James Blunt - Breakfast in America: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Breakfast in America" 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 Breakfast in America 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 "Breakfast in America" smoothly on your ukulele.

Cm                A#
Take a look at my girlfriend
G#
She's the only one I got
Cm            A#
Not much of a girlfriend
  G#
I never seem to get a lot

G
Take a jumbo across the water
Cm
Like to see America
 G
See the girls in California
    Fm                        A#
I'm hoping it's going to come true
            Fm              A#
But there's not a lot I can do

Cm                         A#
Could we have kippers for breakfast
G#
Mummy dear, Mummy dear?
 Cm                      A#
They got to have 'em in Texas
       G#
'Cause everyone's a millionaire

G
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Cm
Do you want my autograph?
G
I'm a loser, what a joker
    Fm                    A#
I'm playing my jokes upon you
              Fm                A#
While there's nothing better to do, hey

G                    G7       Cm
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
G                    G7       Cm
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
G#               Fm           A#
La la la, la la la, la la la la

Don't you look at my girlfriend
Shes the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot

Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping its going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do

G                    G7       Cm
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
G                    G7       Cm
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
G                   Cm
Hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um
G                   Cm
Hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um
G#                   Fm       A#
La la la, la la la, la la la la

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

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 "Breakfast in America" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Breakfast in America" by James Blunt.