Jaymes Young - What Should I Do Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am] [C]Summertime has gone away
[Em]The west coast is [D]colder
[Am]I watch our [C]love start to fade
[Em]Like freckles on your [G]shoulder
[chorus]
I’m driving this [Am]car, off the Golden Gate [D]bridge
Gonna [Em]hit the waves, [G]I’ll set the house on [Am]
Fire, watch it burn [D]down, if you [Em]go away [G]
[chorus]
I’ll scream and [C]shout it can’t be [D]true
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
I’ll lose my [C]head, I’ll make the [D]news
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
[chorus]
What should I [Am]do? [C]When I [Em]wake up without [D]you
What should I [Am]do? [C]When I [Em]wake up without [G]you
[section 2]
[Am]I’m not [C]afraid to die in vain
[Em]Love is a [D]madness
[Am]And when it [C]dies, I cut my veins
[Em]To break up the [G]sadness
[chorus]
I’m driving this [Am]car off the Golden Gate [D]bridge
Gonna [Em]hit the waves, [G]I’ll set the world on [Am]
Fire, watch it burn [D]down, if you [Em]go away [G]
[chorus]
I’ll scream and [C]shout it can’t be [D]true
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
I’ll lose my [C]head, I’ll make the [D]news
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
[chorus]
What should I [Am]do? [C]When I [Em]wake up without [D]you.
What should I [Am]do? [C]When I [Em]wake up without [G]you.
[section 3]
[Am] [Em]Broken [D]glass. Broken hearts
[D] [Em]Take me [Am]back to the start
[Am] [Em]Broken [D]glass. Making scars
[D] [Em]Take me back [Am]
[chorus]
I’ll scream and [C]shout it can’t be [D]true
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
I’ll lose my [C]head, I’ll make the [D]news
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. That’s what I’ll [G]do!
[chorus]
I’ll scream and [C]shout it can’t be [D]true
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
I’ll lose my [C]head, I’ll make the [D]news
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
[Closing]
What should I [Am]do? [C]If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone
What should I [D]do? What should I [Am]do?
[C]If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone
What should I [D]do? What should I [Am] [Em]do? [D]
[outro]
[D] [Em] [A]
How to play What Should I Do on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Jaymes Young - What Should I Do on ukulele requires 6 chords and 10 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 Should I Do uses these transitions most often: Em → G (16), D → Em (15), and Am → 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 Am - C chord transition.
1. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
2. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
3. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
4. D → Am chord transition
To move from D to Am;
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
5. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
6. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
7. 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.
8. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
9. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
10. Em → A chord transition
To move from Em to A;
- While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
What Should I Do chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in What Should I Do.
- What Should I Do includes 101 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- What Should I Do contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how What Should I Do connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).
- Em → G: 18%
- Em → D: 17%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → Em: 17%
- D → Am: 4%