Johnny Cash - I Want to Go Home: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I Want to Go Home" 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 Want to Go Home 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 Want to Go Home" smoothly on your ukulele.

    C#
We sailed on the ship John Bi, my grandfather and me
                           G#
Around Nassau town we did roam
              C#                F#
Drinking all night, got into a fight
         C#            G#            C#
Well, I feel so homesick I wanna go home

Chorus:
C#
So hoist up the John Bi sail, see how the mainsail sets
                                        G#
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home
           C#                            F#
Let me go home, why don't you let me go home?
         C#            G#            C#
Well, I feel so homesick I wanna go home

The first mate, he got drunk, broke up the people's trunk
Constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone, why don't you leave me alone?
Well, I feel so homesick I wanted to go home

Then the cook, he caught the fits, threw out all of my grits
Then he took and ate up all of my corn
Let me go home, why don't you let me go home?
Well, this is the worst trip since I have been born

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

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Ukulele chord C#

F#

Ukulele chord F#

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 "I Want to Go Home" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Want to Go Home" by Johnny Cash.

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