Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "My Hometown" 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 Hometown 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 Hometown" smoothly on your ukulele.

A
I was eight years old and running with
   D   A      E
a dime in my hand
E
Into the bus stop to pick up a paper for
 A E    D
my old man

I'd sit on his lap in that big old Buick
and steer as we drove through town
He'd tousle my hair and say
"Son, take a good look around

A                               D    A    E
This is your hometown, this is your home town
E                               A    E    D  A
This is your hometown, this is your home town

In '65 tension was running high at my school
There was a lot of fights
'tween the black and white
There was nothing you could do
Two cars at a light on a Saturday night
In the back seat there was a gun
Words were passed, a shotgun blast
Troubled times had come

To my hometown
To my hometown
My hometown
To my hometown

    F#m                                    A
Now Main Street's whitewashed windows and vacant
stores
      F#m                                    A
Seems like there ain't nobody wants to come down
here no more
          D                              A
They're closing down the textile mill across
the railroad tracks
         D                                  A
Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they
              E
ain't coming back

To your hometown
To your hometown
To your hometown
To your hometown

Last night me and Kate, we laid in bed,
talkin' about getting out
Packing up our bags, maybe heading south
I'm thirty-five, we got a boy of our own now
Last night I sat him up behind the wheel and said
"Son, take a good look around
This is your hometown"

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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 Hometown" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "My Hometown" by Bruce Springsteen.

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