Bruce Springsteen - Souls of the Departed: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Souls of the Departed" 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 Souls of the Departed 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 "Souls of the Departed" smoothly on your ukulele.

D
On the road to Basra,
stood young Lieutenant Jimmy Bly
Detailed to go through
the clothes of the soldiers who died
At night in dreams, he sees their souls rise
Like dark geese into the Oklahoma skies

Chorus:
        G                       D
Well, this is a prayer for the souls of
the departed
  G                               D
Those who've gone and left their babies
brokenhearted
  G                       D
This is a prayer for the souls of the departed

Now Raphael Rodriguez was just seven years old
Shot down in a schoolyard by some East
Compton Cholos
His mama cried, "My beautiful boy is dead"
In the hills, the self-made men just
sighed and shook their heads

Chorus:
This is a prayer for the souls of the departed
Those who've gone, left their babies brokenhearted
Young lives over before they got started
This is a prayer for the souls of the departed

Tonight as I tuck my own son in bed
All I can think of is what if it
would've been him instead
I want to build me a wall so high nothing
can burn it down
Right here on my own piece of dirty ground

Now I ply my trade in the land of king dollar
Where you get paid and your silence passes as honor
And all the hatred and dirty little lies
Been written off the books and into
decent men's eyes

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

D

Ukulele chord D

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 "Souls of the Departed" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Souls of the Departed" by Bruce Springsteen.

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