Don't Stop Believin Ukulele chords by Journey

• Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
• Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey (1981)
Words and Music by JONATHAN CAIN, NEAL SCHON, and STEVE PERRY

Intro:
strum pattern Du-Du-Du-Du with thumb and pointer finger over riff

Riff:
   C       G      Am       F          C      G         Em7    F
A|------------0-2-0---2-3-----2-3-|--------------0-2-------------|
E|-------0-3---------------1-------|-------0-3---------0----0-1--| x2
C|-0---2---------------------------|--0--2-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Verse 1:
C      G                Am            F
Just a small town girl,     living in a lonely world
C            G                    Em7   F
She took the midnight train going any---where
C      G         Am                     F
Just a city boy,     born and raised in South Detroit
C            G                    Em7   F
She took the midnight train going any---where


Instrumental:
Uke1 gradually increase volume over w/dist
   C                                  G
A|-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-|-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   Am                                F
A|-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-|-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-6p5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   C
(w/heavy reverb effect)
A|-/-11B-------11B-----\-|
E|---11B-------11B-----\-|
C|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|


Verse 2:
strum pattern Du-Du-Du-Du with thumb and pointer finger

C             G            Am
A singer in a smoky room
                    F
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
C                    G
For a smile they can share the night
        Em7           F           F ???? ????
It goes on and on and on and on


Bridge:
Strum Pattern - Uke2 Dd-Dd-Dd-Dd  Uke1 & Uke3 D-DU-UDU
F                  C
Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
F                       C
Their shadows searching in the night
F                    C
Streetlights people, living just to find emotion
F                          F      G ? C ?  G ? F ??
Hiding, somewhere in the night


Instrumental:
Uke1 also plays riff throughout Verse 3 Uke2 Dd-Dd-Dd-Dd Uke3 D-DU-UDU) x2

   C       G      Am       F          C      G         Em7    F
A|------------0-2-0---2-3-----2-3-|--------------0-2-------------|
E|-------0-3---------------1-------|-------0-3---------0----0-1--| x2
C|-0---2---------------------------|--0--2-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|


Verse 3:
Strum Pattern - Uke2 Dd-Dd-Dd-Dd  Uke3 D-DU-UDU

C               G            Am
Working hard to get my fill
          F
Everybody wants a thrill
       C           G
Payin' anything to roll the dice
     Em7      F
Just one more time
C              G
Some will win, some will lose
Am                F
Some were born to sing the blues
C             G
Oh, the movie never ends
        Em7           F          F ???? ????
It goes on and on and on and on


Bridge:
Strum Pattern - Uke2 Dd-Dd-Dd-Dd  Uke1 & Uke3 D-DU-UDU
F                  C
Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
F                       C
Their shadows searching in the night
F                    C
Streetlights people, living just to find emotion
F                          F      G ? C ?  G ? F ??
Hiding, somewhere in the night


[Instrumental Strum Pattern Uke2 Dd-Dd-Dd-Dd Uke3 D-DU-UDU

   C           G         Am            F
A|-11B-11--9-|-11B-11--|-11B---9-----|------------------|
E|-----------|---------|---------12--|-11--12--9--------|
C|-----------|---------|-------------|------------11--9-|
G|-----------|---------|-------------|------------------|
   C           G                 Em7        F
A|-11B-11--9-|-11B-11-9----12B-|-12B------|-12B----\-|
E|-----------|----------12-----|----------|----------|
C|-----------|-----------------|----------|----------|
G|-----------|-----------------|----------|----------|


Chorus:
Uke1 plays Riff until outro. Strum Pattern Uke2 Dd-Dd-Dd-Dd Uke3 D-DU-UDU

   C       G      Am       F          C      G         Em7    F
A|------------0-2-0---2-3-----2-3-|--------------0-2-------------|
E|-------0-3---------------1-------|-------0-3---------0----0-1--| x3
C|-0---2---------------------------|--0--2-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|


C             G        Am
Don't stop believing
               F
Hold on to the feeling
C            G       Em7
Streetlights people
       F
Oh ho, Oooooooooooooooh


C             G        Am
Don't stop believing
                  F
Hold on Hold Hold Onnnnnnn
C            G       Em7
Streetlights people
       F
Oh ho, Oooooooooooooooh


C             G        Am
Don't stop believing
               F
Hold on to the feeling
C            G       Em7
Streetlights people
       F
Oh ho, Oooooooooooooooh


Outro:
C ?    C ?
Don't Stop


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Legend
\ = Slide down
P = pull off left hand
B = bend strings
? = Single Strum
D = downward strum
u = upward strum, less emphasis
d = downward strum, less emphasis

Example:
G   C C G   F F D   D U   U D U   U D   D U D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Listen to the song for timing on the strum patterns.

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