Train - Son of a Prison Guard: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Son of a Prison Guard" 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 Son of a Prison Guard 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 "Son of a Prison Guard" smoothly on your ukulele.

A                                     E
There was a mountain on the table of bills
that needed paid
F#m                               D
Dishes in the kitchen sink like dreams
that never fade.
A                    E
A wild imagination, convicts in the yard,
F#m                             D
Never enough time to make ends meet
                            A E           F#m D
So they put it on a credit card, don't we all?

You may not know just where you came from but
once upon a time
There was a carpenter, a bartender, a broken
fishing line
Just south of royalty in the town that I came from
There were architects and astronauts
But the only one she loved was a prison guard

Chorus:
              F#m          D              E
And that's the only time I ever saw true love.
  A          E               F#m  E
America's a girl I liked in Georgia
 D              A           Bm
London kept me warm up in Eugene.
            A            E
I guess my mother bless her heart,
        F#m               E
Set the bar too high to start.
        Bm               A              D
'Cause finding love for me is just too hard
                       A
For a son of a prison guard.

There's a gate that needed painting,
clothes that needed clean
They'd say there's time enough for that
when the fun has all been seen
Cause when we're laying on our death bed,
a promise we won't say
Wish we would have worked more, baby
Instead of loving you that way, no way

Chorus:
And that's the only time I ever saw true love
Sedona is a girl I met in Brooklyn
Paris got me close in New Orleans
I guess my mother bless her heart
Set the bar too high to start
Cause finding love for me is just too hard
For a son of a prison guard

F#m                E                 D
I go wherever you are, whoever you are
                                   F#m
I go wherever you are, whoever you are
                   E                D
I go wherever you are, whoever you are
I go wherever you are

Chorus:
Betty is a girl I knew in Charlotte
Jordan left for Sydney yesterday
I guess my mother bless her heart
Set the bar too high to start
Cause finding love for me is just too hard
For a son of a prison guard

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

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 "Son of a Prison Guard" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Son of a Prison Guard" by Train.

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