Elton John - I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol" 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 I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol 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 "I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol" smoothly on your ukulele.

              Am7
Well there's slim times when my words won't rhyme
         G                  F
And the hills I face are a long hard climb
G                                       C F C
I just sit cross legged with my old guitar
    Am               G                    F7
It kind of makes me feel like a rock and roll star

Well it makes me laugh, Lord, it makes me cry
And I think, for once, let me just get high
Let me get electric, put a silk suit on
Turn my old guitar into a tommy gun

    D
And root-toot-shoot myself to fame
      Am7
Every kid alive gonna know my name
   D7            E7                        F7
An overnight phenomenon like there's never been
F7                      G7           A
A motivated supersonic king of the scene

Chorus:
     Dm           G      Dm              G
I'll be a teenage idol, just give me a break
          Cmaj7        Am       Dm                 G
I'm gonna be a teenage idol no matter how long it takes
    Dm                              G
You can't imagine what it means to me
    Dm                    G            A7
I'm gonna grab myself a place in history
   F          G#                E7   Am G F
A teenage idol that's what I'm gonna be

Well, life is short, and the world is rough
And if you're going to boogie, boy, you got to be tough
Nobody knows if I'm dead or alive
I just drink myself to sleep each night

And so I pray to the teenage god of rock
If I make it big, let me stay on top
You gotta cut me loose from this one room dive
Put me on the ladder, keep this boy alive

And root-toot-shoot myself to fame
Every kid alive gonna know my name
An overnight phenomen like there's never been
A motivated supersonic king of the scene

Chorus:
I'll be a teenage idol, just give me a break
I'm gonna be a teenage idol, no matter how long it takes
You can't imagine what it means to me
I'm going to grab myself a place in history
A teenage idol (ha, yeah, ooh)
That's what I'm gonna be

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A7

Ukulele chord A7

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

C

Ukulele chord C

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

Cmaj7

Ukulele chord Cmaj7

Cmaj

Ukulele chord Cmaj

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

D7

Ukulele chord D7

E7

Ukulele chord E7

F

Ukulele chord F

F7

Ukulele chord F7

G

Ukulele chord G

G#

Ukulele chord G#

G7

Ukulele chord G7

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 "I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol" by Elton John.

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