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Elton John - I Want Love Ukulele Chords

Chord reference A, F#m, C#m, C, D, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[A] [F#m] [C#m] [C] [D] [A] [F#m] [C#m] [C] [D] [A]I want [F#m]love, but it’s [E]impossible [C#m]A man like [F#m]me, so [D]irresponsible [C#]A man like me is [F#m]dead in [F#m]places [B]Other [B]men feel [D]libe[E]rated [E]

I can’t love, shot full of holes Don’t feel nothing, I just feel cold Don’t feel nothing, just old scars Toughening up around my heart

But I [A]want love, just [G]a different kind [D]I want love, won’t break me [F]down Won’t [A]brick me up, won’t fence me [F#]in I want a [Bm]love, that don’t mean a thing That’s the love [Bm]I want, I want [E]love [C] [D]

I want love on my own terms After everything I’ve ever learned Me, I carry too much baggage Oh man I’ve seen so much traffic

[F]So bring it on, I’ve [C]been [F] [C]bruised [G]Don’t give me love that’s clean and [C]smooth [F] [C] [Cm]I’m ready for the [Bb]rougher [Eb] [Bb]stuff [F]No sweet romance, I’ve had [D]enough [E]

Artist Elton John
Album Songs from the West Coast
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 2001
Key A

How to Play I Want Love on Ukulele?

Elton John - I Want Love can be played in the key of A using the A, F#m, C#m, C, D, E chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I Want Love with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.