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Florida Georgia Line - Lifer Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, Em, C, D
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

GEmCD
GIcanhearthatrainfallingonthetinroof,girlafterallwe’vebeenEmthrough
Feelslikethecalmafterthestorm,CsowhatyousaywetakethisSunday
Letmeloveyou’tilit’sDMonday,we’llgohaveafundayandbaby,we’llgetGbacktous
We’llgetbacktous,we’vebeenEmtrippin’overthesamesh*t,I’moverthewho’stheblamesh*t
Ain’tCthrowingupawhiteflag,I’mdancingwithwhoIcamewith,DI’myourmanandyoumylady
BabyI’maGlifer,Iain’tgoin’nowhere,toldyousinceEmdayoneIhadtowifeya
ShowtheworldthatIjustwanttoCloveya,girlIdon’twanttofightya
YeahDyou’retheonlyoneforme,godknowsthatI’maGproductofGeorgeStrait
AnddamnitIlovesingin’toyou,EmIdonecheckyesandgavemymama’sringtoyou
CAin’tnobodybesideya,myarmsain’tanyDwider,babyI’ma,babyI’ma,babyI’malifer
GEmCD
GWhateverwegothroughgirlwe’refamily,there’snothingwecan’tdo,Emcanwe
TetherthroughtheweathergotusbetterthanCbefore,wejustgottalearnhowtostayhere
BuildontheloveweDmadehere,makemoretimeforprayerandthemanupstairs
G’CauseIbelievewecanmoveanymountainwhenwe’reEmgood,IbelieveIain’tmewithoutyou
CWalkingdowninthatwhitedress,lifewithoutyouislifeless,DI”myourmanandyoumylady
BabyI’maGlifer,Iain’tgoin’nowhere,toldyousinceEmdayoneIhadtowifeya
ShowtheworldthatIjustwanttoCloveya,girlIdon’twanttofightya
YeahDyou’retheonlyoneforme,godknowsthatI’maGproductofGeorgeStrait
AnddamnitIlovesingin’toyou,EmIdonecheckyesandgavemymama’sringtoyou
CAin’tnobodybesideya,myarmsain’tanyDwider,babyI’ma,babyI’ma,babyI’malifer
Throughthetwistsandturns,sometimeslovecanhurtya,Csometimesitburns
Noitain’talwaysperfectDwe’lljustkeepdigging,digourfeetintothedirtand
We’llgetGbacktous,we’llgetbacktous,we’vebeenEmtrippin’overthesamesh*t
I’moverthewho’stheblamesh*t,ain’tCthrowingupawhiteflag
I’mdancingwithwhoIcamewith,Dcan’twaittoseeourkids,hopetheylovejustlikeyou
BabyI’maGlifer,Iain’tgoin’nowhere,toldyousinceEmdayoneIhadtowifeya
ShowtheworldthatIjustwanttoCloveya,girlIdon’twanttofightya
YeahDyou’retheonlyoneforme,godknowsthatI’maGproductofGeorgeStrait
AnddamnitIlovesingin’toyou,EmIdonecheckyesandgavemymama’sringtoyou
CAin’tnobodybesideya,myarmsain’tanyDwider,GbabyEmI’ma,Cbaby,DI’ma,babyI’malifer
AlbumDig Your Roots
GenresCountry
Year2016
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play Lifer on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Florida Georgia Line - Lifer on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.

Lifer uses these transitions most often: C → D (15), Em → C (14), and G → Em (14). 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 G - Em chord transition.

1. G → Em chord transition

Switching from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

G to Em

2. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

Em to C

3. C → D chord transition

Here's how to move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.

C to D

4. D → G chord transition

To move from D 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 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

D to G

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

  • Lifer includes 57 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Lifer contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Lifer 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 → D: 11%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
    • D → C: 14%