Nov132021

The Divine Comedy – Can You Stand Upon One Leg Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

[Intro]
C F/C C F/C

[Verse 1]
        C
Can you stand upon one leg
     Dm
It’s harder than you think
   Cmaj7
If you can do it without
falling down
        F
You can do just about anything
Dm     G
Go on, see if you can
Dm      G
See how long you can
             C
stand on one leg

[Instrumental]
C F/C C F/C

[Verse 2]
        C
Can you beat your dad at chess
     Dm
It’s harder than you think
Cmaj7
Sit him down at Christmas,
turn the TV off
                 F
Give him lots of chocolates
and a drink
    Dm       G
And he might give you a match
    Dm               G
And when you’ve been duly
dispatched
        C            G/C
He will laugh, ha ha ha
           Bb/C           A
And you’ll say, ‘one more game’

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[Verse 3]
        D
Can you write a silly song
     Em
It’s harder than you think
Dmaj7
One that’s not too short,
one that’s not too long
                   G
One that can makes everybody sing
Em     A
Go on, give it a try
    Em       A
You might do better than I
          D
It’s just like trying
   A/C#         C
to stand on one leg

[Verse 4]
        B7      E
Tell me can you tell a funny joke
         F#m
One that makes you laugh out loud
         E/G#
One that makes the milk
come out your nose
       A
If you know a funny joke
then tell it now

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[Instrumental]
F#m B F#m B

[Verse 5]
           E           G#m
That’s not bad, I’m impressed
            Bm        C#
But there’s one final test
        F#
Can you hold a singing note
      G#m
for a stupidly long time
      F#/Bb
Well it’s my party piece so
let’s make it a little harder
   B
By starting it way up high
G#m      C#
Come on, give it a go
G#m            C#
Let’s see how long you can
hooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooold
        F#
On to a note!

How to play Can You Stand Upon One Leg: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Can You Stand Upon One Leg by The Divine Comedy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Can You Stand Upon One Leg by The Divine Comedy is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 23 chords: C, F/C, Dm, Cmaj7, F, G, G/C, Bb/C, A, D, Em and Dmaj7 and 11 more.

The backbone of the song is C – F/C – C – Dm (I – IV – I – ii in C major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: on guitar, F/C, F, Bb/C, F#m and B need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.