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[Intro]
N.C.                 E  
Ow!....I got the bug! 
[Chorus]
EI got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh
AI got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug 
[Verse]
BWell I was hangin' around, Cmindin' my own, Bwatch the girls dance, Cwatchin' them goin' 
AThen it happened, jumped outta my skin, BI know I'll never be the same again
[Chorus]
EI got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh
AI got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oh
EI got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh
AI got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug 
[Verse]
BWell now I know why these Cbadass girls Btwitch and squirm, Ctwist and twirl
AThey're get bitten the same as me, Bthey wiggle they jiggle, they shout "whoopee!"
[Chorus]
EI got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh
AI got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug 
EbuggabuggabuggabuggaFbugga-me-Gbaby EbuggabuggabuggabuggaFbugga-me-Gbaby 
EbuggabuggabuggabuggaFbugga-ma-oGooh 
EI got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug
[Solo]   E    A    E   A  
[Verse]
BPointy shoes, the Cdevil's dance, Bbadass dolls in Cskintight pants
ABadass world in a tailspin, BI ain't never goin' back again
[Chorus]
EI got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh
AI got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug 
EbuggabuggabuggabuggaFbugga-me-Gbaby EbuggabuggabuggabuggaFbugga-me-Gbaby 
EbuggabuggabuggabuggaFbugga-ma-oGooh 
EI got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh
AI got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug 
EI got the bug, I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the bug (music fades out)

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Badass Bug

by The Cramps

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

N.C.

Ow!....I got the bug!

[Chorus]

I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh

I got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug

[Verse]

B C B C

Well I was hangin' around, mindin' my own, watch the girls dance, watchin' them goin'

A B

Then it happened, jumped outta my skin, I know I'll never be the same again

[Chorus]

I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh

I got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oh

I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh

I got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug

[Verse]

B C B C

Well now I know why these badass girls twitch and squirm, twist and twirl

A B

They're get bitten the same as me, they wiggle they jiggle, they shout "whoopee!"

[Chorus]

I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh

I got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug

E F G E F G

buggabuggabuggabuggabugga-me-baby buggabuggabuggabuggabugga-me-baby

E F G

buggabuggabuggabuggabugga-ma-oooh

I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug

E A E A

[Solo]

[Verse]

B C B C

Pointy shoes, the devil's dance, badass dolls in skintight pants

A B

Badass world in a tailspin, I ain't never goin' back again

[Chorus]

I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh

I got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug

E F G E F G

buggabuggabuggabuggabugga-me-baby buggabuggabuggabuggabugga-me-baby

E F G

buggabuggabuggabuggabugga-ma-oooh

I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the great big badass bug, oooh

I got the bug, ma, got the bug, I got the great big badass bug

I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the bug, I got the bug (music fades out)

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