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George Formby - I’m The Ukulele Man Chords

Chord reference G7, C7, F, D7, Am, Gm, Bb
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G7]Come on and hear my [C7]ukulele, [F]come on and hear, come on and hear. [G7]I give a demon[C7]stration daily, [F]right over here, right over here. Walk [D7]up, walk up [Gm]chalk this one up to me, whenever I play the [C7]world goes gay The [F]Uku[C7]ele [F]Man is here.

I’m the [F]Ukulele Man, [F] come and listen if you [Am]can [F] The Children love to [C7]hear me [F]play, they even [C7]make their [F]mothers stay And [Gm]stand and listen all the day to the [F]Uku[C7]lele [F]Man.

[F]When I [D7]out with my [Bb]little black case, [D7]the strangest things o[C7]ccur, A [F]lady smiled and [Bb]asked me in, [D7]I stood and [C7]looked at [F]her. [Gm]She said, “Oh doctor, look at this” to undress she be[C]gan I [F]shut my eyes and shouted “[D#]Stop, I’m the [F]Uku[C7]lele [F]Man.

I’m the Ukulele Man, [C]I’m the [Dm]Ukulele [D7]Man I’m [C7]not a [F]doctor [C7]that’s quite [F]true, but I prescribe a [C7]tonic, too. Just [F]smile and you’ll come smiling [C7]through with the [F]Uku[C7]lele [F]Man.

[F]When I go [D7]out with my [Bb]little black case, [D7]some people get me [C7]wrong. A [F]nice young lady [Bb]said to me, [D7]I’m glad you [C7]came a[F]long, I’d [Gm]like to see your underwear, please show me all you [C]can I [F]said, “You won’t see none of [D#]mine, I’m the [F]Uku[C7]lele [F]Man.

I’m the Ukulele Man, I’m the [C]Ukulele [D7]Man I’m [C]not a salesman [F]you can guess, but I sell something [Dm]none the less, So [Gm]come and buy some happiness from the [F]Uku[C7]lele [F]Man.

When I go out with my [Bb]little black case, the [G7]strangest jobs I [C]get A [F]lady shouted [Bb]out one day “[D7]Don’t clean those [C7]windows [F]yet, I’m [Gm]in my bath so go away” but promptly in I [C]ran. [F]I’m not cleaning [Bb]windows now, I’m the [F]Uku[C7]lele [F]Man.

I’m the Ukulele Man, I’m the [C]Ukulele [D7]Man. Though [C]cleaning windows [F]I refuse, I’ve got a happy [Dm]piece of news I’ll [Gm]come and clean up all your blues, I’m the [F]Uku[C7]lele [F]Man.

Boys and girls come out to play, [C]for it is a [F]lovely day Leave your suppers and make hay hay with the [F]Uku[C7]lele [F]Man.

[D#] [Bb] [Gm] [D#] [Bb] [Gm] [Cm] [D#] [Bb]

Artist George Formby
Album Single
Genres Jazz
Year 1940
Key G7

How to Play I'm The Ukulele Man on Guitar?

George Formby - I'm The Ukulele Man can be played in the key of G7 using the G7, C7, F, D7, Am, Gm, Bb chords.

  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I'm The Ukulele Man with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.