Van Morrison - For Mr. Thomas: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "For Mr. Thomas" 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 For Mr. Thomas 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 "For Mr. Thomas" smoothly on your ukulele.

A                          E
From faded newsprint used to wrap a fish
     B                             A
Inscrutably the muse selects your face
A                                E
As I sit drinking famously in an Irish bar
       B                               A
Five thousand miles and thirty years away

With all the usual ceremonial you were crowned
one night
King of the field where doctors nail the cows
To make of the cock's quill the rights of language
And the pricking heart a sword against the hours

Let smirking scholars writhe in their
favourite bondage
And hold you plaintiff to the charge of art
Exhibit A: He falls on legendary lines
Singing mother I don't want a pain here in my heart
(Alright)

The judge in me sucks eggs and jerks the sacred meat
But the boy in me still dreams in Milk Wood town
Like two provincial bastards playing the galleries
I hold your photo to the mirror upside down

And as bacon wafts through hungry streets,
your ghost prevails
Just like an old ex-boxer aged twenty-two
Staged up like Falstaff or the wild Welsh Rimbaud
You would love to see the monograms they make of you

Ah, Mr. Thomas, let us ramble through the midnight
fair
Let us throw bottles at the ferris wheels
Let us paint library on the library, let us raid
the moonlight
Let us steal whatever we're supposed to steal
(One more)

Let us watch while the days grow daily more mundane
That rough God go riding with his shears
Hack wide the belly of the swollen mountains
And rip molten heroes forth from his furious tears

Oh, Mr. Thomas, oh, Mr. Thomas
And let us steal whatever we're supposed to steal
Mr. Thomas, oh, Mr. Thomas
Why don't we feel whatever we're supposed to feel?
Oh, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thomas
Why don't we feel whatever we're supposed to feel?

Oh, Mr. Thomas let us ramble through the midnight
Let us throw bottles at the ferris wheel
Let us paint library on the library, let us raid
the moonlight
Let us steal whatever we're supposed to steal

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

B

Ukulele chord B

E

Ukulele chord E

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 "For Mr. Thomas" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "For Mr. Thomas" by Van Morrison.

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