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Machine Gun Kelly - My Ex’s Best Friend Ukulele Chords

ChordsC, Em, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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Ayy,Cyouknowmyex,EmsothatmakesitDallfeel Ccomplicated,yeah
(ItEmallseemsDcomplicated)
IreadthosetextsEmthatyousenttoDyours,butI’llneverCsayit,yeah
(I’llEmneversay—),youDwalkedinmyClifeat2AM
Em’CauseDmyboy’snewCgirlisyourbestfriend
EmActDlikeyoudon’tCseeme,we’llplaypretend
EmYourDeyesalreadyCtoldmewhatyouneverEmsaid
Nowwe’reintheCbackseatoftheblackEmcar,goingDhome
WhensheCaskedme“IsitEmwrongifIcomeDupwithyou?”
We’reCbothdrunkontheEmelevator
WhenIDkissedyoufortheCfirsttimeinNewYorkCity,uh
CIsweartoGod,EmIneverDfallinlove
CThenyoushowedupandEmIcan’tgetDenoughofit
CIsweartoGod,EmIneverDfallinlove
CIneverfallinlove,butEmIcan’tgetDenoughofit
CFirstoff,I’mnotsorry,Iwon’tEmapologizetoDnobody
YouCplaylikeI’minvisible,girl,Emdon’tactlikeyouain’tDsawme
CLastyearwasamessandhowIEmactedwasDbeyondme
ButtheCpaststillrevolvesme,youEmtextme,Iain’tDresponding
ButCnowshit’sdoneEmchanged,DgoCourseparateEmwaysD
ButClookatthisdamageyoudidtome,IstillwantEmnothingtodobetweenDyouandme
Pleasedon’tsayCnothin’atall,soundsotruetome,wedon’tgotEmnothin’tosay,hey!
CIsweartoGod,EmIneverDfallinlove
CThenyoushowedupandEmIcan’tgetDenoughofit
CIsweartoGod,EmIneverDfallinlove
CIneverfallinlove,butEmIcan’tgetDenoughofit
CIsweartoGod,EmIneverDfallinlove
CThenyoushowedupandEmIcan’tgetDenoughofit
CIsweartoGod,EmIneverDfallinlove
CIneverfallinlove,butEmIcan’tgetDenoughofit
CYouknowmyex,EmsothatmakesitallDfeel Ccomplicated,yeah
(ItEmallseemsDcomplicated)
IreadthoseEmtextsthatyousenttoDyours,butI’llneverCsayit,yeah
(I’llEmneversay—)
AlbumTickets to My Downfall
Year2020
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play My Ex's Best Friend on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Machine Gun Kelly - My Ex's Best Friend 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.

My Ex's Best Friend uses these transitions most often: C → Em (35), D → C (32), and Em → D (32). 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 - Em chord transition.

1. C → Em chord transition

Switching 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 35 times.

C to Em

2. Em → D chord transition

Here's how to move 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 32 times.

Em to D

3. D → C chord transition

Here's how to move 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 32 times.

D to C

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in My Ex's Best Friend.

  • My Ex's Best Friend includes 101 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • My Ex's Best Friend contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how My Ex's Best Friend 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 → Em: 8%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → D: 18%