Johnny Cash - Busted: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Busted" 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 Busted 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 "Busted" smoothly on your ukulele.

    G                                                    D7
My bills are all due and the babies need shoes, but I'm busted.
                                              G
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound, and I'm busted.
I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay;
   C
A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day.
     D7                                       G
The county will haul my belongings away. I'm busted

I went to my brother to ask for a loan; I was busted.
I hate to beg like a dog for a bone, but I'm busted.
My brother said, "There ain't a thing I can do.
My wife and my kids are all down with the flue,
And I was just thinkin' of callin' on you. I'm busted

Lord, I'm no thief but a man can go wrong when he's busted.
The food that we canned last summer is gone, and I'm busted.
The fields are all bare and the cotton won't grow.
Me and my family gotta pack up and go.
Where I'll make a livin' the Lord only knows, but I'm busted

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

C

Ukulele chord C

D7

Ukulele chord D7

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Busted" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Busted" by Johnny Cash.

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