(Simple Version - for advanced alternate chords, scroll to the bottom) Intro (2x): A, C#m7, Bm7 Verse 1: A C#m7 I was a girl … a girl without a name Bm7 Bought a one-way ticket on a going nowhere train (choo choo) A C#m7 I was falling fast and there was nothing to grab Bm7 I reached for my man, but found one-night stands A C#m7 I couldn’t catch my breath, I had nowhere to land Bm7 For three damn days, I played with the damned, yeah A C#m7 I had the devil on my shoulder whisperin’ lies, now I’m older Bm7 I was mixed up, but it feels like a new day is comin’ Chorus(2x): A C#m7 I’ll start all over, I’ll start all over Bm7 A new day, a new day, yeah Verse 2: (A, C#m7, Bm7) I took a dive into the deep blue sea And swam as fast as my broken heart could carry me Yeah, there was a storm (there was a storm) Yeah, there was a war (there was a war) I left behind the tears I cried on a desert pirate shore I couldn’t catch my breath, I had nowhere to stand Just me and my machete, she was all that I had, yeah I found myself in a bubble, got myself in some trouble I was knocked down, but it feels like a new day is comin’ Repeat Chorus (2x): Bridge: Bmadd9 C#m7 F#m I know it’s time, ‘cause I hear the songbirds hummin’ Bm7 C#m7 E7 And I know it’s time, ‘cause I can’t stop my fingers from strummin’, I hear it comin’ yeah Instrumental: (A, C#m7, Bm7) Chorus (4x): … Startin’ over -------------------- Ukulele Chords: A (2100) C#m7 (4444) Bm7 (2222) Bmadd9 (4224) F#m (2120) E7 (1202) or (4242) Alternate Ukulele Chords: For the verses & chorus, instead of playing (A, C#m7, Bm7), play (A, E5, D5) or (A, Amaj7, Dmaj7) E5 (4402) Amaj7 (1100) D5 (2200) Dmaj7 (2224) Guitar Chords: For the verses & chorus, instead of playing (A, C#m7, Bm7), play (A, E/G#, Dsus2/F#) A (507650) E/G# (4X6450) Dsus2/F# (2X4230)
What are the strumming patterns?