The Kinks - Money and Corruption / I Am Your Man: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Money and Corruption / I Am Your 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 Money and Corruption / I Am Your 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 "Money and Corruption / I Am Your Man" smoothly on your ukulele.

Am      G        C
We are sick and tired
    G     Am        G        Am
Of being promised this and that.
   Am        G        C         G
We work all day, we sweat and slave
    E              Am
To keep the wealthy fat.
      G                    Am
They fill our heads with promises
        G               Am
And bamboozle us with facts,
           Am     C        D  G
Then they put on false sincerity
           E               Am
Then they laugh behind our backs.

Chorus:
Am            G
Money and Corruption
     G           Am
Are ruining the land
Am           G
Crooked politicians
    G              Am
Betray the working man,
 G             Am
Pocketing the profits
      G                Am
And treating us like sheep,
           Am                E
And we're tired of hearing promises
          E                 Am
That we know they'll never keep. - x2

C        G        Gm                 F    Fm C A# F
Promises, promises, all we get are promises.
  C        G     Gm         F        Fm
Show us a man who'll understand us, guide us and
 C     A# F C A# F  C
lead us.

We are sick and tired
Of having to ask them cap in hand
We crawl on the floor
We beg for more
But still we are ignored
We're tired of being herded
Like a mindless flock of sheep
And we're tired of hearing promises
That we know they'll never keep

Chorus:
Money and Corruption
Are ruining the land
Crooked politicians
Betray the working man
Pocketing the profits
And treating us like sheep
And we're tired of hearing promises
We know they'll never keep

We've got to stand together
Every woman, every man
Because money and corruption are ruining the land
Show us a man who'll be our Saviour
and who will lead us
Show us a man who'll understand us,
guide us and lead us
Show us a man

A#              F       C
Workers of the nation unite.
A#              F       C
Workers of the nation unite.

C                       G
I visualise a day when people will be free
Gm                        F
And we'll be living in a new society.
Fm                         C
No class distinction, no slums or poverty
C                     G
I have a vision of a new society.
Gm                           F
And every home will have a stereo and TV,
Fm                         C
a deep freeze, quadrasonic and a washing machine.
    A#             F        C
So workers of the nation unite.

Chorus:
F            Am Am7
I am your man
                A#            Gm7
I'll work out a five-year plan
    A#
So vote for me brothers
    F                 C
And I will save this land

And we will nationalise the wealthy companies
And all the directors will be answerable to me
There'll be no shirking of responsibilities
So people of the nation unite

Chorus:
Union Man I'll work with you hand in hand
For we're all brothers to our Union Man
I am your man
Oh God how I love this land
So join together save the Fatherland

I visualize a day when people will be free
And we'll be living in a new society
No class distinction, no slums or poverty
So workers of the nation unite
Workers of the nation unite
People of the nation unite

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Am7

Ukulele chord Am7

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F

Ukulele chord F

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

G

Ukulele chord G

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Gm7

Ukulele chord Gm7

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 "Money and Corruption / I Am Your Man" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Money and Corruption / I Am Your Man" by The Kinks.

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