Elvis Presley - He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elvis Presley

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E
He's your uncle, not your dad.
          A                    B7
He's the best friend you ever had.
    C#m                    G#m      B7 C#m
So, come on, dig, dig, dig in until it hurts.
       F#m              B7
Just remember Pearl Harbour.
      C#m                        B7
(The Alamo and nothing could be worse.)

He's your favorite (hum) relative (hum).
And he needs a (hum) lot to live (hum).
So just bring, bring, bring,
everything until you bleed.
(And he'll send back what he don't need.)

Chorus:
          B7                                E
If you're not in form, ten-forty's your salvation,
        B7             E
by deprivation of temptation.
            D#7                    G#
(Darks and blondes I hear are not deductible.)
 E  G#m      C#m                F#7                B7
Oh, say, can you see if there's anything left for me?

When he calls you (hum) as he may do (hum).
Don't be frightened, (hum) red white and blue (hum).
Just be thankful you don't live in Leningrad.
He's your uncle, not your dad.

Chorus

Life has two things (hum) you can't subtract (hum)
(Death and taxes (hum) to be exact (hum).)
So just pa-pa-patriotically declare;
he's your uncle, he's your uncle, not your dad.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad" by Elvis Presley.

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