The Band - Life Is A Carnival: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Life Is A Carnival" 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 Life Is A Carnival 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 "Life Is A Carnival" smoothly on your ukulele.

E
You can walk on the water, drown in the sand
You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can
Run away, run away--it's the restless age
Look away, look away--you can turn the page

      A                A7                       E
Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
E
Here on the street
F#m    E          A        B7               E
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet

Chorus:
E
Life is a carnival--believe it or not
Life is a carnival--two bits a shot

Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree
Trying to deal with people, people you can't see
Take away, take away, this house of mirrors
Give away, give away, all the souvenirs

We're all in the same boat ready to float off
the edge of the world
The flat old world
The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl

Chorus:
Life is a carnival, it's in the book
Life is a carnival, take another look

Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap?
Here on the street
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet

Chorus:
Life is a carnival, believe it or not
Life is a carnival, two bits a shot

Life is a carnival
Life is a carnival
Life is a carnival

Transpose

Reset

Font size

Reset

Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A7

Ukulele chord A7

E

Ukulele chord E

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G#

Ukulele chord G#

B7

Ukulele chord B7

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 "Life Is A Carnival" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Life Is A Carnival" by The Band.

The Band Song List