Bob Dylan - Positively Van Gogh: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Positively Van Gogh" 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 Positively Van Gogh 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 "Positively Van Gogh" smoothly on your ukulele.

         C                        F
When I'd ask why the painting was deadly
  C
Nobody could pick up my sign
               F                     C
'Cept for the cook, she was always friendly
          F                          C
But she'd only ask, "What's on your mind?"

       F                               C
She'd say that especially when it was raining
     C   G7  F         C
I'd say "Oh, I don't know"
                 F                              C
But then she'd press and I'd say, "You see that painting?
         F                          C
Do you think it's been done by Van Gogh?"

     C             G7       F  C
The cook she said call her Maria
      F                                      C
She'd always point for the same boy to come forth
              F                           C
Saying, "He trades cattle, it's his own idea
       F                        C
And he also makes trips to the North

         Am                  Em
Have you ever seen his naked calf bleed?"
     C                        Am
I'd say, "Oh no, why does it show?"
             C           Csus4            C
Then she'd whisper in my ear that he's a half-breed
         F                      G7             C
And I'd say, "Fine, but can he paint like Van Gogh?"

           C          F             G7
I can't remember his name he never gave it
      F              G7           C
But I always figured he could go home
               F           G7              C
Til when he'd gave me his card and said, "Save it"
         Am         F            C
I could see by his eyes he was alone

            Am                     Em
But it was sad how his four leaf clover
  C                         Am
Drawn on his calling card showed
                   C            Csus4      C
That it was given back to him a-many times over
             Am                             C
And it most definitely was not done by Van Gogh.

                C         F             C
It was either she or the maid just to please me
          F                         C
Though I sensed she could not understand
                 F                             C
And she made a thing out of it by saying, "Go easy
         Am                                        C
He's a straight, but he's a very crooked straight man."

         F                                   C
And I'd say, "Does the girl in the calendar doubt it?
Am                               Em
And by the way is it Marilyn Monroe?"
                   C         Csus4                C
But she'd just get salty and say, "Why you wanna know about it?"
        Am                                                  C
And I'd say, "I was just wondering if she ever sat for Van Gogh

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

Csus4

Ukulele chord Csus4

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

G7

Ukulele chord G7

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 "Positively Van Gogh" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Positively Van Gogh" by Bob Dylan.

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