Dire Straits - Ride Across the River: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Ride Across the River" 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 Ride Across the River 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 "Ride Across the River" smoothly on your ukulele.

      Em                        D           Em
I'm a soldier of freedom in the army of the men
Em                            D    Em
We are the chosen, we're the partisan, alright
          C                         D       Bm
Well the cause it is noble and the cause it is just
        C                     D       Bm     B7
We are ready to pay with our lives if we must

Chorus:
       C                     Am       D C D Am Em D Bm
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
 C                           D      Em
Ride across the river to the other side

I'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a dog of war, yeah
And we don't give a damn-a who the killing is for
It's the same old story with a different name
Death or glory, it's the killing game

Chorus

Oh, nothing gonna stop them
As the day follows the night
Right becomes wrong, the left becomes the right
And they sing as they march
With their flags unfurled
Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world

Chorus - x2

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

B7

Ukulele chord B7

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 "Ride Across the River" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Ride Across the River" by Dire Straits.