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Cate Canning – Cant Wait To Be Pretty Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
C                          
I never liked pool parties 
       Em
or underwater scenes
        Am                     
and I hate when I like someone 
                 G
i'm scared they won't like me
                      C          
and I never liked my hair color, 
          Em
I always dyed it blonde
Am                       
avoided every mirror how 
   Fmaj7            Em
did I get it so wrong and

[Pre-Chorus]
Am                       C
I expect the worst from everyone
Cause I don't think 
             Fmaj7
I'm what they want
                       D7
but maybe in a couple months

[Chorus]
     C
Oh, I can't wait to be pretty
    Am
Oh, the things that I'll do
     Em                     
I'll kiss pretty people and 
  C
live out of the blue
     Fmaj7                 
I'll dance with the lights 
       Em   Am   Dm
on in a crowded room
           Fmaj7    
When I'm pretty oh, 
      G         C
the things I'll do

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[Verse 2]
                 C        
And I know it's a mindset 
        Em
that I need to learn
          Am                   
Wish that I could just wake up 
            G
and not be insecure anymore
                          C        
Cause if my friends were to think, 
               Em
the things I think 'bout my body
         C                       
I would tell them they're crazy, 
             Em       Am
that they're hot and amazing but

[Pre-Chorus]
Am                       C
I expect the worst from everyone
Cause I don't think 
             Fmaj7
I'm what they want
                          D7
I know that I should just shut up

[Chorus]
     C
Oh, I can't wait to be pretty
    Am
Oh, the things that I'll do
     Em                 
I'll kiss pretty people 
      C
and live out of the blue
     Fmaj7                 
I'll dance with the lights 
       Em   Am   Dm
on in a crowded room
           Fmaj7    
When I'm pretty oh, 
      G         C
the things I'll do

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[Bridge]
C                       G
I'll be happy, so damn pretty
                 caad9
I'll know that I'm worthy
                  Fmaj7
Dance with the lights on
                D
Everyone's watching
               D7       Dm
Yeah I'll be pretty, pretty 
fantastic

[Chorus]
     C
Oh, I can't wait to be pretty
    Am
Oh, the things that I'll do
     Em                       C
I'll kiss pretty people and live 
out of the blue
     Fmaj7                 
I'll dance with the lights 
       Em   Am   Dm
on in a crowded room
           Fmaj7    
When I'm pretty oh, 
      G         C
the things I'll do

How to play Cant Wait To Be Pretty: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Cant Wait To Be Pretty by Cate Canning on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Cant Wait To Be Pretty by Cate Canning is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 8 chords: C, Em, Am, G, Fmaj7, D7, Dm and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Am – Em – C (I – vi – iii – I in C major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.