David Bowie - Alabama Song: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Alabama Song" 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 Alabama Song 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 "Alabama Song" smoothly on your ukulele.

    Cm
Oh, show me the way to the next whiskey bar,
                C# Cm               C#
Oh, don't ask why, no, don't ask why.
Cm
For we must find the next whiskey bar,
For if we don't find the next whiskey bar,

                    C#    Cm                C#
I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die.
  Cm
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die.

Chorus:
    G           Gmaj7
Oh, moon of Alabama,
      Em              A#dim
It's time to say good-bye,
       B                D#6
We've lost our good ol' mama,
D                                E
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why.

Oh, moon of Alabama,
It's time to say good-bye,
We've lost our good ol' mama,
And must have whiskey, oh, you know why.

Oh show us the way to the next little dollar
Oh don't ask why, oh don't ask why
For we must find the next little dollar
Or if we don't find the next little dollar

I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die

Chorus

Oh show us the way to the next little girl
Oh don't ask why, no don't ask why
For we must find the next little girl
Or if we don't find the next little girl

I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die

Chorus:
Oh moon of Alabama,
it's time to say goodbye
We've lost our good old mama
And must have little girl or you know why

Oh moon of Alabama
it's time to say "auf wiedersehen"
We've lost our good old mama
And must have little girl or you know why

You know why
You know why

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

D#6

Ukulele chord D#6

E

Ukulele chord E

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Gmaj7

Ukulele chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Ukulele chord Gmaj

B

Ukulele chord B

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

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