The Animals - The Immigrant Lad: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Immigrant Lad" 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 Immigrant Lad 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 Immigrant Lad" smoothly on your ukulele.

Am                     G          Am
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
     C                    D           Am
the waters of Tyne in between you and I
Am                    G            Am
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
     C                    D           Am
the waters of Tyne in between you and I

Am             Em         Am
As a child I dreamed of her,
        G               Am
on the far banks of the river
   Em                    Am
I knew she could not be reached,
        Em               Am
for my mind was forever wondering

Far above his head,
as he tried his best to teach me
The river was muddy and black,
black as the coal she carried
Impossible to cross, many men had tried
The old sailor told me, another life is lost

And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
the waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
the waters of Tyne in between you and I

Black was the colour of my childish dreams,
impressions that would last
Black coal, coal black pit yacka's face,
escaping the coal dust blast
Blind pony stumblin' to the light of day,
to retire in the green fields forever

And I'll build me a bridge of steel,
to beat the black river forever
I'll beat that black river forever,
I'll beat that muddy river forever

And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
the waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
the waters of Tyne in between you and I

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

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 Immigrant Lad" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Immigrant Lad" by The Animals.

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