Pixies - Tenement Song: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Tenement Song" 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 Tenement Song 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 "Tenement Song" smoothly on your ukulele.

      Am         Em       Am        G  C G
The drum sticks were his treasure trove
Found in the ashes of the coconut grove

D    G    C               F
Hey man, can you give me something?
Hey man, did you give me something?
Hey man, nothing comes from nothing
Hey man, something came from somewhere

Chorus:
A#   F           C        G
Hey man, it's a tenement song
A#     F           Am          D
Just there on the tip of your tongue
A#      F        C        G
Let's play on a tenement song
Am            D
On and on and on

C         G
Tenement song
Tenement song

Tall bottle and one more smoke (Tenement song)
She lived through the fire but the piano got broke
(Tenement song)

Hey man, can you give me something?
Hey man, did you give me something?

Chorus - x2

On and on and on

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Tenement Song" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Tenement Song" by Pixies.

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