The Who - Beads On One String: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Beads On One String" 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 Beads On One String 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 "Beads On One String" smoothly on your ukulele.

          F
Don't you ever say never
   Dm7
It don't mean a thing
         Am
Goin’ to get us together
     A#
Like beads on one string
F                           Dm7
There's always someone to blame
Dm7
You don't have to look far, but
Am                          A#
Now the world is a fleeting dot in the stars
F
I don't care how you name Him
Dm7
He is always the same
Am
I just know that we shame Him
         A#
When we kill in His name

Chorus:
C             Am
This can't go on forever
F              A#
This war in a ring
C                Am
Gotta bring us together
F                    G
Like beads on one string

Don't you ever say never
(Don't you ever say never)
'Cause it don't mean a thing
(It don't mean a thing)
Going to get us together
(Gonna get us together)
Like beads on one string
(Like beads on one string)
Every one of us perfect
(Like beads on one string)
But we all have a flaw
(Like beads on one string)
Then we look for the defects
and we go off to war
(Like beads on one string)
And we send all our children
(Like beads on one string)
Again and again
(Like beads on one string)
It's our fear that will fill them
(Like beads on one string)
But we're really the same

Chorus:
This can't go on forever
This war in a ring
Gotta bring us together
Like beads on one string

Don't you ever say never
(Don't you ever say never)
'Cause it don't mean a thing
(It don't mean a thing)
Going to get us together
(Gonna get us together)
Like beads on one string
(Like beads on one string)
Don't you ever say never
(Like beads on one string)
'Cause it don't mean a thing
(Like beads on one string)
(Like beads on one string)
Don't you ever say never

G                    Em7
(Like beads on one string)
                     Bm
(Like beads on one string)
                      C
(Like beads on one string)
                    G
Don’t you ever say never
(Like beads on one string)
    Em7
To never
(Like beads on one string)
                  Bm
Got to know me a ring
(Like beads on one string)
                C                          G
Gotta get us together like beads on one string
(Like beads on one string)
G     Em7
Ooh-mh
(Like beads on one string)
      Bm
Like beads on a string
(Like beads on one string)
                      C
(Like beads on one string)
                      G
(Like beads on one string)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

Dm7

Ukulele chord Dm7

Em

Ukulele chord Em

Em7

Ukulele chord Em7

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

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 "Beads On One String" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Beads On One String" by The Who.

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