{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1128941,"song":"The Ugly Bug Ball","artist":"Burl Ives","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11251039-the-ugly-bug-ball-chords-by-burl-ives/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1128941?type=chord","rating":4.97656,"votes":31,"content":"The Ugly Bug Ball: Burl Ives\r\n(From the 1963 film Summer Magic)\r\n\r\n(Capo on first fret)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nOnce a lonely caterpillar sat and cried[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo a sympathetic beetle by his side[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI've got nobody to hug[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm such an ug-i-ly bug[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThen a spider and a dragonfly replied[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIf you're serious and want to win a bride[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome along with us, to the glorious annual ugly bug ball[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWhile the crickets click their cricky melodies[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll the ants were fancy dancing with the fleas[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThen up from under the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe worms came squirming around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nOh they danced until their legs were nearly lame[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nEvery little crawling creature you could name[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEveryone was glad,   what a time they had[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey were so happy they came[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThen our caterpillar saw a pretty queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe was beautiful and yellow black and green[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe said would you care to dance[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTheir dancing lead to romance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThen she sat upon his caterpillar knee[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd he gave his caterpillar queen a squeeze[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon they'll honeymoon,  build a big cocoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThanks to the ugly bug ball[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCome on let's crawl (gotta crawl gotta crawl)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the ugly bug ball (to the ball to the ball)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a happy time we'll have there, one and all and the ugly bug ball[/tab]","plain_text":"The Ugly Bug Ball: Burl Ives\n(From the 1963 film Summer Magic)\n\n(Capo on first fret)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","D7","Em","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}