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Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, D, Am, Bm, Dm, G, A, E7, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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[chorus]
[Em]You do something to me [D] [Am]something [Bm]deep inside. [Em]
I’m hanging on the wire [D]for a [Am]love I’ll [Bm]never find. [Em]
You do something wonderful [D] [Am]then chase it [Bm]all away. [Em]
Mixing my emotions [Dm] [Am]that throws me [Bm]back again. [Em]

[Opening]
[Em]Hanging on the wire, [G]I’m [A]waiting for [D]the change. [E7]
[C]I’m dancing through the fire [G]just to [A]catch a flame.
And [C] [D]feel real again.

[section 2]
[Em] [D] [Am] [Bm] [Em]
Hanging on the wire [G]yeh, [Am]well I’m [D]waiting for the [Em]change.
Oh I’m [C]dancing through the fire [G]just to catch a [A]flame.
And [C]feel [D]real again.

[chorus]
[Em]You do something to me [D] [Am]something [Bm]deep inside. [Em]
I’m hanging on the wire [D]for a [Am]love I’ll [Bm]never find. [Em]
You do something wonderful [D] [Am]then chase it [Bm]all away. [Em]
Mixing my emotions [Dm] [Am]that throws me [Bm]back again. [Em]

[section 3]
[Em]You do something to me [D] [Am]somewhere deep [Bm]inside. [Em]
Hoping to get close to you [D] [Am]a peace I [Bm]can not find. [Em]
Dancing through the fire [D] [Am]just to catch [Bm]a flame. [Em]
Just to get close to you, [D] [Am] just close [Bm]enough. [Em]
To tell you that…

[Closing]
[Em]You do something to me [D] [Am]something [Bm]deep inside… [Em]

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ArtistPaul Weller
AlbumStanley Road
GenresRock
Year1995
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play You Do Something To Me on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me on ukulele requires 9 chords and 16 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.

You Do Something To Me uses these transitions most often: Am → Bm (14), Bm → Em (14), and D → Am (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 - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

To move from Em to D;

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

2. D → Am chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move 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.
D to Am

3. Am → Bm chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

To move from Am to Bm;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
Am to Bm

4. Bm → Em chord transition

Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

To move from Bm to Em;

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

5. Em → Dm chord transition

To move from Em to Dm;

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

6. Dm → Am chord transition

To move from Dm to Am;

  1. While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

7. 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.

8. G → A chord transition

To move 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.

9. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D;

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

10. D → E7 chord transition

To move from D to E7;

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

11. E7 → C chord transition

To move from E7 to C;

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

12. 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.

13. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C;

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

14. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

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

15. 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.

16. Em → C chord transition

To move 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.

You Do Something To Me chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You Do Something To Me.

  • You Do Something To Me includes 76 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • You Do Something To Me contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how You Do Something To Me 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 → C: 27%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → Am: 4%
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