Elton John - Cold Highway: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Cold Highway" 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 Cold Highway 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 "Cold Highway" smoothly on your ukulele.

Am                                Dm    C
Your life stepped lightly out our hands
     A#                C             F  Em  E   Am
When no one's looking out you understand
                                             Dm  C
Your world was a wheel but the cog ceased to turn
     A#                       F          Gm7  C
The bottom fell out and our fingers got burned

Chorus:
              A#7                         Dm7
And there's a cold, cold highway that the wind whistles down
          A#7                          Dm7
Where the corners turn blind like the graveyard ground
         Gm7                               Dm
Oh your black icy stare once cut down my friend
         F                           A#              F  Gm7
In the deepest dark winter when the world seemed to end

Every new version of the way of life
Leaves you reckless and searching for stars in the night
But whose kid are you when they finally decide
The lifestyle you led and the way that you died

Chorus:
And there's a cold, cold highway that the wind whistles down
Where the corners turn blind like the graveyard ground
Oh your black icy stare once cut down my friend
In the deepest dark winter when the world seemed to end

But they're oh so simple, they're still trying to tell
The difference for you between heaven and hell
To glorify something, your legends are found
But all they bought you was a hole in the ground

Years rolling by just like a dream (ooh)
I'm partly human and I'm partly machine
They've lost you and fate put your name on a stone (ahh)
Perhaps now my friend they might leave you alone (ahh)

Chorus:
And there's a cold, cold highway that the wind whistles down
Where the corners turn blind like the graveyard ground
Oh your black icy stare once cut down my friend
In the deepest dark winter when the world seemed to end

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A#7

Ukulele chord A#7

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

Dm7

Ukulele chord Dm7

E

Ukulele chord E

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Gm7

Ukulele chord Gm7

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

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