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The Backyardigans – Castaways Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

[Intro]
Cmaj7
C    Em

[Chorus]
C   Cm     C      Cmaj7
Castaways, we are castaways,
           C    A        Dm        G
ahoy there, ahoy, we are castaways
G7    Dm7               G
We’re stuck where we are with
   Dm           G
no house, no car,
Dm7            G        Cmaj7
castaways, ahoy, we are castaways

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[Verse 1]
Am7             D7      Gmaj7
We were out at sea on a sailing ship
Gm                C7           Fmaj7
The rain began to rain and the wind
began to whip

[Verse 2]
   F#m            B7
We felt the ship tip,
       Em7
it was going down
      A7
So we launched our lifeboat
     D7              G
so we wouldn’t drown

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[Chorus]
C
Castaways,
C
we are castaways,
C            A7
ahoy there, ahoy,
       Dm7       G7
we are castaways,
       Dm7         G7
on an island at sea
      Dm7
Just me...
    Dm7
Me...
    Dm7
And me!

Dm7          G7         Cmaj7
Castaways, ahoy, we are castaways

How to play Castaways: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Castaways by The Backyardigans on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Castaways by The Backyardigans keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 19 chords: Cmaj7, C, Em, Cm, A, Dm, G, G7, Dm7, Am7, D7 and Gmaj7 and 7 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Dm7 – G7 – Dm7 (ii7 – V7 – ii7 in C major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – reh. Learn these 3 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.