Frank Black - My Terrible Ways: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "My Terrible Ways" 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 My Terrible Ways 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 "My Terrible Ways" smoothly on your ukulele.

    Am       F
My terrible ways
      C         E7
They got me in jail
       F           C
Where some did succeed
  G           Am
I always did fail
        G#           C       A7           F Fm
But I thought I was fine to wait for the day
          C           G#       C  F C
When I’d paid for my terrible ways

My terrible ways, they came to and end
When a mighty deluge freed the criminal men
But I stayed in Mississippi and three souls I saved
And so ended my terrible ways

Chorus:
 F              C
Terrible ways, terrible ways
 G                 Am
sooner or later a criminal pays
     F                C       Am
And I’ll never have enough, enough
     D7     F
To pay this off - x2

My terrible ways, the govenor forgave
On account of three souls and account of the wave
That took my wife and baby and swept them away
All ‘cause of my terrible ways

Chorus:
Terrible ways, terrible ways
Sooner or later I know I'm going to pay
And I'll never have enough, enough
To pay this off

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A7

Ukulele chord A7

C

Ukulele chord C

D7

Ukulele chord D7

E7

Ukulele chord E7

F

Ukulele chord F

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

G#

Ukulele chord G#

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 "My Terrible Ways" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "My Terrible Ways" by Frank Black.

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