How to Play The Wanderer on Ukulele?

Dion DiMucci - The Wanderer can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G, A, D chords. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E 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 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 D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play The Wanderer with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Dion - Wanderer Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, F, G, A, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[C]I’m the type of guy who never settles down [C]Where pretty girls are, you’ll know that I’m around I [F]kiss ’em and I love ’em ’cause to me they’re all the same I [C]hug ’em and I squeeze ’em, they don’t even know my name They call me the [G]Wanderer, yeah, [F]Wanderer I roam [C]round and round and round and round [G]

[C]There’s Flo on my left and there’s Mary on my right [C]And Janie is the girl that’ll be with tonight And [F]when she asks me which one I love the best I [C]tear open my shirt and show Rosie on my chest ‘Cause I’m the [G]Wanderer, yeah, [F]Wanderer I roam [C]round and round and round and round

Well, I [G]roam from town to town, live life without a care I’m as [G]happy as a clown With my [A]two fists of iron but I’m [D]goin’ no[G]where

[C]I’m the type of guy that likes to roam around [C]I’m never in one place; I roam from town to town And [F]when I find myself a fallin’ for some girl I [C]hop right into that car of mine and drive around the world ‘Cause I’m the [G]Wanderer, yeah, [F]Wanderer I roam [C]round and round and round and round Well, I [G]roam from town to town, live life without a care I’m as [G]happy as a clown With my [A]two fists of iron but I’m [D]goin’ no[G]where

[C]I’m the type of guy that likes to roam around [C]I’m never in one place; I roam from town to town And [F]when I find myself a fallin’ for some girl I [C]hop right into that car of mine and drive around the world ‘Cause I’m the [G]Wanderer, yeah, [F]Wanderer I roam [C]round and round and round and round ‘Cause I’m the [G]Wanderer, yeah, [F]Wanderer I roam [C]round and round and round and round [F] [C]

Artist Dion DiMucci

Album Juke Box Classics: The Wanderers

Genres Pop

Year 1988

Key C

Dion DiMucci - The Wanderer can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G, A, D chords.

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

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

You can play The Wanderer with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.