The Kinks - Holiday: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Holiday" 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 Holiday 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 "Holiday" smoothly on your ukulele.

A    F#  B7
Holiday,
           E7     A     F#
Oh what a lovely day today,
B7         E7        A       F#
I'm oh so glad they sent me away,
    B7            E7  A     F#   B7  E7
To have a little holiday today, holiday.

Holiday
And I'm just standing on the end of a pier
Hoping and dreaming you were here
To share my little holiday

A               F#        B7         E7
Lookin' in the sky for a gap in the clouds,
A            F#                  B7           E7
Sometimes I think that sun ain't never coming out,
A                  A7                D        D#dim7
But I'd rather be here than in that dirty old town,
   E
I had to leave the city cos it really brought
me down.

Oh, holiday
Oh, what a lovely day today
I think I'll get down on my little ol'
knees and pray, thank you, Lord
Thank heaven for that holiday today, holiday

     D       D#dim7       A
I'm leaving insecurity behind me,
    D              D#dim7           A
The environmental pressures got me down,
C#                            D       D#dim7
I don't need no sedatives to pull me round,
E
I don't need no sleeping pills to help me
sleep sound.

Oh, holiday
Oh, what a lovely day today
I think I'll get down on my little ol'
knees and pray, that's what I'll do
Thank heaven for that holiday

Lying on the beach with my back burned rare
The salt gets in my blisters and
the sand gets in my hair
And the sea's an open sewer, but
I really couldn't care
I'm breathing through my mouth so
I don't have to sniff the air

Oh, holiday
Oh, what a lovely day today
I'm, oh, so glad they sent me away
To have a little holiday

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A7

Ukulele chord A7

B7

Ukulele chord B7

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

D#dim7

Ukulele chord D#dim7

E

Ukulele chord E

E7

Ukulele chord E7

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 "Holiday" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Holiday" by The Kinks.

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