🌞 About the Song
“Bring Me Sunshine” is Britain’s unofficial national mood-booster — cheerful, charming, and impossible not to smile through. Made famous as the closing theme of The Morecambe & Wise Show, it’s a perfect blend of vaudeville bounce and pure warmth.
Eric and Ernie would dance offstage to this tune, grinning from ear to ear, and somehow you always felt better for it. On ukulele, it’s sunshine distilled — simple chords, big heart, and endless good vibes.
🎸 Ukulele Playing Tips
We’ll keep it in C major, the classic uke key that suits the song’s brightness.
You’ll need C, G7, F, D7, and A7.
Verse progression: [C] – [G7] – [C] – [F] – [C] – [G7] – [C]
Bridge (“Make me happy…”): [F] – [D7] – [G7] – [C] – [A7] – [D7] – [G7]
Strumming pattern: jaunty down–down–up–up–down–up with a bit of bounce, around 100 bpm.
Keep it light and swinging, with a little palm mute on beats 2 and 4 for that 1960s music-hall snap.
Optional trick: Add a C6 (open strings) at the end for a sunny, carefree finish.
Singing tip: Smile while you sing — seriously, it changes your tone completely. The lyrics are pure joy; let them feel like it.
💡 Trivia You Can Drop Casually
- Written in 1966, “Bring Me Sunshine” was originally recorded by Willie Nelson before Morecambe & Wise made it iconic.
- It became their signature tune, closing every show with that famous little shuffle.
- In 2010, the song was voted the UK’s favourite TV theme of all time.
- It’s been covered by everyone from The Jive Aces to The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain — proving it’s basically made for four strings.
🌈 Final Word
“Bring Me Sunshine” is pure happiness on tap. On ukulele, it’s impossible not to grin through the whole thing — it’s that kind of song.
Play it like you mean it: big strums, bright tone, and a little wink at the end. Because the world could always use a bit more sunshine.
