Dire Straits - The Bug: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Bug" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Bug ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Bug" smoothly on your ukulele.

E
Well it's a strange old game - you learn it slow
One step forward and it's back to go
You're standing on the throttle,
you're standing on the brakes
In the groove 'til you make a mistake

Chorus:
E
Sometime you're the windshield
                     A
Sometime you're the bug
E
Sometime it all comes together baby
                   D       A
Sometime you're a fool in love
E
Sometime you're the louisville slugger
                     A
Sometime you're the ball
E
Sometime it all come together baby
                       D      A
Sometime you're gonna lose it all, (groovin')

You gotta know happy - you gotta know glad
Because you're gonna know lonely
and you're gonna know bad
When you're rippin' and a-ridin'
And you're coming on strong
You start a-slippin' and a-slidin'
And it all go wrong, because

Chorus:
Sometime-a you're the windshield
Sometime-a you're the bug
Sometime it all come together baby
Sometime-a you're a fool in love
Sometime-a you're the Louisville Slugger baby
Sometime-a you're the ball
Sometime it all come together
Sometime you're gonna lose it all
Groovy
(Groovy)
And again, groovy
(Groovy)
Right now

One day you got the glory, then you got none
One day you're a diamond and then you're a stone
Everything can change in the blink of an eye
So let the good time roll before we say goodbye

Chorus:
Sometime-a you're the windshield
Sometime-a you're the bug, yeah
Sometime it all come together baby
Sometime-a you're a fool in love
Sometime-a you're the Louisville Slugger, baby
Sometime-a you're the ball
Sometime it all come together baby
Sometime you're gonna lose it all
I said
Sometime-a you're the windshield
Sometime-a you're the bug
Sometime it all come together baby
Sometime-a you're a fool in love
Sometime-a you're the Louisville Slugger, baby
Sometime-a you're the ball
Sometime it all come together baby
Sometime you're gonna lose it all
Groovy

(Do the bug)
(Do the bug)
(The bug, yeah)
(The bug)
The bug

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

E

Ukulele chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Bug" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Bug" by Dire Straits.