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Zara Larsson - Carry You Home Ukulele Chords

ChordsEm, D, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmDCCDEmEmDCCDEm
EmI’vebeenknockedDdown,
I’vebeenClost,withtheCgroundshakingDundermyEmfeet
EmIgaveitDalltoCsomeone,who’dCsaidDfire,Emrun
EmI’vebeenI’veDbeenthroughtheCdays,whenCbrightloveDturnsintoEmhate
YouEmbendandyouDbendtil’youCbreak,til’theClightDallEmgone
EmWhentheoneyouDcareforjustCtakesitall,CwashingyouDdownlikeaEmwaterfall
EmYoulosetheDwayandyouChitthewall,I’dCbetheone,I’dDbetheone,I’dEmbetheone
TocarryyouEmhome,DwhenCitChurtslikeyou’veDcrashedfromEmabove
HealyourbrokenEmbones,DwhenCyouCcan’tmoveyourDheart’sstillEmlockedout
YouEmrise,youDrise,youCrise,CsometimesyouDneedEmsomeone,tocarryyouEmhomeDC
WhenitChurtslikeyou’veDcrashedfromEmabove,whenit’sEmtrueDloveC
CDEm
EmI’vebeenknockedDdownonmyCown,whentheCwater’stooDdeepandtooEmcold
EmSleeplessDsomanyCnights,withaCbrokenDheartEmrunningwild
EmWhentheoneyouDcareforjustCtakesitall,CwashingyouDdownlikeaEmwaterfall
EmYoulosetheDwayandyouChitthewall,I’dCbetheone,I’dDbetheone,I’dEmbetheone
TocarryyouEmhome,DwhenCitChurtslikeyou’veDcrashedfromEmabove
HealyourbrokenEmbones,DwhenCyouCcan’tmoveyourDheart’sstillEmlockedout
YouEmrise,youDrise,youCrise,CsometimesyouDneedEmsomeone,tocarryyouEmhomeDC
WhenitChurtslikeyou’veDcrashedfromEmabove,whenit’sEmtrueloveDC
Whenit’sCtruelove,DwhenEmit’sEmtrueloveDC
OhI’dCbethetheone,I’dDbethetheone,I’dEmbethetheone
TocarryyouEmhome,DwhenCitChurtslikeyou’veDcrashedfromEmabove
HealyourbrokenEmbones,DwhenCyouCcan’tmoveyourDheart’sstillEmlockedout
YouEmrise,youDrise,youCrise,CsometimesyouDneedEmsomeone,tocarryyouEmhomeDC
WhenitChurtslikeyou’veDcrashedfromEmabove,whenit’sEmtrueloveDC
EmDC
EmIgaveitDalltoCsomeone,who’dCsaidDfireEmrun
Album1
Year2014
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Carry You Home on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Zara Larsson - Carry You Home on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Carry You Home uses these transitions most often: D → C (30), Em → D (30), and C → D (28). 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 Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Switching from Em to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 30 times.

Em to D

2. D → C chord transition

Switching from D to C:

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 30 times.

D to C

3. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

C to Em

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Carry You Home.

  • Carry You Home includes 118 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Carry You Home contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Carry You Home connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → D: 18%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%