Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele E chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]You know I love that organic cooking, I [F]always ask for [C]more.
And they call me Mr. [A]Natural, on [D]down to the health food [G]store.
I [C]only eat good sea salt, white [F]sugar don’t touch my [C]lips.
[C]And my friends is always [A]begging me to take them [D]on,
Macro[G]biotic [C]trips.
Yes, they [Am]are.
[section 2]
[Am]Oh, but at night I take out my strongbox, that I keep under [Dm]lock and [Am]key.
And I [D]take it off to my closet, where nobody else can [G]see.
[Am]I open that door so slowly, take a peek up [Dm]north and [Am]south.
Then I [C]pull out a Hostess [A]Twinkie, and I [D]pop it [G]in my [C]mouth.
[chorus]
Yeah, in the [F]daytime I’m Mr. [C]Natural, just as [G]healthy as I can [C]be.
[C]But at night I’m a junk food [Am]junkie, good [E]Lord have pity on [Am]me.
[section 3]
[C]Well, at lunchtime you can always find me, at the [F]Whole Earth Vitamin [C]Bar.
Just sucking on my plain white [A]yogurt, from my [D]hand thrown pottery [G]jar.
And [C]sippin’ a little hand pressed cider, with a [F]carrot stick for [C]dessert.
[C]And wiping my face in a [A]natural way, on the [D]sleeve of my [G]peasant [C]shirt.
Oh [Am]yeah!
[section 4]
[Am]Ah, but when that clock strikes midnight and I’m all [Dm]by my[Am]self.
[Am]I work that combination, on my [D]secret hideaway [G]shelf.
And I [Am]pull out some Fritos corn chips, Dr. Pepper and an ol’ [Dm]Moon [Am]Pie.
Then I [C]sit back in glorious [A]expectation, of a [D]genuine [G]junk food [C]high.
Yeah, in the [F]daytime I’m Mr. [C]Natural, just as [G]healthy as I can [C]be.
[section 5]
[C]But at night I’m a junk food [Am]junkie, good [E]Lord have pity on [Am]me.
[C]My friends down at the commune, they [F]think I’m pretty [C]neat.
[section 6]
[C]Oh, I don’t know nothing about [A]arts and crafts,
but I [D]give ’em all something to [G]eat.
I’m a [C]friend to old Euell Gibbons, and I [F]only eat homegrown [C]spice.
[C]I got a John Keats autographed [A]Grecian urn, filled [D]up with my [G]brown [C]rice.
Yes, I [Am]do.
[Closing]
[Am]Oh, but folks, lately I have been spotted, with a Big Mac [Dm]on my [Am]breath.
[D]Stumbling into a Colonel Sanders, with a [G]face as white as death.
[Am]I’m afraid someday they’ll find me, just stretched out [Dm]on my [Am]bed.
With a [C]handful of Pringles [A]Potato Chips, and a [D]Ding Dong [G]by my [C]head.
[chorus]
Yeah, in the [F]daytime I’m Mr. [C]Natural, just as [G]healthy as I can [C]be.
[C]But at night I’m a junk food [Am]junkie, good [E]Lord have pity on [Am]me.
How to play Junk Food Junkie on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Larry Groce - Junk Food Junkie on ukulele requires 8 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Junk Food Junkie uses these transitions most often: D → G (12), G → C (12), and A → D (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - F chord transition.
1. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
2. C → A chord transition
To move from C to A;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
4. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
5. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
7. Am → Dm chord transition
To move from Am to Dm;
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 2.
8. Am → D chord transition
To move from Am to D;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
9. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
10. Am → E chord transition
To move from Am to E;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 4.
Junk Food Junkie chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Junk Food Junkie.
- Junk Food Junkie includes 98 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Junk Food Junkie contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Junk Food Junkie connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → C: 16%
- Am → Dm: 8%