Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Jack The Ripper: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Jack The Ripper" 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 Jack The Ripper 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 "Jack The Ripper" smoothly on your ukulele.

Gm
I got a woman
She rules my house with an iron fist
(Yeah-eah-ah, yeah-eah-ah)
I got a woman
She rules my house with an iron fist
(Yeah-eah-ah, yeah-eah-ah)
       D
She screams out Jack the Ripper
C
Every time I try to give that girl
   Gm
A kiss (yeah-eah-eah), oh yeah (yeah-eah-eah)

She screams out Jack the Ripper
Every time I try to give that girl a kiss
(Yeah-eah-ah, yeah-eah-ah)

Well I got a woman
She strikes me down with a fist of lead
(Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
Well I got a woman
She strikes me down with a hand of lead
(Yeah-eah-ah, yeah-eah-ah)
We bed in a bucket of butcher's knives
I awake with a hatchet hanging over my head
(Yeah-eah-ah, yeah-eah-ah)

Well you know the story of the viper
It's long and lean with a poison tooth
(Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
You know the story of the viper
It's long, it's lean, it's got a poison tooth
(Yeah-eah-ah, yeah-eah-ah)
Well they're hissing under the floorboards
Hanging down in bunches from my roof
(Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)

Well I got a woman
She just hollers what
she wants from where she's at
(Yeah-eah-ah, yeah-eah-ah)
Well I got a woman
She just hollers what
she wants from where she is
(Yeah-eah-ah, yeah-eah-ah)
She screams out Jack the Ripper
Every time I try to give that girl a kiss
(Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)
Oh yeah (Yeah-eah-ah)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 "Jack The Ripper" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Jack The Ripper" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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