Keane - The Boys: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Boys" 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 The Boys 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 "The Boys" smoothly on your ukulele.

Bm                                      E  A
The boys are grinning from the photograph
It's Friday night and they're trying so hard
The sun is dropping and they want to go
Driving into town to see some girls they know

Chorus:
     E                         G
The boys, blazing on a summer night
                               D
Girls they want to watch them ride
                         F#m
Is that the way it was before?
     A#dim7
Cause I don't remember
 G                             E
Boys, friends at every bar in town
                           D
Running all the good days down
                         F#m
Is that the way it was before?
     A#dim7
Cause I don't remember

We felt like fighters when we caught the plane
Until that day we'd never heard its name
We did some things we didn't understand
And now we feel like strangers in our own land

Chorus:
The boys, blazing on a summer night
Girls they want to watch them fight
Is that the way it was before?
Cause I can't remember
Boys, friends at every bar in town
Running all the good days down
Is that the way it was before?
Cause I can't remember

G                   D               A
This photograph, I hold it when I sleep
G                        D     F#
Because people soon stop asking
G                 D                A
When I cannot explain what I have seen
                    G
And at the bars in town
                 E
All the boys in town
                               G
Are running all the good days down
                           E
Running all the good days down
                           G  E
Running all the good days down
                   Bm
All the good days down

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F#

Ukulele chord F#

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

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 "The Boys" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Boys" by Keane.