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Louis Armstrong - Life Is So Peculiar Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Am7, D7, G7, C7, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am7] [D7] [G7] Oh, [G]life [G7]is so peculiar [C7]You get so wet in the [G7]rain [Am7]You get so warm in the [D7]sunshine [G]It doesn’t [D7]pay to com[G]plain

[G]When I get up each mornin’ there’s [G7]nothin’ to breathe but air [C7]When I look in the mirror there’s nothin’ to comb but hair [A7]When I sit down to breakfast there’s nothin’ to eat but food [D7]Life is so peculiar

But you can’t stay home and brood oh, [G]life is so [G7]peculiar [C7]The desert’s only got [G7]sand, [Am7]the ocean’s only got [D7]water [G]You never [D7]know where you [G]stand

[G]When I go out to dinner there’s [G7]nothin’ to wear but clothes [C7]Whenever I get sleepy, there’s nothin’ to do but doze [A7]Whenever I get thirsty there’s nothin’ to do but drink [D7]Life is so peculiar that it makes you stop and think

Yes, [G]life [G7]is so peculiar [C7]A fork belongs with a [G7]knife; [Am7]Corned beef is lost without [D7]cabbage [B7]A husband should have a [E7]wife [Am7]Life is [Em7]so pe[C]culiar [A7]But as [D7]every[A7]body [D7]says “That’s [G]life”

“[D7]That’s [G]life”

Artist Louis Armstrong
Album Single
Genres Jazz
Year 1950
Key Am7

How to Play Life Is So Peculiar on Ukulele?

Louis Armstrong - Life Is So Peculiar can be played in the key of Am7 using the Am7, D7, G7, C7, G chords.

  • For Am7, To play Am7, leave G, C, E, A open.
  • For D7, To play D7, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave G open.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.

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

You can play Life Is So Peculiar with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.