Van Morrison - Got to Go Back: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Got to Go Back" 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 Got to Go Back 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 "Got to Go Back" smoothly on your ukulele.

D                              Bm
When I was a young boy back in Orangefield, yeah
Used to look out my classroom window and dream, yeah
And go home and listen to Ray sing
"I Believed In My Soul" after school
Ah, that love that was within me, yeah
You know it carried me through
D
Well it lifted me up and it filled me
               A
Meditation contemplation too

Chorus:
D
Got to go back
      Bm
We've got to go back
D
Got to go back
Bm
Got to go back (Got to go back)
G              A                 D     Bm D Bm
For the healing go on with the dreaming

All these people in the street
And the summer's almost here
Got to go outside in the fresh air
And walk while it's still clear
Breathe it in all the way down
To your stomach too
And breathe it out with a radiance
Into the nighttime air

Chorus:
Got to go back
We've got to go back
Got to go back (Got to go back)
Have you got to go back (Got to go back)
For the healing go on with the dreaming

Got my ticket at the airport
Well I guess I've been marking time
I've been living in another country
That operates along entirely different lines
Keep me away from porter or whiskey
Don't play anything sentimental, it'll make me cry
Got to go now my friend
Is there really any need to ask why?

Chorus:
I guess we've got to go back
Got to go back
People I've got to go back (Got to go back)
Well we've got to go back (Got to go back)
For the healing go on with the dreaming
Ah, we've got to go back
Baby we got to go back
People, got to go back (Got to go back)
Got to go back (Got to go back)
For the healing go on with the dreaming

With the dreaming, la la la la la
With the dreaming
With the dreaming
With the dreaming
With the dreaming
Go to sleep
Talking to my baby

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

D

Ukulele chord D

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Got to Go Back" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Got to Go Back" by Van Morrison.

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