The Police - Born In The 50's: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Born In The 50's" 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 Born In The 50's 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 "Born In The 50's" smoothly on your ukulele.

Chorus:
A# G#   D#                A#     G#
We were born, born in the fifties
 D#                C# G#
Born, born in the fifties
 D#                A#    G#
Born, born in the fifties
 D#                C# G#
Born, born in the fifties

 D#            G#
My mother cried
      A#                   G#
When president Kennedy died
     D#                       G#
She said it was the communists
            A#   G#
But I knew better

D#                   G#
Would they drop the bomb on us
          A#                    G#
While we made love on the beach?
             D#                       G#
We were the class they couldn't teach
                A#
'Cause we knew better

Chorus

They screamed when the Beatles sang
And they laughed when
the King fell down the stairs
Oh, they should've known better

Oh, we hated our aunts,
then we messed in our pants
Then we lost our faith and prayed to the TV
Oh, we should've known better

Chorus

D#m7                                    G#
We freeze like statues on the pages of history
D#m7
Living was never like this
        D#m7 G#
when we took all those G.C.E.'s
 D#m7                          F#7 F#m
Oh, you opened the door for us
and then you turned to dust
     A#
You don't understand us, so don't reprimand us
       A#
We're taking the future, we don't need no teacher

Chorus - x2

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#

Ukulele chord D#

D#m

Ukulele chord D#m

D#m7

Ukulele chord D#m7

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

F#7

Ukulele chord F#7

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 "Born In The 50's" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Born In The 50's" by The Police.