David Bowie - The Next Day: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Next Day" 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 The Next Day 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 "The Next Day" smoothly on your ukulele.

E
Look into my eyes he tells her
I'm gonna say goodbye he says yea
Do not cry she begs of him goodbye yea
All that day she thinks of his love yea

       G
They whip him through the streets and alleys there
The gormless and the baying crowd right there
      E
They can't get enough of that doomsday song
They can't get enough of it all
Listen

 G
Listen to the whores he tells her
He fashions paper sculptures of them
       G                        A
Then drags them to the river's bank in the cart
       G                         A
Their soggy paper bodies wash ashore in the dark
          G                         A
And the priest stiff in hate now demanding fun begin
        Bm                             A  
Of his women dressed as men for the pleasure of that priest

Chorus:
E
Here I am
           D
Not quite dying
E                                 D
My body left to rot in a hollow tree
     E
Its branches throwing shadows
                    D
On the gallows for me
E
And the next day
And the next
      D      E
And another day

Ignoring the pain of their particular diseases
They chase him through the alleys chase him down the steps
They haul him through the mud and they chant for his death
And drag him to the feet of the purple headed priest

First they give you everything that you want
Then they take back everything that you have
They live upon their feet and they die upon their knees
They can work with Satan while they dress like the saints
They know God exists for the Devil told them so
They scream my name aloud down into the well below

Chorus

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

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 "The Next Day" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Next Day" by David Bowie.

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