Sinéad O’Connor - Mandinka: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Mandinka" 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 Mandinka 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 "Mandinka" smoothly on your ukulele.

     E           B     A
I'm dancing the seven veils
E             B          A
Want you to pick up my scarf
E             B          A
See how the black moon fades
E           B           A
Soon I can give you my heart
C D E C D E
I do?..

Chorus:
          G
I don't know no shame
           A
I feel no pain
                  E
I can't see the flame
       A               E
But I do know Man-din-ka
   A               E
I do know Man-din-ka
   A               E
I do know Man-din-ka
   A E
I do

They're throwing it all this way
Dragging it back to the start
And they say, "See how the glass is raised?"
I have refused to take part
I told them, "Drink something new"
Please let me pull something through

Chorus:
I don't know no shame
I feel no pain
I can't
I don't know no shame
I feel no pain
I can't see the flame
But I do know Mandinka
I do know Mandinka
I do know Mandinka
I do

I do know
I do know

I said I do
Soon I can give you my heart
I swear I do
Soon I can give you my heart
I do
Mandinka
Soon I can give you my heart
Soon I can give you my heart
Soon I can give you my heart

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

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