Dire Straits - Single Handed Sailor: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Single Handed Sailor" 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 Single Handed Sailor 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 "Single Handed Sailor" smoothly on your ukulele.

Dm C                  A#      F
Two in the morning, dry-dock town
Dm                C          A# F
The river rolls away in the night
Dm      C               A#        F
Little gypsy moth she's all tied down
Dm                 C            A# F
She quiver in the wind and the light

Yeah, and a sailing ship just held down in chains
From the lazy days of sail
She's just lying there in silent pain
He lean on the tourist rail

Am                              Dm
A mother and her baby and the college of war
A#                C
In the concrete graves
Dm                 C                 A#      F
You never want to fight against the river law
Gm                A#
Nobody rules the waves

Chorus:
               C              C#dim          Dm
Yeah and on a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing
A#                  C
Around the Cutty Sark
Dm             C         A#   F
Single handed sailor goes sailing
Gm                   A#
Sailing away in the dark

He's upon the bridge on the self same night
The mariner of dry dock land
Two in the morning, but there is one green light
And a man on the barge of sand

She's going to slip away below him
Away from the things he's done
But he just shouts "Hey man, what do you call this thing?"
He could have said "Pride of London"

Chorus:
On a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing
Around the Cutty Sark
Yeah the single handed sailor goes sailing
Sailing away in the dark

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 "Single Handed Sailor" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Single Handed Sailor" by Dire Straits.