Chris Rea - Johnny Needs a Fast Car: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" 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 Johnny Needs a Fast Car 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 "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" smoothly on your ukulele.

Am
Johnny needs a fast car
Fmaj7
Johnny needs it bad
Am
Johnny always do the best
Fmaj7
Whatever johnny has
Am
Johnny needs a fast one
Fmaj7
Johnny needs it now
Am
You got to give him something
Fmaj7
To let him show you how

Chorus:
Am     Fmaj7
Johnny needs a fast car
        Am
Johnny needs a fast car

Johnny needs a break
Johnny don't need good luck
'Cos Johnny never fakes
He'll always make it look good
You'll always see him smile
Give Johnny a few inches
and he'll give you back a mile

Chorus

Dm
Tears upon the broken bones
    Am7
Of luck that never went his way
E7sus4                                 E7
Bless this one you'll know him by his smile

Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Ohh, Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs a fast car
Johnny needs
Johnny needs

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

E7

Ukulele chord E7

E7sus4

Ukulele chord E7sus4

Fmaj7

Ukulele chord Fmaj7

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 "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" by Chris Rea.

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