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Carpenters - Solitaire Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, Bm, A7, A, F#m, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]There was a man [Bm]a lonely man [A7]Who lost his love through his indiffe[D]rence A heart that cared [Bm]that went unshared [A7]Until it died within his [D]silence [A]

And [D]solitaire’s the only game in [F#m]town And [Bm]every road that takes him takes him down And [Em]by himself it’s easy to pre[A]tend He’ll never [D]love again [A]

And [D]keeping to himself he plays the [F#m]game With[Bm]out her love it always ends the same While [Em]life goes on around him every[A]where He’s playing [D]solitaire [A7]

[D]A little hope [Bm]goes up in smoke [A7]Just how it goes goes without [D]saying There was a man [Bm]a lonely man [A7]Who would command the hand [D]he’s playing [A]

Artist Carpenters
Album Horizon
Genres Pop
Year 1975
Key D

How to Play Solitaire on Ukulele?

Carpenters - Solitaire can be played in the key of D using the D, Bm, A7, A, F#m, Em chords.

  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave 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.
  • For A7, To play A7, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave G, E, 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 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 Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.

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

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