Maroon 5 - Tickets Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
[Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.
(tap tap tap tap)
[section 2]
Its [Em]funny how you say that you [Am7]made it on your own.
When you haven’t [Am]worked for anyone your daddy [Em]didn’t know
You [Em]say ya got a job but I don’t [Am7]know what you do
Such a fa, [Am]fa, fucking snob that you’ll [Em]never know the truth
[chorus]
You’re [Em]perfect on the outside but [G]nothing at the core.
It’s [Am]easy to forget when you show up at [Em]my door
[Em]Stop messing with my mind, ‘cause you’ll never [G]have my heart.
But your [Em]perfect little body make, make, makes me fall apart
Your [Em]perfect little body make, make, makes me fall apart
[section 3]
[Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.
[Em]La la la la la la la la la la la la
[section 4]
[Em]I know you want to stay, but I [Am7]think that you should go
‘Cause you got [Am]nothing to say, you just [Em]sit there on your phone.
I [Em]tried not to give in, but [Am7]temptation has me lost
So I [Em]will do my best to get, get, get, get, get you off
[chorus]
You’re [Em]perfect on the outside but [G]nothing at the core.
It’s [Am]easy to forget when you show up at [Em]my door
[Em]Stop messing with my mind, ‘cause you’ll never [G]have my heart.
But your [Em]perfect little body make, make, makes me fall apart
Your [Em]perfect little body make, make, makes me fall apart
[section 5]
[Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.
[section 6]
[Em]La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
[Em]La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la, la, la, la
[Em]La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la, la, la, la
[section 7]
Yeah, [Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.
[section 8]
[Em]She’s got tickets to her own show. [Am7]
But [Am]nobody wants to go. [Em]
[Em]And I’m stuck sitting in the front row. [Am7]
I’m [Am]singing along, like there’s no [Em]tomorrow.
[Closing]
[Em]La, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la,
la, [Em]la, la, la, la
[Em]La, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la, la, [Am]la, la, la,
la, [Em]la, la, la, yeah
How to play Tickets on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Maroon 5 - Tickets 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.
Tickets uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (19), Em → Am7 (14), and Am7 → Am (13). 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 - Am7 chord transition.
1. Em → Am7 chord transition
To move from Em to Am7;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.
2. Am7 → Am chord transition
To move from Am7 to Am;
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
4. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
5. 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.
Tickets chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Tickets.
- Tickets includes 59 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Tickets contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Tickets connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
- Em → G: 18%
- Em → Am: 12%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → Em: 10%