Don McLean - Aftermath: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Aftermath" 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 Aftermath 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 "Aftermath" smoothly on your ukulele.

G
Windows in a silent room,
sunlight burns the walls to black
Am
Angles and dimensions melt while
colors drip and pillows crack
Bm
Reflections of my memories like
pictures pasted on a sheet
Am                                  G
The ribbon film of separate frames lying
curled up at my feet

G                                         D  
The film is just a snake design and the photographs
are fading fast
F                                 G
These are not memories of mine I have no
future, no past

D
I've seen a thousand afternoons dissolve into
the night
D
Like sugar crystals on a spoon they disappear
from sight
 Em7                 A
Gray days from the crispest morning to the
 G        F#     Em7         A
warmest afternoon   in this room

D                                            C
And I like to draw the face I saw so long ago
D                       C                       D
My image in the mirror tells the jagged lines which
way to go
Em7                      A              G
The black and white description of the sole
         F#
survivor of the Holocaust
G
All the rest were lost

Do you see this paper face? It has no color or
no mood
My eyes are ageless, as am I. I need no sleep,
I need no food
I am a king, but like a child the other
children laugh at me
Tongues of fire, wagging wild they dance
around me merrily

I'll kill them all and if I fail
I'll kill whoever I can find
Then they'll beg me to be kind
My eyes have seen far more than eyes can ever tell
This planet plunged through mushroom
fires of earthly hell
I know that my sweet Jesus said that he'd return
But Babylon has fallen and the cities burn

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em7

Ukulele chord Em7

F

Ukulele chord F

F#

Ukulele chord F#

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 "Aftermath" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Aftermath" by Don McLean.