Johnny Cash - My Grandfather's Clock: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "My Grandfather's Clock" 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 Grandfather's Clock 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 Grandfather's Clock" smoothly on your ukulele.

A#                 F
My grandfather's clock
         A#             D#
Was too large for the shelf
        A#          F             A#
So it stood ninety years on the floor
        A#        F            A#          D#
It was taller by half than the old man himself
           A#            F            A#
Though it weighed not a pennyweights more

It was bought on the morn
Of the day that he was born
And was always his treasure and pride
But it stopped, short never to go again
When the old man died

Ninety years without slumbering
Tik,tok,tik,tok
His life seconds numbering
Tik,tok,tik,tok
It stopped, short never to go again
When the old man died

My grandfather said that of those he could hire
Not a servant so faithful he found
For it wasted no time and had but one desire
At the close of each week to be wound

And it kept in its place, not a frown upon its face
And its hands never hung by its side
But it stopped short, never to go again
When the old man died

It rang and alarmed in the dead of the night
An alarm that for years had been dumb
And we knew that his spirit was pluming for flight
That his hour for departure had come

Still the clock kept the time with
a soft and muffled chime
As we silently stood by his side
But it stopped short, never to go again
When the old man died

Ninety years without slumbering
His life seconds numbering
It stopped short, never to go again
When the old man died

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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 "My Grandfather's Clock" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "My Grandfather's Clock" by Johnny Cash.

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