The Cure - The Drowning Man: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Drowning 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 The Drowning 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 "The Drowning Man" smoothly on your ukulele.

     Dm                   A  
She stands twelve feet above the flood
     A#
She stares alone across the water
     Dm                    A  
The loneliness grows and slowly
           A#
Fills her frozen body sliding downwards

Gm              D  
One by one her senses die
    D#
The memories fade and leave her eyes
       G                  D  
Still seeing worlds that never were
     D#                          Dm   A   A#
And one by one the bright birds leave...
Dm  A   A#
her...

Starting at the violent sound
She tries to turn, but final, noiseless
Slips and strikes her soft dark head
The water bows, receives her

And drowns her at its ease
And drowns her at its ease

I would have left the world all bleeding
Could I only help you love?
The fleeting shapes, so many years ago
So young and beautiful and brave

Everything was true
It couldn't be a story
I wish it was all true
I wish it couldn't be a story

The words all left me lifeless
Hoping, breathing like the drowning man
Oh, Fuchsia
You leave me breathing like the drowning man

Dreaming like the drowning man
Breathing like the drowning man
(Breathing like the drowning man)
(Dreaming like the drowning man)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

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 Drowning Man" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Drowning Man" by The Cure.

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