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Stevie Wonder - A Place In The Sun Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Dm, G, C, Am, F, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Dm] [G] [C] Like a [Dm]long lonely [G]stream, I keep [C]running to-wards a [Am]dream; [Dm]Moving on, [G]moving [C]on. [F] [C] [F]Like [Am]a [Dm]branch on a [G]tree, I keep [C]reaching to be [Am]free; [Dm]Moving on, [G]moving [C]on. [F] [C]

‘Cause there’s a [Dm]place in the [G]sun, where there’s [C]hope for [E]every[Am]one. Where [Am]my [Dm]poor restless [G]heart’s, gotta [C]run. There’s a [Dm]place in the [G]sun, and [C]before my [E]life is [Am]done; [Am]Got to [Dm]find me a [G]place in the [C]sun. [F] [C]

Like an [Dm]old dusty [G]road, I get [C]weary from the [Am]load; [Dm]Moving on, [G]moving [C]on. [F] [C] Like this [Dm]tired, troubled [G]earth, I’ve been [C]rolling since my [Am]birth; [Dm]Moving on, [G]moving [C]on. [F] [C]

‘Cause there’s a [Dm]place in the [G]sun, where there’s [C]hope for [E]every[Am]one. Where [Am]my [Dm]poor restless [G]heart’s, gotta [C]run. There’s a [Dm]place in the [G]sun, and [C]before my [E]life is [Am]done; [Am]Got to [Dm]find me a [G]place in the [C]sun. [F]I [C]know…

‘Cause there’s a [Dm]place in the [G]sun, where there’s [C]hope for [E]every[Am]one. Where [Am]my [Dm]poor restless [G]heart’s, gotta [C]run. There’s a [Dm]place in the [G]sun, and [C]before my [E]life is [Am]done; [Am]Got to [Dm]find me a [G]place in the [C]sun. [F] [C]

Artist Stevie Wonder
Album Down to Earth
Genres R&B, Soul
Year 1966
Key Dm

How to Play A Place In The Sun on Ukulele?

Stevie Wonder - A Place In The Sun can be played in the key of Dm using the Dm, G, C, Am, F, E chords.

  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
  • For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play A Place In The Sun with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.