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AJR – Humpty Dumpty Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Chorus]
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C                     Bdim
Humpty Dumpty went down
Am
He said screw it
Am   G
I'ma smile right through it
F
And I'll scream when no one's around
N.C
OK

[Refrain]
C Dm F Fm

N.C
OK

[Verse 1]
C
Something's wrong
        Dm
But I'm scared to look it up
   F
If I do that and no one has it
Fm
I'll feel so alone
C
Something's wrong
          Dm
But don't pity me for long
   F
If you get sad, then I'll feel bad
     Fm
That I told you at all

[Prechorus]
C
I've got friends in a lot
of weird places
C
Wonder if they gonna call the
              Bdim       Am
penny when my face hits
                 G
When my face hits, I could fake it
F                            N.C.
I could move away or I could suck
it up and face it

[Chorus]
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C                       Bdim
Humpty Dumpty went down
Am
He said screw it
     G
I'ma smile right through it
         F
And I'll scream when no one's around
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C                       Bdim
Humpty Dumpty went down
Am
He said screw it
          G
There's a big crowd looking
         F
And I'll scream when no one,
when no one, when no one's around
N.C
OK

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[Verse 2]
C
Look outside
               Dm
They're making snowmen on your street
F
Underneath your pillow
        Fm
You can sigh yourself to sleep
C
Look outside
               Dm
They're making snowmen on your street
F                Em
Hide behind your pillow
          Dm              Fm
Close the window 'cuz you know
you can't be seen

[Prechorus]
C
I've got friends in a lot
of weird places
C
Wonder if they gonna call the
              Bdim       Am
penny when my face hits
                 G
When my face hits, I could fake it
F                            N.C.
I could move away or I could suck
it up and face it

[Chorus]
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C                       Bdim
Humpty Dumpty went down
Am
He said screw it
     G
I'ma smile right through it
         F
And I'll scream when no one's around
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C                       Bdim
Humpty Dumpty went down
Am
He said screw it
          G
There's a big crowd looking
         F
And I'll scream when no one,
when no one, when no one's around

[Refrain]
C
 When no one,
      Bdim      Am    G  F
 when no one's around
C Bdim Am G F
C Bdim Am G F

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[Prechorus
C
I've got shows in a lot
of weird places
C
Wonder if they gonna call the
              Bdim       Am
penny when my face hits
Am               G
Remember Vegas?
G             F
I can't take another panic episode
     N.C
when I get off the stage man

[Chorus]
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C                       Bdim
Humpty Dumpty went down
Am
He said screw it
     G
I'ma smile right through it
         F
And I'll scream when no
one's around
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C
Humpty Dumpty went
C                       Bdim
Humpty Dumpty went down
Am
He said screw it
          G
There's a big crowd looking
         F
And I'll scream when no one,
when no one, when no one's around

[Outro]
C
 When no one,
      Bdim      Am    G  F
 when no one's around,
F
When no one, when no one,
when no one's around,
                            C
when no one, when no one's ar...

How to play Humpty Dumpty: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Humpty Dumpty by AJR on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Humpty Dumpty by AJR is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 8 chords: C, Bdim, Am, G, F, Dm, Fm and Em.

Most of the song cycles through C – Bdim – Am – G (I – vii° – vi – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – te – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: Bdim, F and Fm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.