The Kinks - Phenomenal Cat: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Phenomenal Cat" 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 Phenomenal Cat 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 "Phenomenal Cat" smoothly on your ukulele.

   D          G     D         D     G      D
A long, long time ago, in a land of idiot boys
       G         D       F         C
There lived the cat, a phenomenal cat
     A#                  F
Who loved to wallow all day

No one bothered him as he sat, content in his tree
He just lived to eat cos it kept him fat
And that's how he wanted to stay

 Dm                    A
Though he was big and fat,
         C                 F
all the world was good to him
        Dm                 A
And he pointed out on the map all
      C            F
the places he had been
 Dm
Cowes, Sardinia, Katmandu,
                       A#    A
The Scilly Isles and Sahara, too

Once when he was thin
He had flown to old Hong Kong
And had learned the secret of life
And the sea and the sky beyond
So he gave up his diet and sat in a tree
And ate himself through eternity

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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

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

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