Richard Thompson - Keep Your Distance 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 C chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
[Opening]
[F] [C] [Bb] [F]
If I [F]cross your path a[F]gain who knows [F]where who knows [Bb]when
On some [F]morning without [F]number on some [Bb]highway without [Bb]end [C]
Don’t [F]grasp my hand and [F]say fate has [F]brought you here [Bb]today
For [F]fate is only [C]fooling with us [Bb]friend [C]
[chorus]
[F]Keep your [Bb]distance [Bb]keep your [F]distance [F]
[Dm]When I feel you [C]close to me what [Bb]can I do but [C]fall
Keep your [Bb]distance [Bb]keep your [F]distance [Bb]
With [F]us it must be [C]all or none at [Bb]all [C] [F]
[Closing]
[F] [C] [Bb] [F]
It’s a [F]desperate game we [F]play, throw our [F]souls our lives a[Bb]way
[F]Wounds that can’t be [F]mended and [Bb]debts that can’t be [Bb]paid [C]
Oh I [F]played and I got [F]stung now I’m [F]biting back my [Bb]tongue
I’m [F]sweeping out the [C]footprints where I [Bb]strayed [C]
[chorus]
[F]Keep your [Bb]distance [Bb]keep your [F]distance [F]
[Dm]When I feel you [C]close to me what [Bb]can I do but [C]fall
Keep your [Bb]distance [Bb]keep your [F]distance [Bb]
With [F]us it must be [C]all or none at [Bb]all [C]
[chorus]
[F]Keep your [Bb]distance [Bb]keep your [F]distance [F]
[Dm]When I feel you [C]close to me what [Bb]can I do but [C]fall
Keep your [Bb]distance [Bb]keep your [F]distance [Bb]
With [F]us it must be [C]all or none at [Bb]all [C] [F] [C]
With [F]us it must be [C]all or none at [Bb]all [C] [Bb] [F]
How to play Keep Your Distance on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Richard Thompson - Keep Your Distance on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Keep Your Distance uses these transitions most often: Bb → F (16), C → Bb (15), and F → Bb (12). 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 - C chord transition.
1. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
2. C → Bb chord transition
To move from C to Bb;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
3. Bb → F chord transition
To move from Bb to F;
- While playing Bb, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. F → Dm chord transition
To move from F to Dm;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 2.
5. Dm → C chord transition
To move from Dm to C;
- While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Keep Your Distance chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Keep Your Distance.
- Keep Your Distance includes 77 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Keep Your Distance contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Keep Your Distance connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → C: 40%
- F → Dm: 5%
After Bb, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).- Bb → F: 34%
- Bb → C: 20%