Merle Haggard - Sing Me Back Home Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram
[Opening]
The [G]warden led a [D]pris’ner down the [C]hallway to his [G]doom
And I stood up to say good-bye like all the [D7]rest
And I [G]heard him tell the [D]warden just be[C]fore he reached my [G]cell
“Let my guitar playing [D7]friend do my re[G]quest”
[section 2]
Let him sing me back [D]home with a [C]song I used to [G]hear
Make my old memories come a[D7]live
[G]Take me a[D]way and [C]turn back the [G]years
Sing me back [D7]home before I [G]die
[section 3]
I re[G]call last Sunday [D]morning a [C]choir from off the [G]street
Came in to sing a few old gospel [D7]songs
And I [G]heard him tell the [D]singers “there’s a [C]song my mama [G]sang
Could I hear once be[D7]fore you move a[G]long?”
[Closing]
Won’t you sing me back [D]home with a [C]song I used to [G]hear
Make my old memories come a[D7]live
[G]Take me a[D]way and [C]turn back the [G]years
Sing me back [D7]home before I [G]die
Sing me back [D7]home before I [G]die
How to play Sing Me Back Home on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Merle Haggard - Sing Me Back Home 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.
Sing Me Back Home uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (9), G → D7 (9), and C → G (8). 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 - D chord transition.
1. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
2. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. 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.
4. G → D7 chord transition
To move from G to D7;
- While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
Sing Me Back Home chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sing Me Back Home.
- Sing Me Back Home includes 42 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Sing Me Back Home contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Sing Me Back Home 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 → D7: 1%
After D7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).- D7 → G: 51%