Billy Joel - Only a Man: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Only a Man" 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 Only a Man 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 "Only a Man" smoothly on your ukulele.

Cm7                           F9
Only a man who's broken can appreciate
                 A#
the awful pain I feel
 F               Gm              G7            Cm7
Only a man who's world is always real can ever know
Cm7           F9                            A#
And who could understand the all consuming pain
 F                Gm             G7
Only a man who's weeping in the rain
               C6
knows where to go

Chorus:
              F9
And it's not easy
          A#           F              Gm
When you realize that you are on your own
G7   C6
Ah, ah
                F9
No, no it's not easy
          A#                   F          Gm G7 Cm7
When you face the thought of living all alone

Only a man who wanders through the emptiness
of every passing day
This is the man whose eyes know what to see
and what to say
And who could ever know the feeling in my heart
Only a man whose hopes and dreams are broken
all apart

Chorus:
And it's not easy
When you reach out in the dark to touch her face
No, no, it's not easy
When instead you touch a pillow in her place

And it's not easy
When you think about the way she combs her hair
No, no, it's not easy
When the memory of her is everywhere

Only a man who lies awake and wonders will
he never smile again
And this is the only man whose lonely nights
can never end
And if you want to know what kind of man he'll be
Oh, listen my friend, I'll tell you all
you'll have to know is me

And it's not easy, no, no
It's not easy
Oh, it's not easy
Why, no, why
Well, it's not easy
No, tell me, no, no, no

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C6

Ukulele chord C6

Cm7

Ukulele chord Cm7

F

Ukulele chord F

F9

Ukulele chord F9

G7

Ukulele chord G7

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 "Only a Man" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Only a Man" by Billy Joel.

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