Roy Orbison - There Won't Be Many Coming Home: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "There Won't Be Many Coming Home" 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 There Won't Be Many Coming Home 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 "There Won't Be Many Coming Home" smoothly on your ukulele.

 C              F
Listen all you people
 F             G
Try and understand
 C            F
You may be a soldier
 F               G
Woman, child or man
           C                    F
But there won't be many coming home
           C                    F
No, there won't be many coming home
           C
Oh, there won't be many
       F           D
Maybe ten out of twenty
           C        G           C
But there won't be many coming home

        C
Now the old folks will remember
         F
On that dark and dismal day
           C
How their hearts were choked with pride
           G
As their children marched away
          C           F
Now the glory is all gone
  F             G
They are left alone
           C                    F
And there won't be many coming home
           C                    F
No, there won't be many coming home
           C
Oh, there won't be many
       F           D
Maybe five out of twenty
           C        G           C
But there won't be many coming home

            C
Look real closely at the soldier
       F
Coming at you through the haze
        C
He may be the younger brother
          G
Who ran away
       C              F
And before you kill another
 F                G
Listen to what I say
           C                    F
Oh, there won't be many coming home
           C                    F
Oh, there won't be many coming home
           C
Oh, there won't be many
       F         D
There may not be any
           C                    G
But there won't be many coming home
        C
If they all came back but one
         F                  D
He was still some mother's son
           C        G           C
And there won't be many coming home

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

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 "There Won't Be Many Coming Home" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "There Won't Be Many Coming Home" by Roy Orbison.