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Maroon 5 - Wipe Your Eyes Ukulele Chords

ChordsC, Em, Am, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

I’mCafraidthatIgottadowhatIgottado
ButEmifIletyougo,whereyougonnago?
AmWegottamakeachange,timetoturnthepage
EmSomethingisn’tright,GIdon’twannafightyou
CWe’vebeenthroughtoughertimes,youknowitgetsworse
EmWecanturnthisaroundpleaseletmebefirst
AmAndasIfeelyourtearsspillingonmyshirt
EmSomethingisn’trightGIdon’twannafightyou
CHeyyou,comeoverandletmeEmembraceyou
IknowthatI’mcausingyouAmpaintoo
ButrememberifyouneedtoEmcry
GI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
TonightbeforeyoufallEmasleep
IrunmythumbacrossyourAmcheek(acrossyourcheek)
EmCry’causeGI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
IknowImadeyoufeelthisEmway
Yougottabreathe,we’llbeAmokay(beokay)
EmCry’causeGI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
OhEmnahnahohnahnahnahnah
‘CauseI’mheretowipeyourAmeyes
EmOhnahnahohGnahnahnahnah
CWhendidwecrosstheline?Howcouldweforget?
EmWhydoweletthepressuregetintoourheads?
AmYourbrokenheartrequiresallofmyattention
Em’Causesomethingisn’tright,GIdon’twannafightyou
CHeyyou,comeoverandletmeEmembraceyou
IknowthatI’mcausingyouAmpaintoo
ButrememberifyouneedtoEmcry
GI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
TonightbeforeyoufallEmasleep
IrunmythumbacrossyourAmcheek(acrossyourcheek)
EmCry’causeGI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
IknowImadeyoufeelthisEmway
Yougottabreathe,we’llbeAmokay(beokay)
EmCry’causeGI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
Pleasedon’tloseyourEmfaith
Don’tworry’causeI’mAmheretokeepyouEmsafe
IGpromiseifyouCletmeseeyourEmface
ThatIwon’tletyouAmdown,Iwon’tletyouEmdown
GI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
TonightbeforeyoufallEmasleep
IrunmythumbacrossyourAmcheek(acrossyourcheek)
EmCry’causeGI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
IknowImadeyoufeelthisEmway
Yougottabreathe,we’llbeAmokay(beokay)
EmCry’causeGI’mheretowipeyourCeyes
ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumOverexposed
GenresPop
Year2012
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play Wipe Your Eyes on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - Wipe Your Eyes 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.

Wipe Your Eyes uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (14), C → Em (14), and Em → Am (14). 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 C - Em chord transition.

1. C → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

C to Em

2. Em → Am chord transition

To move from Em to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

Em to Am

3. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

Em to G

4. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

G to C

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Wipe Your Eyes.

  • Wipe Your Eyes includes 70 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Wipe Your Eyes contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Wipe Your Eyes 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 C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Em: 8%