Billy Joel - Vienna: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Vienna" 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 Vienna 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 "Vienna" smoothly on your ukulele.

Gm             A#
Slow down you crazy child
       F                 G#
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
            D#                       A#
But then if you're so smart tell me why
                    C  D
Are you still so afraid

Gm                            A#
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about
          F                       G#
You better cool it off before you burn it out
        D#
You got so much to do and only
A#                  Am  D
So many hours in a day

Chorus:
D#                           F
But you know that when the truth is told
             A#             Dm 
That you can get what you want
           Gm         A# 
Or you can just get old
            D#                   Am7
You're gonna kick off before you even get
    D7   Gm7   C7
halfway through
              F#7
When will you realize
F                A#
Vienna waits for you

Slow down, you're doin' fine
You can't be everything you wanna be
Before your time
Although it's so romantic
On the borderline tonight, tonight
Too bad but it's the life you lead
You're so ahead of yourself
That you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you're wrong
You know you can't always see when you're right
You're right

Chorus:
You've got your passion
You've got your pride
But don't you know
That only fools are satisfied?
Dream on
But don't imagine they'll all come true, ooh
When will you realize
Vienna waits for you?

Slow down, you crazy child
And take the phone off the hook
And disappear for a while
It's all right, you can afford
To lose a day or two, ooh
When will you realize
Vienna waits for you?

Chorus:
And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you could just get old
You're gonna
Kick off before you even get halfway through, ooh
Why don't you realize
Vienna waits for you?

When will you realize
Vienna waits for you?

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

C

Ukulele chord C

C7

Ukulele chord C7

D

Ukulele chord D

D7

Ukulele chord D7

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

F#7

Ukulele chord F#7

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Gm7

Ukulele chord Gm7

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

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