Sufjan Stevens - I Saw Three Ships: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I Saw Three Ships" 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 I Saw Three Ships 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 "I Saw Three Ships" smoothly on your ukulele.

  F#         C#         F#     C#
I saw three ships come sailing in
      F#                C#
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
   F#        C#         F#     C#
I saw three ships come sailing in
      F#                C#  F#
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
And what was in those ships all three
On Christmas Day in the morning?

Mary mild and Christ were there
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
Mary mild and Christ were there
On Christmas Day in the morning

And all the bells on earth did ring
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
And all the bells on earth did ring
On Christmas Day in the morning

And all the angels in heaven did sing
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
And all the angels in heaven did sing
On Christmas Day in the morning

Then let us all rejoice again
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
Then let us all rejoice again
On Christmas Day in the morning!

Well I played terrible
Did you?

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C#

Ukulele chord C#

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 "I Saw Three Ships" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I Saw Three Ships" by Sufjan Stevens.

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