Sufjan Stevens - The Friendly Beasts: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Friendly Beasts" 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 The Friendly Beasts 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 "The Friendly Beasts" smoothly on your ukulele.

D          Bm         A        D
Jesus our brother, strong and good
     Bm     G          A     D
Was humbly born in a stable rude
         Bm       Em      A          D
And the friendly beasts around him stood
Bm          D         A        D
Jesus our brother, strong and good

"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown
"I carried His mother up hill and down
I carried His mother to Bethlehem town"
"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown

"I," said the cow, all white and red
"I gave Him my manger for His bed
I gave Him my hay to pillow His head"
"I," said the cow, all white and red

"I," said the sheep with curly horn
"I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm
He wore my coat on Christmas morn"
"I," said the sheep with curly horn

"I," said the dove from the rafters high
"I cooed Him to sleep so that He would not cry
We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I"
"I," said the dove from the rafters high

Thus all the beasts, by some good spell
In the stable dark were glad to tell
Of the gifts they gave Emmanuel
Of the gifts they gave Emmanuel

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "The Friendly Beasts" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Friendly Beasts" by Sufjan Stevens.

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