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[Each chord is one measure, except two chords joined by a hyphen
 are one measure _total_.]
D7[intD7ro]D7  D7  D7  D7  D7  D7  
Well it's a D7strange old game, you D7learn it slowD7  D7  
D7One step forward and it's D7back you goD7  D7  
You're D7standing on the throttle, you're D7standing on the brakeD7  D7  
 D7In the groove till you D7make a mistake
 D7Sometimes you're the D7windshield, D7sometimes you're the G7bug
             D7                       D7                         D7     C-    G  
 Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're just a fool in love
 D7Sometimes you're the D7Louisville Slugger baby, D7sometimes you're the G7ball
             D7                       D7                        D7     C-    G  
 Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're gonna lose it all
You gotta know happy, you gotta know glad
Because you're gonna know lonely and you're gonna know sad
When you're rippin' and a-ridin' and you're coming on strong
You start slippin' and a-slidin' and it all goes wrong
Because sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug
Sometimes it all falls together baby, sometimes you're a fool in love
Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger baby, sometimes you're the ball
Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're gonna lose it all
  A7  A7(sus4)    A7      D7    A7    A7    A7   C-     G    D7    D7    D7  D7  
[guitar solo]
One day you got the glory, and then you got none
One day you're a diamond, and then you're a stone
Everything can change in the blink of an eye
So let the good times roll before we say goodbye
Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug
Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're a fool in love
Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger baby, sometimes you're the ball
Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're gonna lose it all
Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug
Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're a fool in love
Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug
Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're just a fool in love
D7[repD7eat D7and G7fade]

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The Bug

by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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[Each chord is one measure, except two chords joined by a hyphen

are one measure _total_.]

D7 D7 D7 D7 D7 D7 D7 D7

[intro]

D7 D7 D7 D7

Well it's a strange old game, you learn it slow

D7 D7 D7 D7

One step forward and it's back you go

D7 D7 D7 D7

You're standing on the throttle, you're standing on the brake

D7 D7

In the groove till you make a mistake

D7 D7 D7 G7

Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug

D7 D7 D7 C G

Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're just a fool in love

D7 D7 D7 G7

Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger baby, sometimes you're the ball

D7 D7 D7 C G

Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're gonna lose it all

You gotta know happy, you gotta know glad

Because you're gonna know lonely and you're gonna know sad

When you're rippin' and a-ridin' and you're coming on strong

You start slippin' and a-slidin' and it all goes wrong

Because sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug

Sometimes it all falls together baby, sometimes you're a fool in love

Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger baby, sometimes you're the ball

Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're gonna lose it all

A7 A7 A7 D7 A7 A7 A7 C G D7 D7 D7 D7

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[guitar solo]

One day you got the glory, and then you got none

One day you're a diamond, and then you're a stone

Everything can change in the blink of an eye

So let the good times roll before we say goodbye

Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug

Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're a fool in love

Sometimes you're the Louisville Slugger baby, sometimes you're the ball

Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're gonna lose it all

Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug

Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're a fool in love

Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug

Sometimes it all comes together baby, sometimes you're just a fool in love

D7 D7 D7 G7

[repeat and fade]

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