2 Chord Songs

Return to the Ukulele Springboard Most of (but not all) of these are 1/5 or 1/4 songs.  They can, however, all be played with just two chords. Total Songs on this List

Drunken Sailor

RETURN TO IRISH SONGS Narrative about cutting this down from thirteen verses to six. You will notice that Verse 1 stands on its own, as does Verse 2. That’s the way the song was intended, as we REALLY don’t like drunken sailors. I’ve combined Verses 3, 4 and 5 as … CLICK TO VIEW SONGDrunken Sailor

Drinking Champagne

– LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL SONG Cahoots:  Mary Harkness [Verse] – – – – – I’m [F] drinking champagne feelin’ no pain till early [C7] morning. Dinin’ and dancin’ with every pretty girl I can [F] find. Having a fling with a pretty young thing till early [C7] morning, knowin’ … CLICK TO VIEW SONGDrinking Champagne

Feelin Alright

  EADGBe G7 131211 D7 335353 D7 G7 Seems I got to have a change of scene D7 G7 Cause every night I have the strangest dreams D7 G7 Imprisoned by the way it could’ve been D7 G7 Left here on my own or so it seems D7 G7 I … CLICK TO VIEW SONGFeelin Alright

Everyday People

Everyday People  1/5 [G] [C] [G] x2 [G] Sometimes I’m right and [C] I can be [G] wrong [G7] My own beliefs are [C] in my [G] song [G] The butcher, the banker, the [C] drummer and [G] then [G7] Makes no difference what group [C] I’m [G] in [C] … CLICK TO VIEW SONGEveryday People

Born in the USA

[Verse] C Born down in a dead man’s town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground F End up like a dog that’s been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up [Chorus] C Born in the U.S.A., I was born in … CLICK TO VIEW SONGBorn in the USA

You Never Can Tell

  Chuck Berry It was a [D] teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi- [A] -selle And now the [G] young monsieur and madame have [A7] rung the chapel bell, [A] “C’est la vie”, say the old folks, … CLICK TO VIEW SONGYou Never Can Tell

Skip to my Lou

        <  RETURN TO THE UKULELE PAGE  >  Baritone chords are on the left.  Soprano/Alto/Tenor chords on the right. [C] Lost my partner – – What’ll I do? – – [G] Lost my partner – – What’ll I do? – – [C] Lost my partner – – … CLICK TO VIEW SONGSkip to my Lou