The Lumineers - Flapper Girl Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]Cut off [G]all of your [C]hair, [F]did you [C]flinch, did you [G]care
[C]Did he [G]look, did he [Am]stop [F]and [C]stare,
At your [G]brand new [C]hair
[section 2]
[C]Local [G]boy, local [C]news, [F]power [C]lines hanging [G]boots
[C]Fire[G]men in their [Am]trucks [F]cut [C]loose
A [G]local boy’s [C]shoes
[section 3]
[C][G]Cadillac, [C]cadillac, [F][C]businessmen dressed in [G]slacks
[C]I’mma [G]buy one for [Am]us when I [F]get [C]back
A [G]big [C]Cadillac
[chorus]
And you can [F]wave to [C]all of your [G]friends
And I’ll [F]never [C]leave you [G]again
[chorus]
[C]Would you [G]write, would you [Am]call back [F]baby [C]if
I [G]wrote you a [C]song
[C]I’ve been [G]gone, but you’re s[Am]till my [F]lady [C]and
I [G]need you at [C]home
[section 4]
[C][G]Romeo, [C]Juliet, [F][C]balcony in [G]silhouette
[C]Making [G]O’s with her [Am][F]cigar[C]ette
Is [G][C]Juliet
[section 5]
[C]Flapper [G]girl, flapper [C]girl, [F][C]prohibition in [G]curls
[C]Hair of g[G]old and a ne[Am]ck o[F]f [C]pearls
Is [G]flapper [C]girl
[chorus]
And you can [F]wave [C]to all of your [G]friends
And I’ll [F]never [C]leave you [G]again
[chorus]
[C]Would you [G]write, would you [Am]call back [F]baby [C]if
I [G]wrote you a [C]song
[C]I’ve been g[G]one, but you’re s[Am]till my [F]lady [C]and
I [G]need you at [C]home
[section 6]
Cause if you [F]ain’t [C]behind my [G]door
Then I [F]ain’t got a [C]home any[G]more
[chorus]
[C]Would you [G]write, would you [Am]call back [F]baby [C]if
I [G]wrote you a [C]song
[C]I’ve been [G]gone, but you’re s[Am]till my [F]lady [C]and
I [G]need you at [C]home
[Closing]
[C]Lovers [G]come, lovers [Am]go, lovers [F]leave me [C]alone
She’ll come [G]back to [C]me
How to play Flapper Girl on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
The Lumineers - Flapper Girl on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Flapper Girl uses these transitions most often: C → G (40), G → C (25), and F → C (23). 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 C - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
2. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
5. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
Flapper Girl chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Flapper Girl.
- Flapper Girl includes 123 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Flapper Girl contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Flapper Girl connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%
After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%
- G → Am: 13%