Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Sorrowful Wife: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Sorrowful Wife" 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 Sorrowful Wife 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 Sorrowful Wife" smoothly on your ukulele.

   Am
I married my wife on the day of the eclipse
     Dm
Our friends awarded her courage with gifts
            Am
Now as the nights grow longer and the season shifts
   G
I look to my sorrowful wife
        F       G           Am
Who is quietly tending her flowers
        F       G
Who is quietly tending her

The water is high on the beckoning river
I made her a promise I could not deliver
And the cry of the birds sends a terrible shiver
Through me and my sorrowful wife
Who is shifting the furniture around
Who is shifting the furniture around

Now we sit beneath the knotted yew
And the bluebells bob up around our shoes
And the task of remembering those telltale clues
Goes to my sorrowful wife
Who is counting the days on her fingers
Who is counting the days on her

Come on and help me, babe
Come on now, help me, babe
I was blind
The grass here grows long and high
Twists right up to the sky
White clouds roll on by
Come on now and help me, babe
I was blind, I was a fool, babe
I was blind, come on now
A loose wind last night blew down
Black trees bent to the ground
Their blossoms made such a sound
That I could not even hear myself think, babe
Come on now and help me, babe
Help me now, I was blind
I was a fool

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

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

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