Belle and Sebastian - I Fought in a War: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I Fought in a War" 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 I Fought in a War 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 "I Fought in a War" smoothly on your ukulele.

Em                       A
I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me
      C                              B	
To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long
Em                          A	
Before I would stand with another boy in front of me
       C
And a corpse that just fell into me,
          B
with the bullets flying round...

Chorus:
         G                              Am
And I reminded myself of the words you said
when we were getting on
       C                                        B
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady
boy to wear
           G                                 Am
Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you
as if youre waiting for
      C                            B
This letter to arrive because Ill be here
quite a while

I fought in a war
And I left my friends behind me
To go looking for the enemy
And it wasn't very long
Before I found out
That the sickness there ahead of me
Went beyond the bedsit infamy
        B             D
Of the decade gone before

Chorus:
I reminded myself of the words you said
When we were getting on
And I bet you're making shells back home
For a steady man to wear
'Round his neck
Well, it won't hurt to think of you
As if you're waiting for this letter to arrive
Because I'll be here quite a while

I fought in a war
I didn't know where it would end
It stretched before me infinitely
I couldn't really think
Of a day beyond now
Keep your head down, pal, there's trouble plenty
In this hour, this day
I can see hope, I can see light

Chorus:
I reminded myself of the looks you gave
When we were getting on
I bet you're making shells back home
For a steady man to wear
'Round his neck
Well, it won't hurt to think of you
As if you're waiting for this letter to arrive
Because I'll be here quite a while

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

B

Ukulele chord B

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

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 "I Fought in a War" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Fought in a War" by Belle and Sebastian.

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