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Pogues - Auld Triangle Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, Bm, C, A, D, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]A hungry feeling, [Bm]came over me stealing And the [C]mice were [G]squealing, in my [A]prison [C]cell And that [G]auld triangle went jingle-[Bm]jangle All [C]along the [G]banks of the [D]Royal [G]Canal

Oh! To [G]start the morning, the warden [Bm]bawling “Get up [C]out of [G]bed, you! And [A]Clean out your [C]cell!” And that [G]auld triangle went jingle-[Bm]jangle All [C]along the [G]banks of the [D]Royal [G]Canal

Oh! the [G]screw was peeping, and the [Bm]lag was sleeping As he [C]lay [G]weeping, for his [A]girl [C]Sal And that [G]auld triangle went jingle-[Bm]jangle All [C]along the [G]banks of the [D]Royal [G]Canal

On a [G]fine Spring evening, the [Bm]lag lay dreaming And the [C]sea-gulls were [G]wheeling, high [A]above the [C]wall And that [G]auld triangle went jingle-[Bm]jangle All [C]along the [G]banks of the [D]Royal [G]Canal

Oh! the [G]wind was sighing, and the [Bm]day was dying As the [C]lag lay [Em]crying, in his [A]prison [C]cell And that [G]auld triangle went jingle-[Bm]jangle All [C]along the [G]banks of the [D]Royal [G]Canal

In the [G]women’s prison, there [Bm]are seventy women And I [C]wish it was with [G]them, that [A]I did [C]dwell And that [G]auld triangle went jingle-[Bm]jangle All [C]along the [G]banks of the [D]Royal [G]Canal

Artist The Pogues
Album Red Roses for Me
Genres Pop
Year 1984
Key G

How to Play Auld Triangle on Ukulele?

The Pogues - Auld Triangle can be played in the key of G using the G, Bm, C, A, D, Em chords.

  • 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.

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

You can play Auld Triangle with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.