Bob Dylan - I Want You 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 Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]The guilty undertaker sighs,
The [Em]lonesome organ grinder cries,
The [Am]silver saxophones say I [G]should refuse you.
The [F]cracked bells and washed-out horns
[G]Blow into my face with scorn,
But it’s [Am]not that way,
I wasn’t born to [G]lose you.
[chorus]
I [C]want you, I [Em]want you,
I [Am]want you so [G]bad,
Honey, I want [C]you.
[section 2]
The [C]drunken politician leaps
[Em]Upon the street where mothers weep
And the [Am]saviors who are fast asleep,
[G]They wait for you.
And I [F]wait for them to interrupt
[G]Me drinking from that broken cup
And [Am]ask me to
Open up the [G]gate for you.
[chorus]
I [C]want you, I [Em]want you,
I [Am]want you so [G]bad,
Honey, I want [C]you.
[section 3]
Now [Em]all my fathers, they’ve gone down,
[Am]True love they’ve been without it.
But [Em]all their daughters put me down
‘Cause [F]I don’t think [G]about it.
[section 4]
[C]Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
And [Em]talk with my chambermaid.
[Am]She knows that I’m not afraid
To [G]look at her
[F]She is good to me
[G]And there’s nothing she doesn’t see.
She [Am]knows where I’d like to be
[G]But it doesn’t matter.
[chorus]
I [C]want you, I [Em]want you,
I [Am]want you so [G]bad
Honey, I [C]want you.
[Closing]
[C]Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit,
He [Em]spoke to me, I took his flute.
[Am]No, I wasn’t very cute to him,
[G]Was I?
But I [F]did it, though, because he lied
[G]Because he took you for a ride
And [Am]because tine was on his side
And [G]because I…
[chorus]
I [C]want you, I [Em]want you,
I [Am]want you so [G]bad
Honey, I [C]want you.
How to play I Want You on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Bob Dylan - I Want You 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.
I Want You uses these transitions most often: Am → G (12), C → Em (9), and Em → Am (9). 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 - Em chord transition.
1. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
2. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
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. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. Em → F chord transition
To move from Em to F;
- While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
I Want You chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Want You.
- I Want You includes 54 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- I Want You contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how I Want You 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 Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → G: 21%
- Am → Em: 10%