Billy Joel - Allentown: Ukulele Chords
Learn to play "Allentown" 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.
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Learn Allentown 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 "Allentown" smoothly on your ukulele.
A Em A D Well we're living here in Allentown Am D G And they're closing all the factories down Em A Bm Out in Bethlehem they're killing time A Em Filling out forms D A Standing in line. Em A D Well our fathers fought the Second World War Am D G Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore Em A Bm A Met our mothers at the USO A Em Asked them to dance D A A7 Danced with them slow Em A D And we're living here in Allentown. F G C But the restlessness was handed down Am D Em Bm C D G And it's getting very hard to stay Well, we're waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard, if we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real Iron and coke, chromium steel Chorus: And we're waiting here in Allentown But they've taken all the coal from the ground And the union people crawled away F G F Every child had a pretty good shot G F A# To get at least as far as their old man got. F G F If something happened on the way to that place G F G They threw an American flag in our face, Chorus: Well I'm living here in Allentown And it's hard to keep a good man down But I won't be getting up today And it’s getting very hard to stay And we’re living here in Allentown | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsA  A7  A#  Am  Bm  C  D  Em  F  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 "Allentown" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Allentown" by Billy Joel.