Bob Dylan - Spirit on the Water: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Spirit on the Water" 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 Spirit on the Water 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 "Spirit on the Water" smoothly on your ukulele.

F             A#
Spirit on the water
D#                           A#
Darkness on the face of the deep
D#      F#             A#       Gm7
I keep thinking 'bout you, baby,
Cm           F       A#
And I can't hardly sleep.

I'm traveling by land
Traveling through the dawn of day
You're always on my mind
I can't stay away

G
I'd forgotten 'bout you
Cm
Then you turned up again
D7           Gm
I always knew
C9                             F7
We were meant to be more than friends

When you are near
It's just as plain as it can be
I'm wild about you, gal
You ought to be a fool about me

Can't explain
The sources of this hidden pain
You burned your way into my heart
You got the key to my brain

I've been trampling through mud
praying to the powers above
I'm sweating blood
You got a face that begs for love

Life without you
Doesn't mean a thing to me
If I can't have you
I'll throw my love into the deep blue sea

Sometimes I wonder
Why you can't treat me right
You do good all day
And then you do wrong all night

When you're with me
I'm a thousand times happier than
I could ever say
What does it matter
What price I pay?

they brag about your sugar
Brag about it all over town
Put some sugar in my bowl
I feel like layin' down

I'm as pale as a ghost
Holding a blossom on a stem
You ever seen a ghost?
No, but you have heard of them

I see you there
I'm blinded by the colors I see
I take good care
of what belongs to me

I hear your name
ringing up and down the line
I'm saying it plain:
These ties are strong enough to bind

Your sweet voice
calls out from some old familiar shrine
I got no choice,
can't believe these things would
ever fade from your mind

I could live forever
with you perfectly
You don't ever
have to make a fuss over me

From east to west
ever since the world began
I only mean it for the best
I won't be with you any way I can

I've been in a brawl
Now I'm feeling the wall
I'm going away, baby
I won't be back till fall

High on the hill
you can carry all my thoughts with you
You know my will
This love could tear me in two

I won't be with you in paradise
and it seems so unfair
I can't go to paradise no more,
I killed a man back there

You think I'm over the hill
Think I'm past my prime
Let me see what you got
We can have a whoppin' good time

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

C9

Ukulele chord C9

D#

Ukulele chord D#

D7

Ukulele chord D7

F

Ukulele chord F

F#

Ukulele chord F#

F7

Ukulele chord F7

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 "Spirit on the Water" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Spirit on the Water" by Bob Dylan.

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