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cavetown – 1994 Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are 1994 chords by cavetown on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
              G
I'm trying to forgive myself
      C
for things I didn't do
G
The words I didn't say and
 D        B      C
 things I didn't choose
G                 D
Spending everyday decomposing
       C
 in my room
G
I'm not okay, but there's
 C
nothing I can do
G   C  G  D  C

[Verse 2]
G                      D
I'm trying to love the person
                  C
I was when I was born
G           D
Hating on a kid doesn't
 G        C
serve me anymore
G                 C
Sylvanians making stories
on the floor
G
And my mom and dad in
               C
love like it's 1994

Am   C   G   C   G    C

[Chorus]
G                 D
Say you're comin' around
           Am
I need you lately,
                             C
everything's been getting me down
G
Yeah, the kids are growing up,
                  D
I feel like I'm stuck
Am                               C
But I don't wanna catch up right now

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Em D C
Em D C
G  D
B  C

[Verse 3]
G                   D      Em
I'm trying to get a better sense
             C
of what I'm worth
G                D      Em
'Cause I've been on the fencе
             C
and in the dirt
G         D    Em
Taking it easy
C                    D
And I forgot I had a job and
 C
nothing evеr stops so

[Chorus]
G                 D
Say you're comin' around

I need you lately,
Am                           C
everything's been getting me down
G                              D
Yeah, the kids are growing up, I
feel like I'm stuck
Am                               C
But I don't wanna catch up right now

[Instrumental]
G   C  Em
C
G   C G
C  G  C  G
C  G
C  G

[Chorus]
G                 D
Say you're comin' around

I need you lately,
Am                           C
everything's been getting me down
          G
I broke a glass on the floor,
 it was the last straw
Am
It's like I woke up on the
               C
wrong side of town

G                 D
Say you're comin' around
I need you lately,
Am                           C
everything's been getting me down
G                             D
I felt so much older than the kids
'round the corner
Am7                        C
But I feel so much younger now

[Outro]
Am                   C
Overtook the months, slow back down
Am7              C
Put a child in a daisy crown
G  C

How to play 1994: key, chords and progression

1994 by cavetown is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: G, C, D, B, Am, Em and Am7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – G – D – Am (IV – I – V – ii in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.