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Flanders and Swann - The Gas Man Cometh Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, F, C7, Bb, G, Em, F7, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

C‘TwasFonaMonday CmorningtheFgasmanC7cametoFcall.
TheC7gastapwouldn’tFturn,Iwasn’tCgettinggasatC7all.
HeFtoreoutalltheBbskirtingboardstoGtryandfindtheC7main
AndIC7hadtocallaFcarpentertoGputthembackFagain.
FOh,itallmakesGworkfortheFworkingmantodo.
C‘TwasFonaTuesday CmorningtheFcarpentercameFround.
HeBbhammeredandheFchiselledandhesaid:
C“LookwhatI’veC7found:yourFjoistsarefullofBbdryrot
ButI’llGputthemalltoC7rights”.
ThenheC7nailedrightthroughaFcableandCoutwentalltheFlights!
FOh,itallmakesGworkfortheFworkingmantodo.
C‘TwasFonaWednesday CmorningtheFelectricianFcame.
HeC7calledmeMr.FSanderson,whichGisn’tquitetheC7name.
HeFcouldn’treachtheBbfuseboxwithoutGstandingontheC7bin
AndhisC7footwentthroughaFwindowsoIGcalledtheglazierFin.
FOh,C7itFallmakesworkfortheworkingmantodo.
C‘TwasFonaThursday CmorningtheFglaziercameFround
WithhisBbblowtorchandhisFputty
andhisGmerryEmglazier’sC7song.
HeFputanotherBbpanein,itGtooknotimeatC7all
ButIC7hadtogetaFpainterintoCcomeandpainttheFwall.
FOh,itallmakesGworkfortheFworkingmantodo.
C‘TwasFonaFriday CmorningtheFpainterC7madeaFstart.
WithC7undercoatsandFovercoatsheGpaintedeveryC7part:
EveryFnookandeveryBbcranny,butIGfoundwhenhewasC7gone
He’dC7paintedovertheFgastapandICcouldn’tturnitFon!
FOh,itallmakesGworkfortheFworkingmantodo.
OnFSaturdayandF7SundaytheyGdonoDworkatGall;
CSo’twasC7onaMondayFmorningthattheGgasmancametoFcall…
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ArtistFlanders and Swann
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1966
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play The Gas Man Cometh on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Flanders and Swann - The Gas Man Cometh on ukulele requires 8 chords and 13 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.

The Gas Man Cometh uses these transitions most often: C7 → F (20), F → C (14), and C → F (13). 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 C - F chord transition.

1. C → F chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to F:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

C to F

2. F → C7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from F to C7:

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

F to C7

3. C → C7 chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to C7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

C to C7

4. F → Bb chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from F to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

F to Bb

5. Bb → G chord transition

To move from Bb to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

6. G → C7 chord transition

To move from G to C7:

  1. While playing G, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

7. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

8. G → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section.

9. Em → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to C7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

10. F → F7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to F7:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

11. F7 → G chord transition

To move from F7 to G:

  1. While playing F7, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

12. G → D chord transition

Switching from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the section.

13. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

The Gas Man Cometh chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in The Gas Man Cometh.

  • The Gas Man Cometh includes 104 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • The Gas Man Cometh contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how The Gas Man Cometh connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
    After C7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).
    • C7 → F: 62%
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