Van Morrison - In the Days Before Rock 'N' Roll: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "In the Days Before Rock 'N' Roll" 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 In the Days Before Rock 'N' Roll 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 "In the Days Before Rock 'N' Roll" smoothly on your ukulele.

C                       G
Justin, gentler than a man
      C
I am down on my knees
     G
At the wireless knobs
C        G
I am down on my knees
        C
At those wireless knobs
G          C     G
Telefunken, Telefunken
                 C
And I'm searching for
           G
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
C                 G
Athlone, Budapest, AFN
       C
Hilversum, Helvetia
        G                       C
In the days before rock 'n' roll

Chorus:
C       G                    C
In the days before rock 'n' roll
C       G                    C
In the days before rock 'n' roll
Am           Bm
When we let, then we bet
C
On Lester Piggott when we met
D
We let the goldfish go
G                            C
In the days before rock 'n' roll

Fats
Fats did not come in
Without those wireless knobs
Fats did not come in
Without those wireless knobs
Elvis did not come in
Without those wireless knobs
Nor Fats, nor Elvis
Nor Sonny, nor Lightning
Nor Muddy, nor John Lee

Chorus:
In the days before rock 'n' roll
In the days before rock 'n' roll
When we let and we bet
On Lester Piggott ten to one
And we let the goldfish go
Down the stream
Before rock 'n' roll

We went over the wavebands
(Ssss, ssss, ssss, ssss)
We'd get Luxembourg
Luxembourg and Athlone
AFN Stars of Jazz
Come in, come in, come in, Ray Charles
Come in, the high priest

Chorus:
In the days before rock 'n' roll
In the days before rock 'n' roll
When we let and we bet
On Lester Piggott ten to one
And we let the goldfish go

And then the, and then, and then, and then,
and then
Then the Killer came along, the Killer
Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis
"Sure A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
"Great Balls of Fire"
Little Richard

Justin, gentler than a man
Justin, Justin, where is Justin now?
What's Justin doing now?
Just where is Justin now?
Come aboard
You certainly got a lot of beautiful things
in there Van

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

C

Ukulele chord C

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 "In the Days Before Rock 'N' Roll" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "In the Days Before Rock 'N' Roll" by Van Morrison.

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