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Sam Smith - Restart Ukulele Chords

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

[D] [E] [F#m] [D] [A] [E] It was a [D]Monday night when you [E]told me it [F#m]was over babe [D] [A] [E] And by the [D]Friday night, I [E]knew that I [F#m]would be okay [D] [A] [E] Don’t say it was a [D]good thing [E] [F#m] Don’t say it was the [D]right thing to [A]do [E] Don’t say it was the [D]best thing for the [E]both of[F#m]us When [G]I’m the one playing the [E]fool

What do you [D]want from me when [E]I just [F#m]wanna restart [D] [A] [E] You keep coming [D]back for me when [E]You’re the one who [F#m]tore us apart[D] [A] [E]

And the [D]truth is I’m better [A]on my [E]own And [G]I’m the one to leave it [E]apart So let me [D]restart [E] [F#m] So let me [D]restart [A] [E] So let me [D]restart [E] [F#m] [D] [A] [E]

You’ve been [D]lighting up my phone Worried [E]that I’ll be [F#m]alone tonight [D] [A] [E] Wanna [D]make sure that I’m fine But [E]baby you’re not [F#m]on my [D]mind, no [A]more [E] I know it was the [D]best thing for the [E]both of [F#m]us Cause [G]you’re the one who looks like a [E]fool

What do you [D]want from me when [E]I just [F#m]wanna [D]restart [A] [E] You keep coming [D]back for me when [E]you’re The one who [F#m]tore us apart[D] [A] [E]

And the [D]truth is I’m better [A]on my [E]own And [G]I’m the one to leave it [E]apart So let me [D]restart [E] [F#m] So let me [D]restart [A] [E] So let me [D]restart [E] [F#m] [D] [A] [E] [D] [E] [F#m] So l[D]et me[A]res[E]tart

What do you [D]want from me when [E]I just [F#m]wanna [D]restart [A] [E] You keep coming [D]back for me when [E]you’re The one who [F#m]tore us apart[D] [A] [E]

And the [D]truth is I’m better [A]on my [E]own And [G]I’m the one to leave it [E]apart So let me [D]restart [E] [F#m] [D] [A] [E] So let me [D]restart [E] [F#m] [D] [A] [E] So let me [D]restart [E] [F#m] So let me [D]restart [A] [E] So let me [D]restart [E] [F#m] Hmmmm [D] [A] [E]

Artist Sam Smith
Album In the Lonely Hour
Genres Pop, R&B
Year 2014
Key D

How to Play Restart on Ukulele?

Sam Smith - Restart can be played in the key of D using the D, E, F#m, A, C chords.

  • 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.
  • 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 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 C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.

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

You can play Restart with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.