Johnny Cash - King Of The Hill: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "King Of The Hill" 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 King Of The Hill 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 "King Of The Hill" smoothly on your ukulele.

Chorus:
A#
If you gonna be king of the hill
                          F      A#
You can't make it at the cotton mill

                     D#      A#
If you gonna be king of the hill
                          D#     A#
You can't make it at the cotton mill
                   D#     A#
Get put on at the Harlan mine
                        F        A#
Be the last one out at quittin' time

You already working when the whistle blew
Never complain about a job to do
When they say who can, you say I will
If you ever going to be king of the hill

Chorus

You need a good woman to share your bed
To keep you loved and to keep you fed
To help you to face another day
To get you up and on your way

Where the golden rule don't rule out true
You do to them before they do to you
Watch out for yourself or nobody will
If you ever going to be king of the hill

Chorus

Saturday night you go to Harlan town
You shoot some pool and you fool around
You watch the girls and you drink bootleg
Get starved to death before you beg

You trust in luck till your luck is gone
Then jump right in and you hang right on
There may be times you would have to kill
If you ever going to be king of the hill

Chorus

When the last of the coals out of every vein
Had long been gone on the northbound train
Walk up to the top and if you're standing still
You can call yourself king of the hill

But if you fall like a lot have done
By accident or knife or gun
When they lay you high on the mountain still
You can call yourself king of the hill

Chorus

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

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 "King Of The Hill" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "King Of The Hill" by Johnny Cash.

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