ABBA - What About Livingstone: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "What About Livingstone" 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 What About Livingstone 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 "What About Livingstone" smoothly on your ukulele.

                  F                   C 
Went to buy me a paper at the local news-stand
            Dm                   A#
And then I heard them laugh and say
                         F                     C 
Look, they're gonna go flying way up to the moon now
                A#          F
Hey, what's it good for anyway?

           A#
So I said, Fellas
        G
Like to ask you a thing if I may

Chorus:
            C
What about Livingstone?
           G
What about all those men?
          Am                                 F
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
                    C
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
           G
Travelling up the Nile
             F
Putting themselves on test
             C
Didn't that help the rest?
           F
Wasn't it worth it then?
            C
What about Livingstone?

And all of those fellas at the local newsstand
Didn't know what to answer or what to say
So I told them about him, that he was just like
One of those spacemen in his way

           A#
And if you laugh at them
             G
Then there's only a thing I can say

Chorus

           C
What about Livingstone?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
           G
What about all those men?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
          Am                                 F
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
                    C
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
           G
Travelling up the Nile
(Didn't he do it?)
             F
Putting themselves on test
             C
Didn't that help the rest?
(Didn't that help them? Well, didn't it?)
           F
Wasn't it worth it then?

            C
What about Livingstone?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
           G
What about all those men?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
          Am                                 F
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
                   C
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
           G
Travelling up the Nile
(Didn't he do it?)
             F
Putting themselves on test
             C
Didn't that help the rest?
(Didn't that help them? Well, didn't it?)
           F
Wasn't it worth it then?

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "What About Livingstone" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "What About Livingstone" by ABBA.

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