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ABBA - Waterloo Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, E7, A, G, A7, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D]My, my, at [E7]Waterloo Na[A]poleon [G]did su[A]rrender Oh [D]yeah, and [E7]I have met my [A]desti[G]ny In [D]quite a [A]similar [Bm]way The [Bm]history book on the shelf Is [E7]always repeating it[A]self [G] [D] [A7]

[D]Waterloo, I was defeated, you [G]won the war [A]Waterloo, Promise to love you for [D]ever more [A] [D]Waterloo, Couldn’t escape if I [G]wanted to [A]Waterloo, Knowing my fate is to [D]be with you, [D]Wo, wo, wo, wo [A]Waterloo, Finally facing my [D]Waterloo

[D]My, my, I [E7]tried to hold you [A]back but [G]You were [A]stronger Oh [D]yeah, and [E7]now it seems my [A]only [G]chance is [D]Giving [A]up the [Bm]fight And [Bm]how could I ever refuse I [E7]feel like I win when I [A]lose [G] [D] [A7]

[D]Waterloo, I was defeated, you [G]won the war [A]Waterloo, Promise to love you for [D]ever more [A] [D]Waterloo, Couldn’t escape if I [G]wanted to [A]Waterloo, Knowing my fate is to [D]be with you, [D]Wo, wo, wo, wo [A]Waterloo, Finally facing my [D]Waterloo

And [Bm]how could I ever refuse I [E7]feel like I win when I [A]lose [G] [D] [A7]

[D]Waterloo, I was defeated, you [G]won the war [A]Waterloo, Promise to love you for [D]ever more [A] [D]Waterloo, Couldn’t escape if I [G]wanted to [A]Waterloo, Knowing my fate is to [D]be with you, [D]Wo, wo, wo, wo [A]Waterloo, Finally facing my [D]Waterloo [A]Waterloo, Finally facing my [D]Waterloo

Artist ABBA
Album Waterloo
Genres Europop, Pop
Year 1973
Key D

How to Play Waterloo on Ukulele?

ABBA - Waterloo can be played in the key of D using the D, E7, A, G, A7, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For E7, To play E7, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave E 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 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 A7, To play A7, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave G, 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 Waterloo with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.