Ed Sheeran – Boat (Ukulele)

Capo 2 Video Lesson
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Chords

Attempt to capture fun ukulele chords to resemble the sound of the guitar in the official lyric video: The A chords in the verse are quick passing chords between the E and the Dsus2. I like to hammer on to fret 2 of the C string for the A to Dsus2 transition. In the first 3 lines of the outro he strums each chord once.
For the "waves won't break my boat" lines, it sounds like the tab below is a good match for the guitar:
   A           Aadd9         A*          Eadd11        Dsus2                     Dsus2
A|-0-----0-0-0-2-----2-2-2-|-4-----4-4-4-0-----0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
E|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-4-----4-4-4-|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
C|-1-----1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-1-----1-1-1-4-----4-4-4-|-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|
G|-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-2-----2-2-2-4-----4-4-4-|-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + |
   waves       won't         break       my            boat                                     (but the...)
[Chords] F#m 2120 Esus4 4400 A 2100 Dsus2 2200 Aadd9 2102 A* 2104 Eadd11 4440 D 2220 [Verse 1]
F#m               Esus4  A Dsus2                   Dsus2
  Came in for the embers,       stayed out for the breeze

          F#m                 Esus4  A Dsus2
I need to feel elements to remind me        there's beauty when it's bleak

F#m          Esus4              A   Dsus2         Dsus2
  Stuck out long before lights down,     why do I breathe?
[Chorus]
     Dsus2
Oh I know,

    Dsus2       A        Esus4       Dsus2
The more that I love the less that I feel

    Dsus2        A       Esus4     Dsus2
The times that I jumped never were real

     Dsus2        A          Esus4      Dsus2
They say that all scars will heal but I know

F#m  Esus4   Dsus2
    Maybe I won't

        A     Aadd9 A*    Eadd11 Dsus2
But the waves won't break my     boat

        A     Aadd9 A*    Eadd11 Dsus2
But the waves won't break my     boat
[Verse 2]
F#m                        Esus4    A Dsus2                          Dsus2
  The stones crash on the boardwalk        the wind rush through the trees

               F#m
I keep my eyes peeled

                    Esus4      A Dsus2                      Dsus2
The memories always fall short        of what we could have been

F#m         Esus4            A   Dsus2          Dsus2
  Left out long before last call,     what do I need?
[Chorus]
     Dsus2
Oh I know,

    Dsus2       A        Esus4       Dsus2
The more that I love the less that I feel

    Dsus2        A       Esus4     Dsus2
The times that I jumped never were real

     Dsus2        A          Esus4      Dsus2
They say that all scars will heal but I know

F#m  Esus4   Dsus2
    Maybe I won't

        A     Aadd9 A*    Eadd11 Dsus2
But the waves won't break my     boat

        A     Aadd9 A*    Eadd11 Dsus2
But the waves won't break my     boat
[Bridge]
        A     Aadd9 A*    Eadd11 Dsus2
But the waves won't break my     boat

    A     Aadd9 A*    Eadd11 Dsus2
The waves won't break my     boat
[Outro]
Dsus2             A        Esus4       Dsus2
  The more that I love the less that I feel

                 A       Esus4     Dsus2
The times that I jumped never were real

                  A          Esus4      Dsus2
They say that all scars will heal but I know

F#m  Esus4   Dsus2
    Maybe I wont

        A     Aadd9 A*    Eadd11 Dsus2
But the waves won't break my     boat