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Tuning: D G B E (D G B E)
Tabs and chords for the baritone ukulele transcribed from orla's yt video!
Fingerpicking stuff is an octave higher than the original but the chords should match well!
Lyrics probably aren't perfectly alligned to the tabs
Chords:
Bm 4432
A* 7655
G* 5433
Intro:
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--------2------2-----2----------------------|
Verse 1:
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
Last night i smoked a cigarette
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--------2------2-----2----------------------|
My dad would have been so upset
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
Then we got tattoos by the coast
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--------2------2-----2----------------------|
And i just stood there like a ghost Maybe i'm an...
Pre-Chorus:
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
...old soul trapped in a young body maybe you don't
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--------2------2-----2----------------------|
really want me there at your birthday party i'll be
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
there in the corner, thinking right over
E|------2-----3------2------------------2---------|
B|----3----------------------3------3-------------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0-------------------------|
D|------------------------------2-----------------|
every single word of the conversation we just had
Chorus:
D
So why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
Gmaj7 Em
Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
D
Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
Gmaj7 Em
why am I like this?
Verse 2:
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
I saw a girl crying on the train
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--------2------2-----2----------------------|
Gin and tonic from a can to ease the pain
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
But i never asked if she was ok
E|------2-----3------2-----------------2-----|
B|----3----------------------3------3--------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0--------------------|
D|------------------------------2------------|
She just got up and walked away oooooh
Bridge:
Bm A* Em
It's like I'm looking down from the ceiling above
G*
Never in the moment, never giving enough
Bm A* Em
Letβs go out and shout the words we never said
G*
I got my mistakes on loop inside my head, inside my head
Chorus:
D
So why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
Gmaj7 Em
Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
D
Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
Gmaj7 Em
why am I like this?
D
So why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
Gmaj7 Em
Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
D
Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I like this? Why am I...
Gmaj7 Em
why am I like this? Maybe i'm an...
Outro:
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
...old soul trapped in a young body maybe you don't
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--------2------2-----2----------------------|
really want me there ... i'll be
E|------2-----3------2----------------2------3-----2-------------------------|
B|----3----------------------3------3---------------------3------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0------0------0------0-------0-------0------0---------------------|
there in the corner, thinking right over
E|------2-----3------2------------------2---------|
B|----3----------------------3------3-------------|
G|-0-------0-----0------0-------------------------|
D|------------------------------2-----------------|
every single word of the conversation we just had
Other versions of this song
- Why Am I Like This Ukulele (Ver2) (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025