Darius Rucker - What God Wants For Christmas Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Fm chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
[Opening]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C]Old man [C7]playing Santa Claus, [F]blue in a town [Fm]with old Jack Frost
Now he’s [Em]handing out [Am]candy canes and [Dm]smiles for [G]free
[C]People scoring [C7]with their lists, [F]rushing around to [Fm]buy those gifts that will
[Em]End up [Am]wrapped up [Dm]underneath the [G]tree
[Gm]I’m sitting at this [C]red light [F]looking at a manger [Fm]scene
Watching [Em]snowflakes kiss [Am]that baby, and [Dm]it makes me [G]think
I wonder [C]what God [Am]wants for [Dm]Christmas [G]
[C]Something that you [C7]can’t find in [F]a [Fm]store
Maybe [Em]peace on [Am]earth, no more [Dm]empty seats [Bb]in church
Might [Dm]be what’s on His [G]wishlist, I wonder [Fm]what God [Bb]wants for [C]Christmas
[Closing]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G] [C] [C7] [F] [Fm] [Em] [Am] [Dm] [G]
[Fm]What do you [Bb]give [Em]someone, [Am] [Dm]who give His [G]only [C]Son
[Fm]What if we [Bb]believe in [Em]Him, [Dm]like He believes [G]in us
I wonder [C]what God [Am]wants for [Dm] [G]Christmas
[C]What might put a [C7]smile on His [F]face [Fm]
Every [Em]bible with no [Am]dust, the [Dm]devil [Bb]given up
[Dm]Might be [Em]what’s on His [Dm]wishlist [G]
I wonder what [Fm]God w[Bb]ants for [C]Christmas
[Gm]What kind of [C]gift from you [F]and me [Fm]
More [Em]sister, more [Am]brother, more [Dm]loving one [Bb]another
Yeah, I [Dm]wonder, I [G]wonder what [F]God [Fm]wants
By [Em]now we oughta [Am]know what [Dm]God wants [G]for [C]Christmas
[outro]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G] [C] [C7] [F] [Fm] [Em] [Am] [Dm] [G] [C]
How to play What God Wants For Christmas on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Darius Rucker - What God Wants For Christmas on ukulele requires 10 chords and 20 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.
What God Wants For Christmas uses these transitions most often: Dm → G (16), Am → Dm (15), and G → C (11). 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 C - Am chord transition.
1. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
2. Am → Dm chord transition
To move from Am to Dm;
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 2.
3. Dm → G chord transition
To move from Dm to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
4. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
5. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
6. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
7. F → Fm chord transition
To move from F to Fm;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on A string fret 3.
8. Fm → Em chord transition
To move from Fm to Em;
- While playing Fm, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger on E string from fret 1 to fret 3.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
9. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
10. G → Gm chord transition
To move from G to Gm;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on E string fret 3.
11. Gm → C chord transition
To move from Gm to C;
- While playing Gm, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
12. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
13. Dm → Bb chord transition
To move from Dm to Bb;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
14. G → Fm chord transition
To move from G to Fm;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on A string fret 3.
15. Fm → Bb chord transition
To move from Fm to Bb;
- While playing Fm, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 1 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
16. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C;
- While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
17. Bb → Em chord transition
To move from Bb to Em;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
18. C → Fm chord transition
To move from C to Fm;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on A string fret 3.
19. Em → Dm chord transition
To move from Em to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on C string from fret 4 to fret 2.
20. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
What God Wants For Christmas chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in What God Wants For Christmas.
- What God Wants For Christmas includes 115 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- What God Wants For Christmas contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how What God Wants For Christmas connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
- Dm → G: 16%
- Dm → Bb: 9%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → F: 16%
- C → Am: 10%