The Kinks - Wonderboy: Ukulele Chords

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

 G
Wonder boy, life's just begun.
D7
Turn your sorrow into wonder
G
Dream alone, don't sigh, don't groan
D7
Life is only what you wonder.

Day is as light as your brightest dream
Night is as dark as you feel it ought to be
Time is as fast as the slowest thing
Life is only

Chorus:
 G      D# G
Wonder boy,
 G      D# G
Wonder boy.
 C                            G  D
Everybody is looking for the sun.
C
People strain their eyes to see,
     D                D7 
But I see you and you see me,
     D          D 
And ain't that wonder?

Wonder Boy, some mother's son
Life is full of work and plunder
Easy go, life is not real
Life is only what you conjure

G  D#  G
Wonder boy,
         G        E    A7
And the world is joy, every single
 D A D7  D   D   D 
day.
          G    D# G
It's the real McCoy,
 G     D# G
Wonder boy.

Chorus:
Everybody's looking for the sun
People strain their eyes to see
But I see you and you see me
And ain't that wonder?

Wonder Boy, some mother's son
Turn your sorrow into wonder
Dream alone, go have your fun

Life is only, life is only
Life is only

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A7

Ukulele chord A7

B

Ukulele chord B

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

D7

Ukulele chord D7

D#

Ukulele chord D#

E

Ukulele chord E

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

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