Van Halen - Dancing in the Street: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Dancing in the Street" 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 Dancing in the Street 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 "Dancing in the Street" smoothly on your ukulele.

 D
Calling out around the world,
         C
are you ready for a brand new beat?
 D
Summer's here and the time is right,
     C
for dancing in the streets
                       D
They're dancing in Chicago
(they'll be dancing) down in New Oreleans
(dancing in the streets)
Up in New York City
(dancing in the streets)
                G
All we need is music (sweet sweet),
sweet music (sweet sweet music)
There'll be music everywhere
              D
There'll be swinging, swaying,
records playing, dancing in the streets

Chorus:
  F#
Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear,
         Bm
just as long as you are there
           E                      A
So come on, every guy, grab a girl,
everywhere around the world

There'll be dancing, dancing in the streets
(Oh) It's just an invitation, across the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There'll be laughing and singing, music swinging
Dancing in the streets
Philadelphia, PA
(Dancin' in the street)
Baltimore, in D.C. now
(Dancin' in the streets)
Can't forget the Motor City
(Dancin' in the streets)
All we need is music (sweet sweet)
Sweet music (sweet sweet music)
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the streets, Oh!

Chorus:
It doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there, so come on
Grab a guy, grab a girl,
everywhere around the world

Wow!
Hey hey hey!
Ow yeah, ow!

Dancin', they're dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)

Way down in L.A. everyday
(Dancin' in the streets)
Dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)
San Francisco Bay (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Dancin' in the streets)
They do it everyday now
(Dancin' in the streets)
Across the ocean blue (Ooh-ooh-ooh) me an' you
(Dancin' in the streets)
Dancin' in the street
(Dancin' in the streets)

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

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 "Dancing in the Street" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Dancing in the Street" by Van Halen.