Paul McCartney - The Pound Is Sinking: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Pound Is Sinking" 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 Pound Is Sinking 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 Pound Is Sinking" smoothly on your ukulele.

Em                   Bm Em
The pound is sinking
Em                Bm Em
The peso's falling
Em
The lira's reeling
     Am
And feeling quite appaling

G                    D  
The mark is holding
Em
The franc is fading
Am
The drachme's very weak
    D
But everyone's still trading

G             F                       G
The market's bottom has fallen right out
                F           G    F G F
And only the strong are survivors

         Em
Well, I fear, my dear, that it's evidently clear
          C                            Em
That you can't see the trees for the forest
                        Am
Your father was an extraordinary man
 D                            G
But you don't seem to have inherited
C            Em       C Em
Many of his mannerisms
    C          Em
Oh, any of his mannerisms

The dollar's moving
The rouble's rising
The yen is keeping up
Which hardly seems surprising

The market's bottom has fallen right out
And only the strong are survivors

 Em              B  
Hear me, my lover
  Dm7                        G7
I can't be held responsible now
     D                     A7
For something that didn't happen
    D       C     Bm
I knew you for a minute
G              Em     C          Bm
Oh, it didn't happen, only for a minute
      Em               Bm        C
Your heart just wasn't in it anymore

The pound is sinking
The peso's falling
The lira's reeling
And feeling quite appaling

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A7

Ukulele chord A7

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Dm7

Ukulele chord Dm7

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

G7

Ukulele chord G7

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

B

Ukulele chord B

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 Pound Is Sinking" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Pound Is Sinking" by Paul McCartney.

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