If you’ve been working your way through my Uke School tutorials, you should know how to play C, F, and G7 chords, so let’s try some three chord songs!

Twinkle Tune and variants

There are LOTS of songs you can sing to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

(C) Twinkle, twinkle, (F) little (C) star
(G7) How I (C) wonder (G7) what you (C) are
Up a(F)bove the (C) world so (G7) high,
(C) Like a (F) diamond (C) in the (G) sky
(C) Twinkle, twinkle, (F) little (C) star
(G7) How I (C) wonder (G) what you (C) are

(C) Two little eyes to (F) look a(C)round
(G7) Two little (C)ears to (G7) hear each (C) sound
One little (F) nose to (C) smell what’s (G7) sweet
(C) One little (F) mouth that (C) likes to (G7) eat.
(C) Eyes and ears and (F) nose and (C) mouth.
(G7) Eyes and (C) ears and (G7) nose and (C) mouth.

(C) ABCD (F)EF (C)G (F)HI (C)JK (G7)LMNO (C)P  QR (F)S (C)TU (G7)V (C)W (F)X (C)Y and (G7)Z. (C)Now I know my (F)AB (C)C’s. (F)Next time (C)won’t you (G7) sing with (C) me.

(C) Snowflake, snowflake (F) fancy (C) free.
(G7) Snowflake (C) snowflake (G7) dance with (C) me
First on my (F) head (C) then on my (G7) toes
(C) then on my (F) nose where the (C) cold wind (G7) blows
(C) Snowflake snowflake (F) turn a(C)round.
(G7) Snowflake (C) snowflake (G7) touch the (C) ground.

More C F G7

You are my (C) sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me (F) happy when skies are (C) gray.
You’ll never (F) know dear how much I (C) love you,
Please don’t take my (G7) sunshine (C) away.

Happy (C) birthday to (G7) You,
Happy birthday to (C) You,
Happy Birthday dear (F) [name]
Happy (C) birthday (G7) to (C) you.

(C)This old man, he played one, (F) he played knick knack
(G7) on my thumb, with a (C) knick knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone,
(G7) this old man came (C) rolling home.

(C) Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
(G7) Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
(C) Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
(F) Won’t you (G7)  be my (C) darling

(C) Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes
Head Shoulders Knees and (G7)Toes, Knees and Toes
And (C) Eyes and [C7] Ears and (F) Mouth and [F7] Nose
(G7) Head Shoulders Knees and (C)Toes, Knees and Toes