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Glen Campbell - Galveston Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, Em7, D7, C, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [G] [A] [D]Galveston, oh [G]Gal[A]ves[D]ton I still hear your [D7]sea winds [G]blowin’ [Em7] And I still [D]see her dark [D7]eyes [G]glowin’ [Em7] She was [A]twenty [Bm]one, when [G]I left Galves[D]ton. [G] [A]

[D]Galveston, oh [G]Gal[A]ves[D]ton I still hear your [D7]sea waves [G]crashin’[Em7] And [A]while I [D]watch the [D7]cannons [G]flashing [Em7] I [A]clean my [Bm]gun, and [G]dream of Galves[D]ton. [G] [A]

I [F]still see her standing [G]by the [F]water [G] [Am]Standing there, looking out to [F]sea And is she [Dm]waiting [G7]there for [C]me? On the [Em]beach where we used to [Dm]run [G] [A]

[D]Galveston, oh [G]Gal[A]ves[D]ton I am so a[D7]fraid of [G]dyin’ [Em7] Be[A]fore I [D]dry the [D7]tears she’s [G]cryin’ [Em7] Be[A]fore I [Bm]watch your [A]sea birds [G]flying [F#m]in the [Em7]sun At [G]Galves[B]ton, at [G]Galves[D]ton.

Artist Glen Campbell
Album Galveston
Genres Country, Soft Rock
Year 1969
Key D

How to Play Galveston on Ukulele?

Glen Campbell - Galveston can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, Em7, D7, C, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, 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 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 Em7, To play Em7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For D7, To play D7, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E 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.

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

You can play Galveston with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.