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Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, G, A7, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram


Well, I [D]woke up Sunday morning
With no [G]way to hold my [A7]head that didn’t [D]hurt
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn’t [Bm]bad
So I [Bm]had one more for [A7]dessert


Then I [D]fumbled in my closet through my [G]clothes
And found my cleanest dirty [D]shirt [D]
Then I [G]washed my face and [A7]combed my hair
And [G]stumbled down the [A7]stairs to meet the [D]day


I’d [D]smoked my mind the night before
With [G]cigarettes and [A7]songs I’d been [D]picking
But I lit my first and watched a small kid
[Bm]Playing with a can that he was [A7]kicking


Then I [D]walked across the street
And caught the [G]Sunday smell of someone [D]frying chicken [D]
And Lord, it [G]took me back to [A7]something
that I’d [G]lost somewhere, [A7]somehow along the [D]way


On a [D]Sunday morning [G]sidewalk
I’m wishing, Lord, that I was [D]stoned
‘Cause there’s something in a [A7]Sunday
That makes a body feel a[D]lone


And there’s nothing short a’ [G]dying
That’s half as lone[D]some as the sound
Of the sleeping city [A7]sidewalk
And Sunday morning coming [D]down


In the [D]park I saw a daddy
With a [G]laughing little [A7]girl that he was [D]swinging
And I stopped beside a Sunday school
And [Bm]listened to the songs they were [A7]singing


Then I [D]headed down the street
And somewhere [G]far away a lonely bell was [D]ringing
And it [G]echoed through the [A7]canyons
Like the [G]disappearing [A7]dreams of [D]yesterday


On a [D]Sunday morning [G]sidewalk
I’m wishing, Lord, that I was [D]stoned
‘Cause there’s something in a [A7]Sunday
That makes a body feel a[D]lone


And there’s nothing short a’ [G]dying
That’s half as lone[D]some as the sound
Of the sleeping city [A7]sidewalk
And Sunday morning coming [D]down

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AlbumKristofferson
GenresCountry
Year1970
KeyD

How to play Sunday Morning Coming Down on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Sunday Morning Coming Down uses these transitions most often: A7 → D (13), D → G (13), and G → A7 (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
D to G

2. G → A7 chord transition

To move from G to A7;

  1. While playing G, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
G to A7

3. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
A7 to D

4. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
D to Bm

5. Bm → A7 chord transition

To move from Bm to A7;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sunday Morning Coming Down.

  • Sunday Morning Coming Down includes 55 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Sunday Morning Coming Down contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Sunday Morning Coming Down connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A7: 1%