Bob Dylan - My Back Pages: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "My Back Pages" 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 My Back Pages 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 "My Back Pages" smoothly on your ukulele.

  D#      Cm          Gm
Crimson flames tied through my ears
   G#             A#     D#
Rollin' high and mighty traps
 D#           Cm       Gm     D#
Pounced with fire on flaming roads
  G#        Gm     A#
Using ideas as my maps
        G#     Cm      A#        D#
"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I
 Cm                  G# A#
Proud 'neath heated brow.
     D#               Cm      D#
Ah, but I was so much older then,
     G#      A#        D#
I'm younger than that now.

 D#            Cm     Gm
Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
  G#           A#         D#
"Rip down all hate," I screamed
 D#        Cm       Gm
Lies that life is black and white
G#                       A#
Spoke from my skull. I dreamed
   Cm              Gm
Romantic facts of musketeers
     G#                A#
Foundationed deep, somehow.
        D#     Cm     Gm      G#
Ah, but I was so much older then,
     A#                D#
I'm younger than that now.

Girls' faces formed the forward path
From phony jealousy
To memorizing politics
Of ancient history
Flung down by corpse evangelists
Unthought of, thought, somehow
        D#            G#     D#
Ah, but I was so much older then
    G#       A#        D#
I'm younger than that now.

A self-ordained professor's tongue
Too serious to fool
Spouted out that liberty
Is just equality in school
"Equality," I spoke the word
As if a wedding vow
        D#            Cm
Ah, but I was so much older then
    G#       A#       D#
I'm younger than that now.

In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not that I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
   Cm                   G#     D#
My existence led by confusion boats
Cm           Gm       A#
Mutiny from stern to bow
        D#     Cm     G#     D#
Ah, but I was so much older then
    A#            D#
I'm younger than that now.

Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear, no doubt, somehow
        D#     Cm     G#     D#
Ah, but I was so much older then
     A#               D#
I'm younger than that now.

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 "My Back Pages" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "My Back Pages" by Bob Dylan.

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