Dire Straits - Down To The Waterline: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Down To The Waterline" 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 Down To The Waterline 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 "Down To The Waterline" smoothly on your ukulele.

Bm       F#m   A         E7    Bm
Sweet surrender on the quayside
Bm    F#m   A           E7       Bm
You remember we used to run and hide
         Bm                   F#m
In the shadows of cargoes, I take you one time,
           A
And we're counting all the numbers
 E                Bm
Down to the waterline

Well, near misses on the dogleap stairways
French kisses in the darkened doorways
A foghorn blowing out wild and cold
A policeman, he shines a light upon my shoulder

Up comes a coaster fast and silent in the night
Over my shoulder all you can see
Are the pilot lights
No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn
Your hands are cold but your lips are warm

She can see him on the jetty that
They used to know
She can feel him in the places where
The sailors go
When she's walking by the river
Or the railway line
She can still hear him whisper
Let's go down to the waterline, c'mon

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

E

Ukulele chord E

E7

Ukulele chord E7

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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 "Down To The Waterline" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Down To The Waterline" by Dire Straits.