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Westlife - When You’re Looking Like That Ukulele Chords

ChordsA#, F, D#, Gm, C, G, Am, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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A#FD#A#FD#
She’saA#5foot10incatsuit,andBambiD#eyesA#everybody
WhowasstaringFwouldn’tbelieve,thatthisD#girlwasmine
A#IshouldhaveknowIwas,FwrongD#whenIleftherforalife
InpitybutA#theysayyounever,misstheFwateruntilD#it’sgone
GuessIGmfailedtoFloveyou,andyou’reD#takingitoutFtonight
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
Ican’tGbelievewhatIjustAmgaveaway,nowFIcan’ttakeitCback
Idon’twannagetGlost,AmIdon’twannalivemyFlifewithoutyou
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
A#She’salldressedupFforglamourandrockD#n´roll
A#Wannasqueezeherrealtight,getFoutofthisplace,ifonlyIcouldD#takecontrol
A#Butshe’soutofmyFreachforever,D#andjustweekagosheliednexttome
A#It’ssoironichowIhadtoFlosejusttoD#see
ThatIhadGfailedtoFloveyou,andyou’reD#takingitoutFtonight
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
Ican’tGbelievewhatIjustAmgaveaway,nowFIcan’ttakeitCback
Idon’twannagetGlost,AmIdon’twannalivemyFlifewithoutyou
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
CIdon’twannaGforgetyou,AmIdon’tevenFwannatry
CHowamIGsupposedtowalkonAmbye,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
CHowamIGsupposedtoAmleaveyou(whenyou’relookin’likethat)
CIcan’tGbelievewhatIjustAgaveaway(Oohnobaby)
F’CauseItakeitCback(I’mGlost)
Idon’twannaAmlivemylifewithoutFyou(livemylifewithoutyou)
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
Ican’tGbelievewhatIjustAmgaveaway,nowFIcan’ttakeitCback
Idon’twannagetGlost,AmIdon’twannalivemyFlifewithoutyou
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
ArtistWestlife
AlbumCoast to Coast
GenresPop
Year2000
KeyA#
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play When You're Looking Like That on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Westlife - When You're Looking Like That on ukulele requires 8 chords and 15 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.

When You're Looking Like That uses these transitions most often: F → C (19), C → G (18), and G → Am (17). 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 A# - F chord transition.

1. A# → F chord transition

To move from A# to F:

  1. While playing A#, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

A# to F

2. F → D# chord transition

To move from F to D#:

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

F to D#

3. D# → A# chord transition

Switching from D# to A#:

  1. While playing D#, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

D# to A#

4. D# → Gm chord transition

To move from D# to Gm:

  1. While playing D#, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

D# to Gm

5. Gm → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to F:

  1. While playing Gm, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

6. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 19 times.

7. 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 chorus, played 18 times.

8. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 17 times.

9. Am → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to F:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.

10. C → A# chord transition

To move from C to A#:

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

This transition appears in the section.

11. D# → G chord transition

Switching from D# to G:

  1. While playing D#, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

12. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the section.

13. Am → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to C:

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

14. G → A chord transition

Switching from G to A:

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

15. A → F chord transition

To move from A to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in When You're Looking Like That.

  • When You're Looking Like That includes 109 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • When You're Looking Like That contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how When You're Looking Like That connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → D#: 0%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → A#: 0%