Elton John - Boogie Pilgrim: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Boogie Pilgrim" 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 Boogie Pilgrim 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 "Boogie Pilgrim" smoothly on your ukulele.

A     Asus4     A   D
Crime in the streets
A Asus4  A            D          A  Asus4 A D A Asus4 A D
I read about it everyday in the papers
     A       Asus4 A           D
And justice needs and justice wants
A   Asus4    A      D        A       Asus4 A D A Asus4 A
But just in times, yes, too late here
   B
Oh, feels like I wasn't born there
                      D
(Feels like I wasn't born there)
                          A  Asus4  A  D  A Asus4 A  D
I feel just like a Boogie Pilgrim, oh, huh, yeah

Chorus:
A             D
Boogie Pilgrim
A                D
Hustled to get it
A                 D
To get it together
A                    D
Down on the jive talk
A                  D A Asus4  A
Down on the weather
F7              D                         A  Asus4  A
Boogie Pilgrim, oh, brother I never felt better
       D          A  Asus4 A D
No, I never felt better

When you've lived that way out on the sidewalk
(Walking on the sidewalk everyday)
Oh, I got the speed, baby, you got the need, ah,uh
But the need in me needs nothing
(But you know that I need nothing)
But I know that you all want something
Oh, just like Boogie Pilgrim, Boogie Pilgrim

Chorus

F7                      D
Boogie, Boogie, Boogie Pilgrim, yeah
                       A       Asus4
Oh, lord I never felt better, yeah
             A                     D
(Don't you know that I never felt better)
A   Asus4    A        D
Ooh hoo, ooh hoo, ooh hoo

Chorus

A  Asus4  A  D  A  Asus4  A  D
Boogie Pilgrim
(repeat and fade)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Asus4

Ukulele chord Asus4

D

Ukulele chord D

F7

Ukulele chord F7

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 "Boogie Pilgrim" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Boogie Pilgrim" by Elton John.

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