, [Am]I know places [C]we can [G] [D]hide [Am]
I know places [C]


[G]They take their [D]shots, but we’re bullet [Am]proof, I know [C]places
[G]And you know for [D]me, it’s always [Am]you, I know [C]places
[G]In the dead of [D]night, your eyes so [Am]green, I know [C]places
[G]And I know for [D]you, it’s always [Am]me, I know [C]places


[Em] [C] [Am] [Bm]

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Album1989
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyEm

How to play I Know Places on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Taylor Swift - I Know Places on ukulele requires 6 chords and 8 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.

I Know Places uses these transitions most often: Am → C (18), D → Am (16), and G → D (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 Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
Em to C

2. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

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

3. Am → Bm chord transition

To move from Am to Bm;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
Am to Bm

4. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
Bm to Em

5. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

  1. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

6. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

7. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

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

8. 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.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Know Places.

  • I Know Places includes 115 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • I Know Places contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how I Know Places 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 → Am: 10%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → C: 16%
    • Am → Bm: 1%