David Bowie - After All: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "After All" 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 After All 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 "After All" smoothly on your ukulele.

Chorus:
Em               Em7           A             Am   Em     F
Please trip them gently, they don't like to fall (Oh by jingo)
Em                  Em7          A         Am    Em     F
There's no room for anger, we're all very small (Oh by jingo)

       C                       G                             E
We're painting our faces and dressing in thoughts from the skies,
E7        Am   Am7 
From paradise
          D7                         Em
But they think that we're holding a secretive ball.
       F                            G
Won't someone invite them, they're just taller children
       Am  Am7 
That's all
       D7   Fmaj7
After all

Chorus:
Man is an obstacle, sad as the clown (Oh by jingo)
So hold on to nothing, and he won't let you down (Oh by jingo)

Some people are marching together and some on their own
Quite alone
Others are running, the smaller ones crawl
But some sit in silence, they're just older children
That's all
After all

I sing with impertinence, shading impermanent chords,
With my words
I've borrowed your time and I'm sorry I called
But the thought just occurred that we're nobody's children at all
After all

Chorus:
Live till your rebirth and do what you will (Oh by jingo)
Forget all I've said, please bear me no ill (Oh by jingo)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

C

Ukulele chord C

D7

Ukulele chord D7

E

Ukulele chord E

Em

Ukulele chord Em

E7

Ukulele chord E7

Em7

Ukulele chord Em7

F

Ukulele chord F

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

F#

Ukulele chord F#

Fmaj7

Ukulele chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Ukulele chord Fmaj

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 "After All" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "After All" by David Bowie.

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