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Meatloaf - Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad Ukulele Chords

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ChordsG, G7, Em7, Am, D7, C, Am7, D, F, Bm, Cdim, Amadd9
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Cdim chord diagram Fingering: 5-3-2-3 Base fret 2.Ukulele Cdim chord diagram
  • Ukulele Amadd9 chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-2Ukulele Amadd9 chord diagram

[Opening]
[G] [G7] [Em7] [Am] [D7]
[G]Baby we can talk all [G7]night [C]but that ain’t gettin us [G]nowhere
I’ve [G]told you [G7]everything I [Em7]possibly can
[Am7]There’s nothing left in[D]side of here
And [G]maybe you can cry all [G7]night

[section 2]
But [C]that’ll never change the [G]way that I feel
The snow is [G7]really piling [Em7]up outside
I [Am7]wish you wouldn’t make me [D]leave here
[C]I poured it on and [D7]I [G]poured it out [Am] [G]

[section 3]
[C]I tried to show you [D7]just how [G]much I care [Am] [G]
[C]I’m tired of words and [D7]I’m too [G]hoarse to [Em7]shout
[F]But you’ve been cold to me so long
I’m crying [C]icicles instead of [D7]tears
And [C]all I can [D7]do is [C]keep on [D7]telling you

[chorus]
I [G]want you I [Em7]need you
But there [C]ain’t no [D7]way I’m [Bm]ever gonna [Em7]love you
Now [Am]don’t be sad cause [C]two out of [Cdim]three ain’t [Em7]bad
Now [Am]don’t be sad cause [C]two out of [Cdim]three ain’t [G]bad

[section 4]
You’ll [C]never find your gold [D7]on a [G]sandy beach [Am] [G]
You’ll [C]never drill for oil [D7]on a [G]city street [Am] [G]
I know you’re [C]looking for a ruby [D7]in a [G]mountain of rocks
But there [F]ain’t no coupe de ville
hiding at the bottom of a [D]crackerjack box

[section 5]
[Bm]I can’t lie I can’t tell you that I’m [C]something I’m not
No matter how I try I’ll [Bm]never be able to give you something
[C]Something that I just haven’t [D7]got

[section 6]
Now there is [G]only one girl that I will [G7]ever love
And that was [C]so many years a[G]go
And [G]though I know I’ll [G7]never get her [Em7]out of my heart
She never [Amadd9]loved me back [D]ooh I know
Well I re[G]member how she left me on a [G7]stormy night

[Closing]
She [C]kissed me and got out of our [G]bed
And though I [G]pleaded and I [G7]begged her not to [Em7]walk out that door
She [Amadd9]packed her bags and turned right a[D]way
And she [C]kept on [D7]telling me she [C]kept on [D7]telling me
She [C]kept on [D]telling me

[chorus]
I [G]want you I [Em7]need you
But there [C]ain’t no [D7]way I’m [Bm]ever gonna [Em7]love you
Now [Am]don’t be sad cause [C]two out of [Cdim]three ain’t [Em7]bad
Now [Am]don’t be sad cause [C]two out of [Cdim]three ain’t [G]bad

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ArtistMeatloaf
AlbumBat Out of Hell
GenresRock, Soft Rock
Year1978
KeyG

How to play Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Meatloaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad on ukulele requires 12 chords and 29 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad uses these transitions most often: C → D7 (14), D7 → G (9), and G → G7 (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - G7 chord transition.

1. G → G7 chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram

To move from G to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
G to G7

2. G7 → Em7 chord transition

Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram
Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram

To move from G7 to Em7;

  1. While playing G7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
G7 to Em7

3. Em7 → Am chord transition

Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from Em7 to Am;

  1. While playing Em7, lift your index finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
Em7 to Am

4. Am → D7 chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram

To move from Am to D7;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
Am to D7

5. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

6. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C;

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

7. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

8. Em7 → Am7 chord transition

To move from Em7 to Am7;

  1. While playing Em7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.

9. Am7 → D chord transition

To move from Am7 to D;

  1. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

10. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

11. D → C chord transition

To move from D to C;

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

12. C → D7 chord transition

To move from C to D7;

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

13. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

14. G → Em7 chord transition

To move from G to Em7;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

15. Em7 → F chord transition

To move from Em7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

16. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

17. Em7 → C chord transition

To move from Em7 to C;

  1. While playing Em7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

18. D7 → Bm chord transition

To move from D7 to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to G string fret 4.

19. Bm → Em7 chord transition

To move from Bm to Em7;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

20. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

21. C → Cdim chord transition

To move from C to Cdim;

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 5.

22. Cdim → Em7 chord transition

To move from Cdim to Em7;

  1. While playing Cdim, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

23. Cdim → G chord transition

To move from Cdim to G;

  1. While playing Cdim, lift your pinky from G string fret 5.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

24. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

25. F → D chord transition

To move from F to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

26. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.

27. Bm → C chord transition

To move from Bm to C;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your index finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

28. Em7 → Amadd9 chord transition

To move from Em7 to Amadd9;

  1. While playing Em7, lift your index finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 2.

29. Amadd9 → D chord transition

To move from Amadd9 to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad.

  • Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad includes 111 chord transitions, 29 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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