Nancy Sinatra - Sugar Town Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
[Opening]
[G] [Am] [C] [Bm] [G] [Am] [C] [Bm]
[G]I got some [Am]troubles but [C]they won’t [Bm]last.
[G]I’m gonna [Am]lay right down [C]here in the [Bm]grass.
[G]And pretty [Am]soon all my[C]troubles will [Bm]pass,
cause I’m in [Am]su-su-[D]su, [Am]su-su-[D]su,
[Am]su-su, su-su, [D]su-su [G]Sugar Town. [Am] [C] [Bm]
[section 2]
[G]I never [Am]had a dog that [C]liked me [Bm]some.
[G]Never [Am]had a friend or [C]wanted [Bm]one.
[G]So I just [Am]lay back and [C]laugh at the [Bm]sun,
cause I’m in [Am]su-su-[D]su, [Am]su-su-[D]su,
[Am]su-su, su-su, [D]su-su [G]Sugar Town. [Am] [C] [Bm]
[interlude]
[G] [Am] [C] [Bm]
[section 3]
[G]Yester-[Am]day it rained in [C]Tennes[Bm]see.
[G]I heard it [Am]also rained in [C]Tallahas[Bm]see.
[G]But not a [Am]drop fell on [C]little old [Bm]me.
cause I was in [Am]su-su-[D]su, [Am]su-su-[D]su,
[Am]su-su, su-su, [D]su-su [G]Sugar Town. [Am] [C] [Bm]
[section 4]
[G]If I [Am]had a million [C]dollars or [Bm]ten.
[G]I’d [Am]give it to your [C]world, and [Bm]then,
[G]you’d [Am]go away and [C]let me [Bm]spend,
my life in [Am]su-su-[D]su, [Am]su-su-[D]su,
[Am]su-su, su-su, [D]su-su [G]Sugar Town. [Am] [C] [Bm]
[Closing]
[G]la [Am]la la la la [C]la la [Bm]la
How to play Sugar Town on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Nancy Sinatra - Sugar Town on ukulele requires 5 chords and 7 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.
Sugar Town uses these transitions most often: Am → C (20), C → Bm (20), and G → Am (20). 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 G - Am chord transition.
1. 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.
2. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
3. C → Bm chord transition
To move from C to Bm;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
4. Bm → G chord transition
To move from Bm to G;
- Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
5. Bm → Am chord transition
To move from Bm to Am;
- While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
6. 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.
7. 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.
Sugar Town chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sugar Town.
- Sugar Town includes 103 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Sugar Town contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Sugar Town connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → C: 16%
- Am → D: 7%
After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → Am: 13%