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· by Paul McCartney & Wings
We’re so (Am7)sor ry,
Un cle (D)Al bert,
we’re so (Am7)sor ry if we caused you an y pain.
We’re so sor (Am7)ry,
Un cle (D)Al bert,
but there’s (Gm7)no one left at (C)home and I be (D)lieve I’m gon na rain.
We’re so (Am7)sor ry, but we have n’t heard a thing all day.
We’re so sor (Am7)ry,
Un cle Al (D)bert,
but if (Gm7)an y thing should (C)hap pen (C#)we’ll be (D)sure to give a ring.
We’re so (Am7)sor ry,
Un cle (D)Al bert,
but we (Am7)have n’t done a blood y thing all (D)day.
We’re so (Am7)sor ry,
Un cle (D)Al bert,
but the (Gm7)ket tle’s on the (C)boil and (C#)we’re so (D)eas ’ly called a way.
(C)Hands
a (Am)cross the (Dm)wa ter
(wa ter),
(G7)heads
a cross the (F)sky.
Hands
a (Am)cross the (Dm)wa ter
(wa ter),
(G7)heads
a cross the (C)sky
(Am)Ad mi ral Hal sey (C)no ti fied me, he (Am)had to have a berth or he (C)could n’t get to sea.
I (Am)had an oth er look and I (C)had a cup of tea and a (Em)but ter pie.
(C)Hands
a cross the (Dm)wa ter
(wa ter),
(G7)heads
a cross the (F)sky.
Hands
a (Am)cross the (Dm)wa ter
(wa ter),
(G7)heads
a cross the (C)sky.
(C)Live a lit tle, be a gyp sy, get a round (get a round), get your feet up off the (G7)ground.
Live a lit tle, get a (C)round.
(C)Live a lit tle, be a gyp sy, get a round (get a round), get your feet up off the (G7)ground.
Live a lit tle, get a (C)round.
(G7)ground.
Live a lit tle, get a (C)round.
(C)Hands
a (Am)cross the (Dm)wa ter
(wa ter),
(G7)heads
a cross the (F)sky.
Hands
a (Am)cross the (Dm)wa ter
(wa ter),
(G7)heads
a cross the (C)sky.
This page shows “Uncle Albert/admiral Halsey” by Paul McCartney & Wings in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 72 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.