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Maroon 5 - Never Gonna Leave This Bed Ukulele Chords

ChordsEm, C, G, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram


You [Em]push me, [C]I don’t have the [G]strength to [D]
Resist or [Em]control you, [C]take me [G]down, take me [D]down
You [Em]hurt me, [C]but do I [G]deserve this? [D]
You make me so [Em]nervous, [C]calm me [G]down, [D]calm me down


[G]Wake you up, in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk [Em]away [C]again, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed


So [Em]come here, [C]and never leave [G]this place [D]
Perfection of [Em]your face, [C]slows me [G]down, [D]slows me down
So [Em]fall [C]down, I need you to [G]trust me [D]go easy, don’t [Em]rush me[C]
Help me [G]out, why don’t you [D]help me out?


[G]Wake you up, in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk [Em]away [C]again, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed
[G]You say “Go, it isn’t working.” [D]and I say “No, it is perfect”
So [Em]I stay [C]instead, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed


[Em]Take it, take it all, [C]take all that I have
[G]I’ll give it all away just [D]to get you back
[Em]Fake it, take it all, [C]take what I can get
[G]Knocking so loud, can’t you [D]hear me yell?
[G]I try to stay away, but [D]you can’t forget


[G]Wake you up, in the middle of the night to say
I will never walk [Em]away [C]again, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed
[G]You say “Go, it isn’t working.” [D]and I say “No, it is perfect”
So [Em]I stay [C]instead, I’m never gonna [G]leave this [D]bed


[G]Take it, take it all, take all that I have.
[D]Take it, take it all, take all that I have.
[Em]Take it, take it [C]all, take all that I have.
[G]Take it, take it [D]all, take all that I have.
[G]Take it, take it all, take all that I have.
[G]Take it, take it [D]all, take all that I have.
[G]Take it, take it all, take all that I have.

ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumHands All Over
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year2010
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Never Gonna Leave This Bed on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - Never Gonna Leave This Bed 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.

Never Gonna Leave This Bed uses these transitions most often: G → D (21), C → G (16), and Em → C (16). 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 - C chord transition.

1. 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.
Em to C

2. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

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

3. 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.
G to D

4. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

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

5. G → Em chord transition

To move 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.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Never Gonna Leave This Bed.

  • Never Gonna Leave This Bed includes 77 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Never Gonna Leave This Bed contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Never Gonna Leave This Bed connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → Em: 9%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
    • D → Em: 17%