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Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]Roll away your [G]stone I will roll away [D]mine, [D]together we can [G]see what we will [D]find [D]Don’t leave me [G]alone at this [D]time, [Am]for I am afraid of [G]what I will discover [D]inside

[D]You told me that [G]I would find a [D]hole, [D]within the fragile [G]substance of my [D]soul [D]And I have filled this [G]void with things [D]unreal, [A]and all the while my [G]character it [D]steals

[Dm]Darkness is a [G]harsh term don’t you [D]think, [G]yet it [A]dominates the things I [D]see

[D]It seems that all my [G]bridges have been [D]burned [D]But you say ‘That’s [G]exactly how this grace thing [D]works [D]It’s not the long walk [G]home that will change this [D]heart [A]But the welcome I [G]receive with every [D]start

[Dm]Darkness is a [G]harsh term don’t you [D]think, [G]yet it [A]dominates the things I [D]see [Dm]Darkness is a [G]harsh term don’t you [D]think, [G]yet it [A]dominates the things I [D]see

[D] [A] [G] [D] [D] [G] [A] [D] [D] [G]Stars [A]hide your [D]fires, [D]for these here are [G]my [D]desires

And [G]I won’t give them [A]up to you this time around, and [D]so [A]I’ll be [D]found [D]With my stake stuck [G]in this [D]ground, [G]marking the territory [A]of this newly impassioned [D]soul [G]Hide your [D]fires, [D]for these here are [G]my [D]desires

And [G]I won’t give them [A]up to you this time around, and [D]so [A]I’ll be [D]found [D]With my stake stuck [G]in this [D]ground, [G]marking the territory [A]of this newly impassioned [D]soul

[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] And [D]you, you’ve [G]gone too [A]far this [D]time, you [G]have neither [A]reason nor [D]rhyme

[G] [A] [G] [A] [D]With which to take this soul that is so rightfully mine

Album Sigh No More
Year 2009
Key D

How to Play Roll Away Your Stone on Ukulele?

Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A 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.
  • 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.

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

You can play Roll Away Your Stone with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.