Billie Eilish - Wish You Were Gay 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 D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram
[Opening]
Baby [Am]I don’t feel so [D]good, six words you [G]never under[Em]stood
“I’ll never [Am]let you go”, five [D]words you’ll never [G]say (awww) [Em]
I laugh [Am]alone like nothing’s [D]wrong, four days has [G7]never felt so [Em]long
If three’s a [Am]crowd and two was us, [D]one slipped [G]away
[chorus]
[Am]I just wanna [D]make you feel [G7]okay.
[Em] [D] [G]But [Am]all you do is [D]look the other [G7]way, mmm-mm
[Em] [D] [G] [Am]I can’t tell you [D]how much I wish I didn’t [G7]wanna stay.
[Em] [D] [G] [Am]I just kinda [D]wish you were gay. [G]
[section 2]
Is there a [Am]reason we’re not [D]through, is there a [G7]twelve step just for you?[Em]
Our conver[Am]sation’s all in [D]blue, eleven [G7]”heys” (hey, hey, hey, [Em]hey)
Ten fingers [Am]tearing out my [D]hair, nine times you [G7]never made it [Em]there
I ate [Am]alone at seven, you were [D]six minutes away [G]
[chorus]
[Am]I just wanna [D]make you feel [G7]okay.
[Em] [D] [G]But [Am]all you do is [D]look the other [G7]way, mmm-mm
[Em] [D] [G] [Am]I can’t tell you [D]how much I wish I didn’t [G7]wanna stay.
[Em] [D] [G] [Am]I just kinda [D]wish you were gay. [G]
[Closing]
To spare my [Am]pride, [D]to give your lack of [G7]interest an expla[Em]nation.
Don’t [D]say I’m [G]not [Am]your type,
[D]Just say that I’m not your pre[G7]ferred sexual orien[Em]tation.
[D]I’m [G]so selfish, [D]but you make me [G7]feel helpless, yeah.
[Em]And [D]I [G]can’t [Am]stand another day, [Am] [D]stand another day.
[chorus]
[Am]I just wanna [D]make you feel [G7]okay.
[Em] [D] [G]But [Am]all you do is [D]look the other [G7]way, mmm-mm
[Em] [D] [G] [Am]I can’t tell you [D]how much I wish I didn’t [G7]wanna stay.
[Em] [D] [G] [Am]I just kinda [D]wish you were gay. [G]
How to play Wish You Were Gay on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Billie Eilish - Wish You Were Gay on ukulele requires 5 chords and 8 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.
Wish You Were Gay uses these transitions most often: Am → D (23), D → G (19), and D → G7 (16). 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 - D chord transition.
1. Am → D chord transition
To move from Am to D;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
2. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
3. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
4. 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.
5. D → G7 chord transition
To move from D to G7;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
6. G7 → Em chord transition
To move from G7 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 A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
7. 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.
8. 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.
Wish You Were Gay chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Wish You Were Gay.
- Wish You Were Gay includes 111 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Wish You Were Gay contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Wish You Were Gay connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → Am: 4%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → D: 7%