Neil Young - Like An Inca: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Like An Inca" 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 Like An Inca 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 "Like An Inca" smoothly on your ukulele.

Dm
Said the condor
To the praying mantis
We're gonna lose this place
Just like we lost Atlantis

Brother we got to go
Sooner than you know.
The gypsy told my fortune.
She said that nothin showed.

Who put the bomb?
On the sacred altar.
Why should we die?
If it comes our way?

And why should we care.
About a little button
being pushed by someone
we don't even know?

Chorus:
       A#            F
Well I wish I was an Aztec
     A#           F
Or a runner in Peru.
        A#                   Dm
I would build such beautiful buildings
    C                F
to house the chosen few.
        C
Like an Inca from Peru.

If you want to get high
build a stong foundation
Sink those pylons deep
And reach for the sky.

If you want to get lost
in the jungle rythm
Get down on the ground
And pretend your swimming.

If you want to put ice
in the Lava river.
First you must climb
then you must stand and shiver.

Brother we gotta go
Sooner than you know
The gypsy told my fortune.
The gypsy told my fortune.
The gypsy told my fortune.
She said that nothing showed

Chorus:
Well I wish I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru.
I would build such beautiful buildings
to house the chosen few.
Like an Inca from Peru.

Said the condor
To the praying mantis
We're gonna lose this place
Just like we lost Atlantis

Brother we got to go
Sooner than you know.
The gypsy told my fortune.
The gypsy told my fortune.
The gypsy told my fortune.
She said that nothin showed.

Who put the bomb?
On the sacred altar.
Why should we die?
If it comes our way?

And why should we care.

About a little button
being pushed by someone
we don't even know?

Chorus:
Well I wish I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru.
I would build such beautiful buildings
to house the chosen few.
Like an Inca from Peru.

Chorus:
I feel sad, but I feel happy
as I'm coming back to home.
There's a bridge across the river.
That I have to cross alone.
Like a skipping rolling stone.

If you want to get high
build a foundation
Sink those pylons deep
And reach for the sky.

Brother we gotta go
we gotta go
The gypsy told my fortune.
The gypsy told my fortune.
The gypsy told my fortune.
The gypsy told my fortune.
She said that nothing showed
She said that nothing showed

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

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 "Like An Inca" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Like An Inca" by Neil Young.

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