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Bumpin Uglies – Make It Through The Day Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
 G    D   C
  G      D   C

[Verse 1]
  G               D
A bagel with some cream
           C           C
cheese, a tiny hit of THC ,
  G            D
a little clean laundry and
  C                 C
   I’m ready for reality.
G                D
  A kiss from my lady,
    Em            C
 a smile from my baby,
G                      D
  these things are the only
           C       C
 things I need to make
                (G)
it through the day.

[Interlude]
  G   D   Em    C
 G    D   Em    C

[Verse 2]
  G             D
A little bit of exercise
    C              C
 to counteract the curly
 fries,
G               D
  a bay ride at low tide
     C              C
 has got me feeling all right.
G                     D
  A face lick from my doggo,
  Em               C
 play a little guitar, so,
G            D
  I have the only things
   C       C
I need to make it
             (C)
through the day.

[Bridge]
C                      D
  I lose it all is the day
                       Em   Em
you'd think I’d fall apart,
C
screaming at the sky,
        D
asking for the reason
           Em        Em
why it’s so hard.
C
Troubles come and go,
   Em
potholes in the road,
        Am
ain’t a reason you
                        D
should stay out of the car.

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[Verse 3]
  G
A phone call with
    D
 a good friend,
  C             C
 make a little cheddar
 to spend,
G                 D
  learn something new and
 C                   C
 stick it between my book
ends.
G
  Sing along to a
 D          Em
 good tune, little
            C
nap in the afternoon,
G                      D
  these things are the only
           C       C
 things I need to make
                (Am)
 it through the

[Pre-End)
Am              C
Day in day out, I keep
          G             G
my route   between the lines.
Am           C
High or low, I always
      D  D
know       I'll be fine.

[Verse 1] (Reprise)
  G               D
A bagel with some cream
           C           C
cheese, a tiny hit of THC ,
G                D
  a little clean laundry
     C                 C
 and   I’m ready for reality.
G                D
  A kiss from my lady,
    Em            C
 a smile from my baby,
G                      D
  these things are the only
           C       C
things I need to make it
              (G)
 through the day.

[Outro]
G    D      Em  C
G     D    Em  C
 G

How to play Make It Through The Day: key, chords and progression

These are Make It Through The Day chords by Bumpin Uglies on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Make It Through The Day by Bumpin Uglies is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 5 chords: G, D, C, Em and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – C – G (I – V – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.