Van Morrison - Village Idiot: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Village Idiot" 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 Village Idiot 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 "Village Idiot" smoothly on your ukulele.

G                           Em
Did you see the lad on the corner?
         C                G
He was standing drinking wine
                           Em
Wears his overcoat in the summer
            C                    G
And short sleeves in the winter time

Takes his holidays down at the bookies
Well, he knows how to pick a horse
Village tramping 'round the countryside
He wears a smile but he doesn't say much

Chorus:
        Am                Bm
Village idiot, he's complicated
        Am             Bm
Village idiot, simple mind
        Am                   Bm
Village idiot, he does know something
               C        D
But he's just not saying

Don't you know he's onto something?
You can see it, you can see it in his eyes
Sometimes he looks so happy
As he goes strolling by

Chorus:
Oh, village idiot, he's complicated
Village idiot, he's got a simple mind
Village idiot, must know something
But he's just not saying

Well, you all know he's onto something
You can see it in his eye
Sometimes he looks so happy
When he goes walking by

Sometimes he looks so happy
When he goes walking by
Sometimes he looks so happy
When he goes walking by

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

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 "Village Idiot" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Village Idiot" by Van Morrison.

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