Van Morrison - You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River" 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 You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River 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 "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River" smoothly on your ukulele.

Em                   Cmaj7               Em
When you were a child, you were a tomboy
               Cmaj7   Em
Your soul satisfaction
               Cmaj7   Em
Way back in shady lane
      Cmaj7              Em
Do you remember darlin'?

               Cmaj7       Em
And it's the woman in you, and it's
              Cmaj7
the woman in you
             Em          Cmaj7 Em
Give me soul satisfaction
                                 Cmaj7
And it takes the child in you to know
                          Em
The woman and you are one

Em                             Cmaj7
We're goin' out in the country
Cmaj7
To get down to the real soul,
I mean the real soul people
                  Em
I'm talking about the real soul people
        Cmaj7
We're goin' out in the country,
                      Em
get down to the real soul
                                    Cmaj7
We're gettin' out to the west coast
                  Em
Shining our light into the days of bloomin' wonder
Cmaj7                                      Em
Goin' as much with the river as not, as not
Cmaj7                                   Em
I'm goin' as much with the river as not
  Cmaj7                    Em
Blake and the Eternals standin'
with the Sisters of Mercy
                       Cmaj7
Looking for the Veedon Fleece, yeah
Em                                Cmaj7
William Blake and the Eternals oh standin'
with the Sisters of Mercy
                       Em            Cmaj7
Looking for the Veedon Fleece, yeah

Em                        Cmaj7
You don't pull no punches
Cmaj7
But you don't push the river
Em
You don't pull no punches
Cmaj7
And you don't push the river
Em                          Cmaj7
Yeah, don't pull no punches
                             Em
And you don't push the river

 Cmaj7                              Em
Goin' as much with the river as not
                           Cmaj7                  Em
We're goin' out in the west, down to the cathedrals
                           Cmaj7                Em
We're goin' out in the west, down to the beaches
                        Cmaj7  Em
And the Sisters of Mercy    behind the sun,
   Cmaj7
behind the sun
Em
And William Blake and the Sisters of Mercy
Cmaj7                        Em
Looking for the Veedon Fleece
Em
You don't pull no punches, goin' west
Cmaj7
Goin' much with the river as not
                                  Em
With the river as not, with the river as not,
goin' as much,
          Cmaj7                             Em
Goin' as much with the river as not, no, ah

                          Cmaj7
You don't pull no punches
Cmaj7
But you don't push the river
Em                        Cmaj7
You don't pull no punches
                             Em
But you don't push the river
                          Cmaj7
You don't pull no punches
                             Em
But you don't push the river
                          Cmaj7
You don't pull no punches
Cmaj7
But you don't push the river

           Em                  Cmaj7
And we was contemplating Baba, William Blake
and the Eternals
Em
Goin' down to the Sisters of Mercy
Cmaj7
Looking for the Veedon Fleece
Em                            Cmaj7
Looking for the Veedon Fleece
                              Em
Looking for the Veedon Fleece
                                  Cmaj7
You don't pull no punches, but ya, you don't
              Em
push the river
                                  Cmaj7
You don't pull no punches, but ya, you don't
                 Em
push the river, no
                  Cmaj7                      Em
You don't pull no punches, but ya, you don't push
         Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
the river
                        Em
You don't push the river

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Cmaj7

Ukulele chord Cmaj7

Em

Ukulele chord Em

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 "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River" by Van Morrison.

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