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Gilbert O’Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) Ukulele Chords

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ChordsF, Am7, Gm7, C7, Am, C, Cm, D7, Bbm7, Dm, E7, Fmaj7, Bbm, G, D, F#m, B7
Strumming↓-↓↑

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[Opening]
[F] [Am7] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
[F]In a little while from now,
If I’m [Am]not [C]feeling any [Am7]less sour
I [Cm]promised myself to treat myself
And [Am]visit a nearby [D7]tower,

[section 2]
And [Gm7]climbing to the top,
Will [Bbm7]throw myself off
In an [F]effort to make it [F]clear to who
ever [Dm]what it’s like when your [E7]shattered

[section 3]
Left [Am7]standing in the lurch, at a [Cm]church
Where people’re [D7]saying,
“My [Gm7]God that’s tough, she stood him up!
No [Bbm7]point in us remaining.
We [F]may as well go [Fmaj7]home.”
As [Am7]I did on my [D7]own,
A[Gm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly

[section 4]
To [F]think that only yesterday,
I was [Am7]cheerful, bright and gay,
Looking [Cm]forward to, but who wouldn’t do,
The [Am]role I was about to [D7]play

[section 5]
But as [Gm7]if to knock me down,
Re[Bbm7]ality came around
And [F]without so much as a [F]mere touch,
Cut me [Dm]into little [E7]pieces

[section 6]
[Am7]Leaving me to doubt,
Talk a[Cm]bout God and His [D7]mercy
Who [Gm7]if He really does exist
Why did He de[Bbm]sert me
[Fmaj7]In my hour of [F]need?
I [Am7]truly am in[D7]deed,
A[Gm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly
should be key change here up 1 tone omitted
It [G]seems to me that there are more hearts
[D]broken in the world that can’t be [F#m]mended [B7]
Left una[G]ttended
What do we [Gm7]do? What do we [F#m]do?
A[Bbm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly

[chorus]
Now [F]looking back over the years,
And what[Am]ever [C]else that [Am7]appears
I re[Cm]member I cried when my father died
Never [Am]wishing to hide the [D7]tears

[chorus]
And at [Gm7]sixty five years old,
My [Bbm]mother, God rest her soul,
Couldn’t [F]understand, why the [F]only man
She [Dm]had ever loved had been [E7]taken

[section 7]
[Am]Leaving her to start with a [Cm]heart
So badly bro[D7]ken
De[Gm7]spite encouragement from me
No [Bbm7]words were ever spoken

[section 8]
And [F]when she passed a[Fmaj7]way
I [Am]cried and cried all [D7]day
A[Bbm7]lone again, natura[Am7]lly [D7]
A[Bbm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly

[section 9]
A[Bbm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly

[chorus]
Now [F]looking back over the years,
And what[Am]ever [C]else that [Am7]appears
I re[Cm]member I cried when my father died
Never [Am]wishing to hide the [D7]tears

[chorus]
And at [Gm7]sixty five years old,
My [Bbm]mother, God rest her soul,
Couldn’t [F]understand, why the [F]only man
She [Dm]had ever loved had been [E7]taken

[Closing]
[Am]Leaving her to start with a [Cm]heart
So badly bro[D7]ken
De[Gm7]spite encouragement from me
No [Bbm7]words were ever spoken
And [F]when she passed a[Fmaj7]way
I [Am]cried and cried all [D7]day
A[Bbm7]lone again, natura[Am7]lly [D7]
A[Bbm7]lone again, [C7]natura[F]lly

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ArtistGilbert O'Sullivan
AlbumHimself
GenresPop
Year1971
KeyF
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Alone Again on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again on ukulele requires 17 chords and 36 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.

Alone Again uses these transitions most often: D7 → Gm7 (10), C7 → F (7), and Am → D7 (6). 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 F - Am7 chord transition.

1. F → Am7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram

To move from F to Am7;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
F to Am7

2. Am7 → Gm7 chord transition

Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram

To move from Am7 to Gm7;

  1. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
Am7 to Gm7

3. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

To move from Gm7 to C7;

  1. While playing Gm7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
Gm7 to C7

4. C7 → F chord transition

Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

To move from C7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
C7 to F

5. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

6. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

7. C → Am7 chord transition

To move from C to Am7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.

8. Am7 → Cm chord transition

To move from Am7 to Cm;

  1. Place index finger on C string fret 3.

9. Cm → Am chord transition

To move from Cm to Am;

  1. While playing Cm, lift your index finger from C string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

10. Am → D7 chord transition

To move from Am to D7;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

11. D7 → Gm7 chord transition

To move from D7 to Gm7;

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

12. Gm7 → Bbm7 chord transition

To move from Gm7 to Bbm7;

  1. While playing Gm7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.

13. Bbm7 → F chord transition

To move from Bbm7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

14. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

15. Dm → E7 chord transition

To move from Dm to E7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

16. E7 → Am7 chord transition

To move from E7 to Am7;

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

17. Cm → D7 chord transition

To move from Cm to D7;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

18. F → Fmaj7 chord transition

To move from F to Fmaj7;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on C string fret 4.

19. Fmaj7 → Am7 chord transition

To move from Fmaj7 to Am7;

  1. While playing Fmaj7, first lift your index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.

20. Am7 → D7 chord transition

To move from Am7 to D7;

  1. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

21. Gm7 → Bbm chord transition

To move from Gm7 to Bbm;

  1. While playing Gm7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 3.

22. Bbm → Fmaj7 chord transition

To move from Bbm to Fmaj7;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on C string fret 4.

23. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

24. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.

25. D → F#m chord transition

To move from D to F#m;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on E string fret 2.

26. F#m → B7 chord transition

To move from F#m to B7;

  1. While playing F#m, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 3.

27. B7 → G chord transition

To move from B7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

28. G → Gm7 chord transition

To move from G to Gm7;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.

29. Gm7 → F#m chord transition

To move from Gm7 to F#m;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

30. F#m → Bbm7 chord transition

To move from F#m to Bbm7;

  1. While playing F#m, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.

31. Bbm7 → C7 chord transition

To move from Bbm7 to C7;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.

32. Bbm → F chord transition

To move from Bbm to F;

  1. While playing Bbm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

33. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am;

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

34. Fmaj7 → Am chord transition

To move from Fmaj7 to Am;

  1. While playing Fmaj7, first lift your index finger, ring finger, and pinky.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

35. D7 → Bbm7 chord transition

To move from D7 to Bbm7;

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.

36. Bbm7 → Am7 chord transition

To move from Bbm7 to Am7;

  1. While playing Bbm7, lift your index finger from G string fret 1.

Alone Again chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Alone Again.

  • Alone Again includes 113 chord transitions, 36 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Alone Again contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Alone Again connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Am: 11%
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → Gm7: 1%
    • D7 → Bbm7: 0%
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