The Who - Detour: Ukulele Chords

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

A
(Detour, detour)
Ooh, we got to make a detour

A
The people try, but crash right down
Shoot at the sky, a craze with rage
We're all good people if you go deep down
But we gotta be in keeping with the brand new age
 D
Time for a detour
We oughta take the curve (Detour now)
Taking the detour
Ooh it's time for a swerve (Detour now)

     D
The world's in a spin now
      A
It's time for a change
     C
We know we can win now
        G
We'll share the wage, we cause no pain
   A#
We can explain, we lost the force,
we went off course

Chorus:
                A
Ooh, we need a detour (Detour)
(Detour)
With a curve and a swerve (Detour)
Mmm, detour (Detour)

Forget that flaw from back in the days
And the power we sought as we took the stage
Made it 15 years till we found our ways
Our direction veers as we turn the page

Gotta take a detour
The road is blocked (Detour now)
Time for a detour
Ooh, the gates are locked (Detour now)

We're finally tracking in the path of the groove
We're willingly backing the path of the moon
There'll be no more pain
We can explain, we found the force,
we're back on course

Chorus

C                                   G
Used to say I love you but I was straight insane
F#m                           Em
I always left you holding the weight of my pain
       F                        G
'Cause I couldn't stay for even one more day
   A#                            C
I broke two hearts, I couldn't share the parts
            D
Then I ran away

People try to crash right down
Shoot at the sky, a craze with rage
We're all good people if you go deep down
But we gotta be in keeping with the brand new age

Time for a detour
We gotta take the curve (Detour now)
Making the detour
It's time for a swerve (Detour now)

The world is spinnin'
It's time for a change
We know we ain't winning
We share the wage
We cause no pain, we can explain
We lost the force, we went off course

Chorus:
Ooh, we need a detour (Detour)
Oh, I got to have a detour (Detour)
Oh, with a curve and a swerve (Detour)
Ooh, we need a detour (Detour)

(Detour) Take a curve and a swerve
(Detour)
(Detour)
We need a detour (Detour)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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

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