Sinéad O’Connor - A Perfect Indian: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "A Perfect Indian" 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 A Perfect Indian 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 "A Perfect Indian" smoothly on your ukulele.

   Dm        Am      Dm Am
A Perfect Indian is he
   Dm       Am           Dm  Am
Remembering him life is sweet
     F          C
Like a weeping willow
     Dm         Am
His face on my pillow
 Dm          Am          Dm    Am
Comes to me still in my dreams

And there I saw a young baby
A beautiful daughter was she
A face from a painting
Red cheeks and teeth aching
Her eyes like a wild Irish sea

On a table in her yellow dress
For a photograph feigned happiness
Why in my life is that the only time
That any of you will smile at me

Chorus:
     F  C            Dm      Am
I'm sailing on this terrible ocean
      Dm          Am         Dm  Am
I've come for my self to retrieve
     Dm          Am           Dm             Am
Too long have I been feeling like Lir's children
            Dm       Am         Dm  Am
And there's only one way to be free

He's shy and he speaks quietly
He's gentle and he seems to me
Like the elf-arrow
His face worn and harrowed
Is he a daydreamer like me

Chorus:
I'm sailing on this terrible ocean
I've come for my self to retrieve
Too long have I been feeling like Lir's children
And there's only one way to be free

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

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 "A Perfect Indian" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "A Perfect Indian" by Sinéad O’Connor.