David Bowie - Little Bombardier: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Little Bombardier" 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 Little Bombardier 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 "Little Bombardier" smoothly on your ukulele.

G               Em       C       Cm    G
War made him a soldier, little Franky Mear
G                Em          C      Cm    G
Peace left him a loser, the little bombradier.
Em             C                  D                      G
Lines of worry appeared with age, unskilled hands that knew no trade
Bm                   Cm                 C      D     G
Spent his time in a picture house, the little bombradier.

Franky drank his money, the little that he made
Told his woes to no man, friendless lonely days.
Then one day in the ABC,  four small eyes gazed longingly
At the ice cream in the hand of the little bombradier.

Chorus:
Dm                     A
Sunshine entered our Franky's days
Dm                    A
Gone his sorrows his hopeless maze
     A#                   D                 A
His life was fun and his heart was full of joy
Dm                       A
Two young children had changed his his aims,
Dm                          A
He bought the toffees and played their games
    A#                       D              A
He bought them presents with every coin he made.

Then two gentlemen called on him, asked him for his name
Why was he friends with the children, were they just a game
Leave them alone or we'll get sore,
we've had blokes like you in this nation before
The hand of authority said "no more" to the little bombradier.
Packed his bags, his heart in pain, wiped a tear and caught a train
Not to be seen in this town again, the little bombradier.

There are a few chords at the end that I can't figure out because everyone
is asleep in my house so I can't use the piano to figure out all those
suspensions and augmentations, or whatever they turn out to be.  Will send
the correction as soon as I work it out.

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

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

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