ABBA - The Day Before You Came: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Day Before You Came" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Day Before You Came ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Day Before You Came" smoothly on your ukulele.

Cm                                   G#6           G
Must have left my house at eight, because I always do
     G                                                    Cm
My train, I'm certain, left the station just when it was due
     Cm                                        A#
I must have read the morning paper going into town
     A#                                                        D#
And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned

Chorus:
  D#                                            A#
I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
     A#7                                                   D#
With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
 D#  G#                         D# 
I   must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
           Fm
The usual place, the usual bunch
   Fm                               Dm7-5              G
And still on top of this I'm pretty sure it must have rained
                   Cm
The day before you came

I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything I hid a part of me away

Chorus:
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
The train back home again
Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within its usual frame
The day before you came

I must have lit my seventh cigarette at half past two
And at the time I never even noticed I was blue
I must have kept on dragging through the business of the day
Without really knowing anything I hid a part of me away

Chorus:
At five I must have left, there's no exception to the rule
A matter of routine, I've done it ever since I finished school
The train back home again
Undoubtedly I must have read the evening paper then
Oh yes, I'm sure my life was well within its usual frame
The day before you came

And turning out the light
I must have yawned and cuddled up for yet another night
And rattling on the roof I must have heard the sound of rain
The day before you came

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A#7

Ukulele chord A#7

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Dm7

Ukulele chord Dm7

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

G

Ukulele chord G

G#

Ukulele chord G#

G#6

Ukulele chord G#6

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Day Before You Came" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Day Before You Came" by ABBA.

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