Tracy Chapman - Our Bright Future: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Our Bright Future" 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 Our Bright Future 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 "Our Bright Future" smoothly on your ukulele.

      F#m
To my father what of your sons?
              A
All of your children
Even the ones
             E
Sent out to martyr
To face the gun
          D
Precious bodies opposed to bombs

Chorus:
D          Bm
Led on led on
             E
To take the path
                  Bm
Where our bright future
           E
Is in our past

To my father what of reason?
Say what you will
Believe what you want
The record shows what we are not
Our true desires
Not our good thoughts

Chorus

To my father what have you done?
To the children
Born innocent
But come to harm
For dreams of glory
And just a line in history

Chorus

To my father what good may come?
To let the children
Walk alone
To fear to fail
And need no savior
To be at peace in our true nature

Chorus:
Lead on Lead on
Oh clear the path
So our bright future
May come to pass

May come to pass
May come to pass

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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 "Our Bright Future" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Our Bright Future" by Tracy Chapman.