Elton John - The Ballad Of Danny Bailey: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Ballad Of Danny Bailey" 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 The Ballad Of Danny Bailey 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 "The Ballad Of Danny Bailey" smoothly on your ukulele.

Bm                              C
Some punk with a shotgun killed - young Danny Bailey -
Bm                                C
In cold blood, in the lobby of a downtown motel.
Bm                      C
Killed him in anger. A force he couldn't handle -
Em7                          Fmaj7
helped pull the trigger that cut short his life.
            Am                      A#maj7
And there's - not many knew him the way that we did.
      Am                                       A#maj7
Sure enough he was a wild one, but then aren't most hungry kids?
      Am  G F Em
Oh - ohhh...

Chorus:
D            F     G     Bm    Em           G  A      D
Now it's all over Danny Bailey   - and the harvest is in.
C            G     Gm        D   C             G         D
Dillinger's dead.  Oh - oh - oh   I guess the cops won again.
             F     G    Bm    Em            G  A      D
Now it's all over Danny Bailey   - and the harvest is in.

We're running short of heroes back up here in the hills
Without Danny Bailey, we're gonna have to break up our stills
So mark his grave well 'cause Kentucky loved him
Born and raised a proper, I guess life just bugged him
And he found faith in danger, a lifestyle he lived by
A running gun youngster in a sad restless age

Chorus

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A#m

Ukulele chord A#m

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

Em7

Ukulele chord Em7

F

Ukulele chord F

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

Fmaj7

Ukulele chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Ukulele chord Fmaj

G

Ukulele chord G

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

G

Ukulele chord G

B

Ukulele chord B

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 "The Ballad Of Danny Bailey" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Ballad Of Danny Bailey" by Elton John.

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