Status Quo - Poor Old Man: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Poor Old Man" 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 Poor Old Man 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 "Poor Old Man" smoothly on your ukulele.

D
He is in his room, men will be there soon
      G                                D
They come to smash the heaven he has known
 D
Now he's sure to know soon that he must go
      G                                  D
This backstreet dream he has to leave behind
F           A#    B           E
Oh, what a shame, oh what a shame

Chorus:
        A        E
He's a poor old man
 A        E
Poor old man
 A        E
Poor old man
        D      A
Can we help you?

Things are at their worst, what should he do first?
He must wonder, no one wants to know
He must spread his wings, pack away his things
A sack is all he needs for all he owns
Tears they blind his eyes, tears blind his eyes

Chorus:
        A        E
He's a poor old man
 A        E
Poor old man
 A        E
Poor old man
        D          A F
Can we help you at all?
A#        F
Poor old man
A#        F
Poor old man
A#        F
Poor old man
       D#          A# F#
Can we help you at all?
 B        F#
Poor old man
 B        F#
Poor old man
 B        F#
Poor old man
        E          B G
Can we help you at all?
 C        G
Poor old man
 C        G
Poor old man
 C        G
Poor old man

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

D#

Ukulele chord D#

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

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 "Poor Old Man" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Poor Old Man" by Status Quo.

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