Passenger by Iggy Pop – Ukulele Chords

Passenger Ukulele Chords – Iggy Pop. This song uses the chords: Ami, F, C, G, E. You can change the key for free, as needed.

Passenger Ukulele Chords – Iggy Pop

INTRO:

Amin F C G x6

VERSE 1:

AminI am the FpassenCgerG

AminAnd I Fride and I CrideE

AminI ride Fthrough the Gcity backGsides

AminI see the Fstars come Cout of the Esky

AminAh yeah the Fbright and Chollow Gsky

AminYou know it Flooks so Cgood toEnight

Amin F C G x2

VERSE 2:

AminI am the FpassenCgerG

AminI stay Funder Cglass

AminI look Fthrough my Cwindow so Gbright

AminI see the Fstars come Cout toEnight

AminI see the Fbright and Chollow Gsky

AminOver the Fcity’s Crippin’ Esky

AminAnd everyFthing looks Cgood toGnight

Amin F C E Singin’

CHORUS 1:

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Gla

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Ela

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Gla la la

Amin F C G x2

AminOh the FpassenCgerG

AminHe Frides and he CridesE

AminHe sees Fthings from Cunder Gglass

AminHe looks Fthrough his Cwindow Eside

AminHe sees the Fthings he Cknows are Ghis

AminHe sees the Fbright and Chollow Esky

AminHe sees the Fcity Csleep at Gnight

AminHe sees the Fstars are Cout toEnight

AminAnd all of Fit is Cyours and Gmine

AminAnd all of Fit is Cyours and Emine

AminSo let’s Fride and Cride and Gride and Aminride

F C G Amin F C G And singin’

CHORUS 3:

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Gla

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Ela

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Gla la la

Amin F C G And singin’

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Gla

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Ela

AminLa la Fla la Cla la la Gla la la

Amin F C G

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“Passenger” History:

Here’s a detailed look at “The Passenger” by Iggy Pop:

Basic Info

• Title: “The Passenger”
• Artist: Iggy Pop
• Album: Lust for Life (1977)
• Writers: Iggy Pop (lyrics) and Ricky Gardiner (music)
• Producer(s): Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Colin Thurston

Recording & Release

• Recorded in May–June 1977 at Hansa Studio, West Berlin.
• Originally released in 1977 as part of Lust for Life. It was also the B-side to the album’s first single, “Success.”
• Later released in its own right as a single in March 1998, when it charted at #22 in the UK.

Musical Style & Features

• The song features a very distinct guitar riff by Ricky Gardiner.
• David Bowie contributes on backing vocals and piano.
• The lyrics are often interpreted as conveying a sense of travel, observation, outsider-perspective: being a “passenger” looking outward, absorbing scenes, reflective detachment.

Themes & Meaning

• Inspired by Berlin / travelling: Iggy Pop reportedly wrote the lyrics while riding the Berlin S-Bahn (a local train), observing the city.
• The sense is one of detachment mixed with curiosity — voyeurism, movement, being carried through rather than driving. The “passenger” is both physically observing and emotionally reflective.
• Some aspects are thought to draw on or be loosely inspired by a poem by Jim Morrison.

Legacy & Covers

• The song has become one of Iggy Pop’s signature tracks, widely admired.
• Siouxsie and the Banshees covered it in 1987 for their Through the Looking Glass album; their version added brass arrangements. Their cover peaked at #41 UK.
• It appears frequently in film, TV, commercials, etc.