Ab G Cm This is a song that I wrote you for your birthday Ab G Cm Because I couldn't be bothered to buy you anything Ab G And I know that you might think that Cm G Writing this song required more effort Ab G Cm Than going out and buying you something ( still Cm ) But I can promise that it didn't Ab G Cm I'm not even going to include your name in this song Ab G Cm Because that way I can use it on somebody else Ab G Cm G And if you listen closely then you might be able to tell Ab G Cm That I only bothered using three chords G I guess that just shows you how much I care Ab G Cm G Happy birthday insert name here Ab G Cm Congratulations on living another year Ab G Cm G Only joking I did get you something Ab G Cm And it's right here This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Birthday Song chords by Charlie McDonnell
Suggested strumisland strum
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d
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d
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u
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u
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d
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u
Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
How to play Birthday Song on ukulele
Try the island strum as a starting point: d – d u – u d u. I rate the chords skilled, a fair middle ground.
3 ukulele chords used in "Birthday Song" by Charlie McDonnell: Cm, G and Ab
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-7 is the easiest
This was the first song I ever learned ;U;
How would you tune your ukelele to play this?
Awesome. He did only use three chords! Best chord chart thingamajig yet!
Awesome song and a very informative page. I’m a beginner on the Uke and I’m planning to play this for my mum’s birthday, which is very soon, so this really helped me out! 🙂