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Old Dominion - One Man Band Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, G, Em, Bm, A, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [G] [D] [G] [D]Been flying solo for so long, [G]nobody’s singing the harmony [D]Up there just me and my shadow, no [G]bass, no guitar, no tambourine [Em]And I found you like a [Bm]melody, [Em]you were singing in the same [Bm]key as me [Em]We had ’em dancing in the [A]streets

I don’t wanna be a [G]one man band, [A]I don’t wanna be a [D]rolling [A]stone, [Bm]alone Putting miles on a [Em]run-down van, [A]baby, we can take our [D]own show [A]on the [Bm]road I’ll lay down the [G]beat, you’ll carry the [A]tune We’ll get [D]tattoos, and [A]we’ll trash hotel [Bm]rooms Baby, [G]take my [A]hand, I don’t wanna be a [D]one man band [G] [D] [G]

[D]I wanna run down your wild dreams, [G]and I wanna chase every high with you [D]Count every rip in these old jeans, [G]we’ll never learn how to sing the blues [Em]If I’m gonna be [Bm]famous, [Em]girl, I wanna be [Bm]famous with you [Em]We got our own little [A]groove

I don’t wanna be a [G]one man band, [A]I don’t wanna be a [D]rolling [A]stone, [Bm]alone Putting miles on a [Em]run-down van, [A]baby, we can take our [D]own show [A]on the [Bm]road I’ll lay down the [G]beat, you’ll carry the [A]tune We’ll get [D]tattoos, and [A]we’ll trash hotel [Bm]rooms Baby, [G]take my [A]hand, I don’t wanna be a [D]one man band [G] [D] [G]

[Em] [A] [D] [A] [Bm] When the spotlight goes [G]cold, and the curtains come [A]down The chairs are all s[F#m]tacked, and there’s[G]no one a[D]round And nobody’s [Em]paying, we’ll still be [A]playing

I don’t wanna be a [G]one man band, [A]I don’t wanna be a [D]rolling [A]stone, [Bm]alone Putting miles on a [Em]run-down van, [A]baby, we can take our [D]own show [A]on the [Bm]road I’ll lay down the [G]beat, you’ll carry the [A]tune We’ll get [D]tattoos, and [A]we’ll trash hotel [Bm]rooms Baby, [G]take my [A]hand, I don’t wanna be a [D]one man band [G] [D] [G]i I don’t wanna be a [D]one man band [G] [D] [G] [D]

Artist Old Dominion
Album Old Dominion
Genres Country
Year 2019
Key D

How to Play One Man Band on Ukulele?

Old Dominion - One Man Band can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Em, Bm, A, F#m 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 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.
  • 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 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 F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.

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

You can play One Man Band with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.