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Cam - Village Ukulele Chords

ChordsEm, C, G, D, Am, B
Strumming↓-↓-↓-↓↑

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

EmCGEmCG
EmClaire,don’tyouCdareGbelievethem,EmI’dneverCleaveyouGalone
EmI’vebeenwatchingCoveryoulikeolderGbrothersDdo
EmSincetheCdayyouwereGborn
DIknowitfeelslikeEmIhaveletyouCdown,butI’mstillGaround
G’Causeyourwholeheart’savillage,Deveryoneyoulovehasbuiltit
AmAndI’vebeenworkingthere Emmyself,andthat’swhereCI’llbe
Withafront-rowGseat,towatchyouliveyourlifeDwell
EmStreetslinedwithCcottagesandGcabins,EmtheskiesareCalwaysGblue
EmIspendmydayswithCghostswhoGallloveDyouthemost
EmButnooneCquitelikeIGdo
DThere’llbedaysyouEmneedmebyCyourside,andthat’sGalright
G’Causeyourwholeheart’savillage,Deveryoneyoulovehasbuiltit
AmAndI’vebeenworkingthere Emmyself,andthat’swhereCI’llbe
Withafront-rowGseat,towatchyouliveyourlifeDwell
EmIknowtheCworldoutsideseemsEmdifferentC
EmButonethingwillCneverchangeEmC
EmIknowwho’veyouCbeenandwhoEmyou’llCbecome
AndmyGHeavenisBherewithyouCalways
G’Causeyourwholeheart’savillage,Deveryoneyoulovehasbuiltit
AmAndI’vebeenworkingthere Emmyself,andthat’swhereCI’llbe
Withafront-rowGseat,towatchyouliveyourlifeDwell
GYourwholeheart’savillage,Deveryoneyoulovehasbuiltit
AmAndI’vebeenworkingthereEmmyself,andthat’swhereCI’llbe
Withafront-rowGseat,towatchyouliveyourlifeDwell
AndIknowyou’llliveyourlifeCwellG
ArtistCam
AlbumUntamed
GenresCountry
Year2015
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

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

Cam - Village on ukulele requires 6 chords and 10 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.

Village uses these transitions most often: Em → C (22), C → G (19), and G → D (12). 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

Switching 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 22 times.

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.

This transition appears in the section, played 19 times.

C to G

3. G → Em chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

G to Em

4. G → D chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.

G to D

5. D → Em chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

6. D → Am chord transition

Switching from D to Am:

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

7. Am → Em chord transition

Switching from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

8. G → B chord transition

Here's how to move from G to B:

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

This transition appears in the section.

9. B → C chord transition

Switching from B to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

10. D → C chord transition

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.

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

  • Village includes 82 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Village contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Village 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 → G: 35%
    • C → Em: 8%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 27%