Chris Rea - Goodbye Little Colombus: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Goodbye Little Colombus" 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 Goodbye Little Colombus 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 "Goodbye Little Colombus" smoothly on your ukulele.

Fm7               C# D#
The plane is waiting
D#            Cm
And you must go
Cm                 C#
'Goodbye I'm gonna miss you
Fm7                     C# D#
And all the things you say
D#          Cm
At a leaving
         Cm                 C#
Ah just turn your head and walk away, walk away

Chorus:
G#               C#maj7 D#
Goodbye little Columbus
G#                        C#maj7 D#
Goodbye, I'll see you one day
G#               C#maj7  D#
Goodbye little Columbus, ohohh
D#           G#
You're just traveling, just traveling
 C#             D#
Traveling yeah yeah

That certain moment, the final call
And that desperate search for 'C'est la vie'
Oh what you'd give to hear of a slight delay
Ah just turn your head and walk away
Walk away, just walk away, walk away

Chorus:
Goodbye little Columbus
Goodbye, I'll see you one day
Goodbye little Columbus
You're travelling, you're just travelling,
just travelling yeah yeah

D#           C#maj7
Made up your mind
G#
You've got to go
A#m7       G#    C#maj7
Be on your way, yeah
G#
No sense crying now

Goodbye little Columbus
Goodbye, I'll see you one day
Goodbye little Columbus
You made up your mind
You got to go, little Columbus
Goodbye...

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#m7

Ukulele chord A#m7

C#

Ukulele chord C#

C#maj7

Ukulele chord C#maj7

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Fm7

Ukulele chord Fm7

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 "Goodbye Little Colombus" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Goodbye Little Colombus" by Chris Rea.

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