The Who - I've Known No War: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "I've Known No War" 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 I've Known No War 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 "I've Known No War" smoothly on your ukulele.

Chorus:
D
I've known no war
And if I ever do I won't know for sure
Who'll be fighting whom
          G 
For the soldiers lonely tomb
    C G                   D A
Now opens as soon as the referee's
               F C D A
gun starts to roar

               D G Am C
I've known no war
                     D G Am  C
No I've never known war

     D
Galbraith took his pen
     G
To break down the men
       Am             C
Of the German army defeated
        D
On the nineteenth day
        G
Of a spring day in May
Am                  C
Albert Speer was deleted
        G                     Am
And as soon as the battle was over
       Bm                  C
I was born in victorious clover
          D                     Em
And I've never been shot at or gassed
                    F     G
Never tortured or stabbed
         Dm C D A                 D
And I'm sure,    I'll never know war

Chorus:
G                    D
No, I'll never know war
       G
Oh no no
                        D
I know I'll never know war
         G
And if I ever do
The glimpse will be short
 D
Fireball in the sky
     G
No front line battle cries
        C G                    D A
Can be heard as the button is pushed
                       F C  D A
By a soul that's been bought

              D G Am C
I'll know no war. No!
              D G Am C
I'll know no war

In and out of reach loft
The medals are lost
They belong to a lone broken sailor
His provinces now
Are the bars of the town
His songs and his poems of failure
For his grandchildren can't see the glory
And his own kids are bored with the story
But for him they'd have burned behind netting
From the brink they were grabbed
And I am sure
I'll never know war

I've known no war
And if I ever do I won't know for sure
Who will be fighting whom
For the soldiers lonely tomb
Now opens as soon as the referee's
gun starts to roar
I'll know no war

Chorus:
War – I have known no war
I'll never know war
And if I ever know it
The glimpse will be short
Fireball in the sky
No front line battle cries
Can be heard as the button is pushed by
a soul that's been bought
And the armies remaining will judge
without people or courts
And there's no point pretending that
knowing will help us abort
I'll know no war

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

Em

Ukulele chord Em

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 "I've Known No War" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "I've Known No War" by The Who.

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