Claire Jones Ukulele chords by Madilyn Mei

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
          F                    Dm
She’s an RN working for the weekends
         Bb                         F
He is back but she doubts he plans to stay
           Dm                A7
Another patient passed last week and she waits
Dm              F
In the driveway
          Dm*  C*   F*
To finish cry y y ing

Pre-chorus 1:
F             Dm
She’s Claire Jones
A7      Dm
Claire Jones
F       A7    Dm
Cla a a aire Jones
Dm      F
Claire Jones
A7       Dm
Claire Jones
F       A7    Dm
Cla a a aire Jones

Chorus 1:
N.C.          C                                     F
If you could change a single thing you'd change your name
         Dm                    C
A white rose in the desert drowning in the rain
          F               Dm
Oh, the desert used to be dry
              C                       F
But now the rain’s pouring from her eyes

F          Dm      A7      F
And Claire Jones, Claire Jones
Dm         F          C
You don't know your strength
Dm          F      C          F
But Claire Jones, don't you know
Dm          F      C          F
I long to be as strong someday

Verse 2:
F                             Dm
You're an RN working every weekend
Bb                       F
Paying time just to get your pay
Dm                                    F            A7
And you say that you're fine as you wait in the driveway
          Dm    C    F
To finish cry y y y ing

Chorus 2:
              C                 Dm
A wallflower till she goes outside
            F                    C
She hikes a mountain like it’s nothing
Dm
And dances in the sky
A7             F
Until her eyes dry
          Dm  C  F
Until her ey y y yes dry

F          Dm       A7     F
And Claire Jones, Claire Jones
Dm          C                  F
You’re sad your hair’s turned gray
Dm           F      C         F
But Claire Jones, don't you know
Dm               C      F
You’re gorgeous either way

Instrumental 1:
F Dm Bb F Dm A7 Dm F
Dm C F

Verse 3:
C            F     C                   Dm C
Only smiled once today to put on her blush
C                    F         C           Dm      C    C7
Did her hair then slipped on scrubs and left in a rush

C          F
There she goes

Dm       F
Claire Jones

F
Claire Jones

Outro:
C F C Dm C F X4