Intro: E A Gbm B7 E Gbm \ B7 E When I think back E7 A on all the crap I learned in high school Gbm It's a wonder B7 E Gbm B7 I can think at all E E7 And though my lack of education A hasn't hurt me none Gbm B E E7 I can read the writing on the wall A Db7 Gb Kodachrome Gb7 Bm E You give us those nice bright colors A D You give us the greens of summers B E A Db7 Gb Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! Gb7 Bm E I got a Nikon camera A D I love to take a photograph B E A A Dbm Gbm B B7 So Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away E E7 If you took all the girls I knew A when I was single Gbm B7 E Gbm B7 And brought them all together for one night E I know they'd never match E7 A my sweet imagination Gbm B B7 E E7 And everything looks worse in black and white A Db7 Gb Kodachrome Gb7 Bm E You give us those nice bright colors A D You give us the greens of summers B E A Db7 Gb Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah! Gb7 Bm E I got a Nikon camera A D I love to take a photograph B E A A Dbm Gbm So Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away A Dbm Gbm Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away A Dbm Gbm Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away A Dbm Gbm Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away A Mama, don't take my Kodachrome Dbm Mama, don't take my Kodachrome Gbm Mama, don't take my Kodachrome (away) A Mama, don't take my Kodachrome Dbm (Leave your boy so far from home) Gbm Mama, don't take my Kodachrome (away) A Dbm Mama, don't take my Kodachrome whewwwwww Gbm Mama, don't take my Kodachrome (away) Outro: A Dbm Gbm 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.
Kodachrome chords by Paul Simon
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
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d
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Prefer something simpler: down-up eighths d u d u
How to play Kodachrome on ukulele
To play Kodachrome on ukulele, strum the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 122 bpm. This arrangement is in A major; the original recording is in E major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the rookie level. Punch the downstrokes on the chorus and keep the verses light and bouncy.
12 ukulele chords used in "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon: A, B, Bm, B7, Dbm, Db7, D, E, E7, Gb, Gbm and Gb7
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Kodachrome is so fun