Simon & Garfunkel - He Was My Brother: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "He Was My Brother" 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 He Was My Brother 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 "He Was My Brother" smoothly on your ukulele.

E      D      E     C#m
He-e-e-e was my brother
A                     B
Five years older than I
E      D      E     C#m
He-e-e-e was my brother
A                  B               E  D E
Twenty-three years old the day he died

Freedom rider
They cursed my brother to his face
Go home, outsider
This town's gonna be your buryin' place

He was singin' on his knees
An angry mob trailed along
They shot my brother dead
Because he hated what was wrong

He was my brother
Tears can't bring him back to me
He, he was my brother

        A            B                 E  C#m
And he died so his brothers could be free
    A            B              E    D E
He died so his brothers could be free

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

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 "He Was My Brother" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "He Was My Brother" by Simon & Garfunkel.