Johnny Cash - Tell Him I'm Gone: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Tell Him I'm Gone" 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 Tell Him I'm Gone 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 "Tell Him I'm Gone" smoothly on your ukulele.

               E
You take this hammer take it to the capt'
E              B7                    E
Hey take this hammer take it to the capt'
E               A                E
Take this hammer take it to the capt'
E                        B7             E
You can tell him I'm gone tell him I'm gone

Cause I ain't gonna take no more kicks and whippin's
No I ain't gonna take no kicks and whippin's
I ain't gonna take no more no more of his kick's and his whippin's
You can tell him I'm gone, gone, gone you can tell him I'm gone

Captain call me a hard-headed devil
Well the captain call me a hard-headed devil
Well the Captain call me a hard-headed devil
And that ain't my name that ain't my name

Well the captain got a big gun about a ninety-nine caliber (wooooo)
Capt' got a big gun about a ninety-nine caliber
Well the captain got a big gun about a ninety-nine caliber
He gonna shoot me down if he ever catches me gonna shoot me down

But you can tell him that I went where the gray goose goes
Tell him that I'm gone where the gray goose goes
Tell him I'm gone where the gray goose goes
Tell him I'm gone but tell him I'm gone just tell him I'm gone

Take this hammer take it to the capt'
Take this hammer take it to the capt'

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

E

Ukulele chord E

B7

Ukulele chord B7

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 "Tell Him I'm Gone" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Tell Him I'm Gone" by Johnny Cash.

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