Bob Dylan - I Want You: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I Want You" 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 Want You 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 Want You" smoothly on your ukulele.

     F
The guilty undertaker sighs,
    Am
The lonesome organ grinder cries,
     Dm                               C
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you.
     A#
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
C
Blow into my face with scorn,
         Dm
But it's not that way,
                  C
I wasn't born to lose you.
   F           Am
I want you, I want you,
   Dm          C
I want you so bad,
          F
Honey, I want you.

The drunken politician leaps
Upon the street where mothers weep
And the saviors who are fast asleep,
They wait for you.
And I wait for them to interrupt
Me drinkin' from my broken cup
And ask me to
Open up the gate for you.
I want you, I want you,
I want you so bad,
Honey, I want you.

Chorus:
    Am
Now all my fathers, they've gone down
     Dm
True love they've been without it.
    Am
But all their daughters put me down
       A#              C
'Cause I don't think about it.

Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
And talk with my chambermaid.
She knows that I'm not afraid
To look at her.
She is good to me
And there's nothing she doesn't see.
She knows where I'd like to be
But it doesn't matter.
I want you, I want you,
I want you so bad,
Honey, I want you.

Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit,
He spoke to me, I took his flute.
No, I wasn't very cute to him,
Was I?
But I did it, though, because he lied
Because he took you for a ride
And because time was on his side
And because I
I want you, I want you,
I want you so bad,
Honey, I want you.

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

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 Want You" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Want You" by Bob Dylan.

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