The Kinks - One of the Survivors: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "One of the Survivors" 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 One of the Survivors 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 "One of the Survivors" smoothly on your ukulele.

A	            G	
See Johnny Thunder sitting on his motorbike
D	          A
Riding along the highway,
A	                      G	
Rock and Roll songs from the nineteen-fifties
D	                A
Buzzing around in his brain.
A	            G	
Johnny Thunder he's one of the original
D	   A
bebop generation
A	                 G
And he's got no time for complicated music
    D	             A
or too much sophistication.

D  A   Bm A
He's one of the survivors
The motorbike riders
You ought to see Johnny Thunder
riding down the highway
One of the rock and roll survivors
Twelve bars flowing through his brain
He digs Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion and The Belmonts

     B
And Johnny and The Hurricanes

He's one of the survivors
The boppers and the jivers
Yeah and he rocks all day
Johnny and The Hurricanes, Johnny and The Hurricanes

He plays Hound Dog, Oh Boy, and Great Balls of Fire
And Boppin' At The High School Hop
And he's got no time for phonies or posers
'Cos they don't know how to reel and rock
And he plays Little Egypt and Ooh Poo Pah Doo
And he plays Poison Ivy and Blue Suede Shoes
The Hollywood Argyles, Danny and The Juniors
Dion and The Belmonts, Johnny and The Hurricanes

He's one of the survivors
The boppers and the jivers
Yeah and he rocks all day
Johnny and The Hurricanes, Johnny and The Hurricanes

D                C                    A   G A
Got my freedom riding along on the freeway.
    D
I ride a hundred miles an hour but
   C                  A G F G
I don't mess up my D.A.
 A
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock 'n' roll
You can't stop rock 'n' rollin' music play
(repeat last two lines)

Feel those vibrations flowing through my brain
Got my freedom riding down the highway
Keeps me sane, feel alive
I'm one of the survivors

Feel all right
First gear, second gear, third gear, fourth gear,
all right
Old Johnny Thunder looks a little overweight
And his sideburns are turning grey
But he still likes to bebop, boogie and jive
To his worn out seventy-eights
Johnny Thunder
He's alright
He's one of the survivors
Twelve bars flowing through his brain
Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion and The Belmonts
Johnny and The Hurricanes, Johnny and The Hurricanes

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

B

Ukulele chord B

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

C

Ukulele chord C

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

F

Ukulele chord F

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

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