Death Cab for Cutie - Portable Television: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Portable Television" 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 Portable Television 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 "Portable Television" smoothly on your ukulele.

G
Portable television, shrouded in snow
     Am                  C 
In a raggedy van on the side of the road
     G
The night it had frozen through my little bones
        Am                         C 
So you took me in your arms, you squeezed out
the cold

Upstate New York, autumn, brightly colored leaves
Oh, the hills were on fire, they burn for you and me
And where we were going, it was built like a lie
But as sacred as the Bible,
so we didn't question why

   C                  G 
I saw it in the soil just recently
          Am
Where the rows of teeth they grow in fields
   G
of infinite greed
     C                         G 
And here laid the father, and here stood the son
          Am                         Em
Where the road meets the horizon for everyone,
    C
for everyone

Portable television, take us away
From this burden of reflection we've carried today
Oh, the generator's running
but there's nothing on the air
And the static is a comfort,
so we huddle around and stare

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Portable Television" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Portable Television" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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