Aug302024

Jesse Welles – Bugs Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Bugs Chords by Jesse Welles on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G    G


[Verse]
Well I have a
 G
reason
And know why
Don't do it just
so
they'll die
If you're gonna
 kill
   C
a bug
Don't do it just
     G
 because
D
I like bugs
And I'll tell
you why
 C
They're alive
And so am I
 G     G
Bugs


[Verse]
        G
I like grasshoppers
'Cause frogs
eat 'em
I like bees
'Cause flowers
need 'em
        C
I like spiders
I like slugs
        G
I like caterpillars
I like bugs
        D
I hate crowds
I love people
         C
I ain't down with
the plague
But I'm cool with
 beetles
      G    Cadd9 G
 and bugs
Whoa

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[Verse]
 G
Bugs are pretty cute
Bugs are pretty fun
There's a couple of
 bugs
I try and stay away
 from
     C
Mosquitos
Ticks
Business flies
 G
Bugs in suits
Bugs in ties
       D
And I get bit
And it makes me
itch
           C
You ain't never
gonna
 hear me complain
          G
'Cause a bug bite
never
 really kills me
I just get bit
And I itch and I
go on my way

[Chorus]
   G
A bzz bzz bzzzz
bz
 bz bzzzzz
Bz bz bz bz bz
      C
bzzzz
             G
Bzz bzz bzz bzz
Look out there's
a bird
      D7
Bz bz bz bz bzzz
            C
Bz bz bz bz bz
Alright you made it
Bz bz bz bz bz bz
      G   Cadd9 G
Bz bz bz

[Verse]
   G
Tenacious dung
beetles
Pushing their gains
Lil water beetles
Riding a wave
 C
Butterfliees are
beautiful
And moths are
mysterious
          G
We study fruit flys
for genetics
If you wanna talk
serious
         D
You know by and
large
Bugs are okay
              C
They're just doing
bug things
Going 'bout their
bug day
    G   Cadd9 G
Uh huh


[Outro]
       D
And I don't
know what
the mantis is
praying
for
          D7
But he's probably
 just
 thanking the Lord
         C
That he don't
live in a home
And he don't got a
 phone
And he don't sit
around
all angry and
bored
He's just a
 G   Cadd9 G
bug
Hear it for
the bugs yeah
G
Bz bz bz bz bz
bzzzzzz
Bz bz bz bz bz
     C
bzzzz
         G
Bz bz bz bz
Buzz on
      D7
Bz bz bz bz bz
bz
 bz bz bz bzz
            G   D G
Bz bz bz bz bz

Watch: Bugs (August 29, 2024)

From Jesse Welles - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Bugs: key, chords and progression

Bugs by Jesse Welles is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: G, C, D, Cadd9 and D7.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.