Chords for I'm Yours (NEW! Turn on CC for chords and lyrics) | Beginner Ukulele Lesson #2: Backbeat Strum

_ _ _ Hey everyone, here's a beginner uke tutorial for I'm Yours by Jason Mraz _
So let's run through our chords.
We have C
[C] _
_ _ _ _ G
[G] _ A _ _ _ minor
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ F
_ [F] _ _
_ And we [C] hit a D.
See if you [Abm] can stack those fingers for the [D] D
_ _ Good.
Now [E] let's run through those [C] again C _ _ _ _
[G] G A _ [Am] minor _ _
_ _ F
[F] _ _ Stack for the [D] D
_ _ Good.
Most [Ab] of the song is just running through those first four chords
So we're gonna try a backbeat strum, which sounds like this and we'll take it nice and slow
So like one two, one two, one two, [C] one two on the C
one two, one two, one two, one two, one two, one two _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Just a heavier strum on the two.
Let's try it on the G
[G] one two, one two, one two, one two
Try _ _ _ it on the A minor
[F] _ [Am] one two, one two, one two, one _ _ _ _ two
And on the F
[F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ one two, one two, one two, one two
_ [C] So if that [G] backbeat, that extra beat, [Am] extra [Ab] strum feels a little bit too much, you could just [C] play single chords _
I mean single strums on the chord.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If you can get comfortable [Am] enough to add that _ _ _
_ _ _ extra strum
[F] So _ _ _ _ _ that's the timing.
We're playing kind [C] of four sets of those strums [N] for each chord.
So let's try running through that on the C _ two [F] three _ [C] four _ _ G
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
A _ _ _ _ [Am] minor _ _ F _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ One more round [C] C _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] G _ _ _ _
Three four A [Am] minor _ two _ three four [F] F _ two _ three four
_ Okay, I think we're ready for the song _ so
Depending on your level you [C] can just change chords on the single strums
[G] You can try that backbeat strum, which is kind of like a reggae beat
[Ab] You could try singing along with me too.
And if you're really fancy, you could try this slide at the beginning
So if you go with your C
Finger position start on that third fret just pluck it and slide it up to the fifth fret
[C] _
_ Yeah, one word's a _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] little fun thing.
You can try.
All right, so let's count it in and then we'll go with that same
round of chords
Here's the [F] song ready?
One two _ three
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] G _ A _ _ _ [Am] minor _
_ F.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Let's do another round C [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ G
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ A [Am] minor _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Start singing here on the C _
[C] Well, you done done me
And you bet I felt [G] it
G I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
[Am] A minor I fell right through the cracks F
And [F] I'm trying to get _ [C] back
See if the cool done run that I be giving in my bestest [G] G
Nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention
[Am] I reckon it's again my turn
F [F] to win some or learn some [C] C
But I _ won't _ _ [G] hesitate
_ No _ more no [Am] a minor more _ it cannot [F] F wait _ I'm _ _ [C] yours _ _ _
I'm gonna stop calling out [G] chords now
_ Just _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ remember the pattern
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
Here we go with a verse
[C] Well _ open up your mind and see like [G] me _
Open up your plans and damn [Am] you're free _
Look into your heart and you'll [F] find love
Love _ _ _ [C] listen to the music of the moment people dance [G] and sing
We're just one big [Am] family
And it's our God forsaken right to be [F] _ loved
Love love love love
Here's [D] the D love _ [G] _ Chorus
[Ab] _ [C] But I _ won't _ _ [G] hesitate _
No more no [Am] more
_ It _ cannot [F] wait
_ I'm sure [C] there's no need to _ _ _ _ [G] complicate
_ Our time _ [Am] is short
_ _ _ This is [F] our fate _ I'm _ [C] yours _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Last _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ verse
I've [C] been spending way too long checking my tongue
_ _ [G] I'm bending over backwards
Just to try to see it clear
[Am] But my breath fogged up the glass
So [F] I drew a new face
And I _ laughed
[C] I guess what I'll be saying is
There ain't no better reason
[G] To rid yourself of enemies
And just go with the seasons
[Am] It's what we aim to do
[F] Our name is our virtue
[C] So I _ won't _ _ [G] hesitate
_ No more no [Am] _
more
_ It cannot [F] _
wait
_ _ _ _ _ [C] I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like [G] me
_ Open up your plans and damn [Am] you're free
Look into your heart and you'll [F] find
The sky is _ yours
[C] So please don't please don't please don't
There's [G] no need to _ complicate
Cause our [Am] time is short
This this this is [F] our fate
_ I'm yours
Here's that D again [D] Yours _ _ _ _ That's _ _ _ [E] _ _ _