How to Play Suicide Is Painless on Ukulele?

Johnny Mandel - Suicide Is Painless can be played in the key of Em7 using the Em7, A7, D, Bm, G7, F#m chords. For Em7, To play Em7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open. For A7, To play A7, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave G, E, A open. 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 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Suicide Is Painless with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Johnny Mandel - Suicide Is Painless Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Em7, A7, D, Bm, G7, F#m

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em7]Through early morning [A7]fog I see, [D]visions of the [Bm]things to be The [Em]pains that are with [A7]held for me, I [D]realize and [Bm7]I can see [B7] That [Em7]suicide is [A7]painless, it [D]brings on many [Bm7]changes And [G7]I can [F#m]take or [Em]leave it [A7]if I [Bm]please [Bm]

I [Em7]try to find a [A7]way to make [D]all our little [Bm]joys relate [Em]Without that ever [A7]present hate. But [D]now I know that [Bm7]it’s too late, and [B7]that [Em7]suicide is [A7]painless it [D]brings on many [Bm7]changes And [G7]I can [F#m]take or [Em]leave it [A7]if I [Bm]please [Bm]

The [Em7]game of life is [A7]hard to play, [D]I’m gonna lose it [Bm7]anyway [Em]The losing card I’ll [A7]someday lay, so [D]this is all I have to [Bm7]say [B7] That [Em7]suicide is [A7]painless, it [D]brings on many [Bm7]changes And [G7]I can [F#m]take or [Em]leave it [A7]if I [Bm]please [Bm]

[Em7]The only way to win is [A7]cheat And [D]lay it down [Bm7]before I’m beat And [Em]to another [A7]give my seat For [D]that’s the only painless [Bm7]feat [B7] That [Em7]suicide is [A7]painless, it [D]brings on many [Bm7]changes And [G7]I can [F#m]take or [Em]leave it [A7]if I [Bm]please [Bm]

The [Em7]sword of time will [A7]pierce our skins It [D]doesn’t hurt when [Bm7]it begins But [Em]as it works its [A7]way on in The [D]pain grows [Bm7]stronger watch it grin,[B7] That [Em7]suicide is [A7]painless, it [D]brings on many [Bm7]changes And [G7]I can [F#m]take or [Em]leave it [A7]if I [Bm]please [Bm]

A [Em7]brave man once [A7]requested me To [D]answer questions [Bm7]that are key Is [Em]it to be or [A7]not to be ? And [D]I replied “Oh, [Bm7]why ask me?” [B7] That [Em7]suicide is [A7]painless, it [D]brings on many [Bm7]changes And [G7]I can [F#m]take or [Em]leave it [A7]if I [Bm]please [Bm]

And you can [F#m]do the [Em]same thing, [A7]if you [Bm]please [Bm]

Artist Johnny Mandel

Album M*A*S*H (Original Soundtrack Recording)

Genres Pop

Year 1970

Key Em7

Johnny Mandel - Suicide Is Painless can be played in the key of Em7 using the Em7, A7, D, Bm, G7, F#m chords.

For Em7, To play Em7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
For A7, To play A7, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave G, E, A open.
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 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 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.

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

You can play Suicide Is Painless with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.