The soulful Sam Smith song is also a great intro to basic Uke chords! I teach the basics of syncopation and some tricks for chord transitions in this lessons as well!
Verse Strumming: All downstrokes, but the C is ‘pushed’ up to the & of 4 in the first bar. The second bar is empty until the 3rd line of the chorus
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Am F C then on the 3rd line of the chorus, add E7 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Am F C E7