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cavetown – Guilty chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Bridge]
Em                     G
Man's best friend's on first
     D          A    C
name terms with God
Em              G    D  Em  D C    A7
I thought I can fake it but almost
Em                 G
I'm a scarecrow in someone
Em     A
else’s garden

[Solo]
C G D A
C G D Em
C G D A
C G C

[Chorus]
   C        G      D            A
An archaeology excavation on my body
        C             Em
And I'm brushing so gently
              C
They're tryna cover up
               Em
the bones underneath
   C                          G  D  A
No matter what I'll do I feel guilty
   C                       G  D  A
No matter what I do I feel guilty

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[Verse 2]
C                           G
Crossing all my fingers and toes
                     D
That I won't wake up again
           A
in a black hole
C
She said she would send me
     G
back homе to the side
     D                 Em
If I wanna die, misеrable
C                        G
Doctor, I'm not doing too well
                   D
If this shit was a choice I
                   A
wouldn't need your help
          C
I see the world through the eyes
     G                   C
of a dog but I can't see yellow

[Chorus]
    C       G      D            A
An archaeology excavation on my body
        C            Em
And I'm brushing so gently
              C
They're tryna cover up
              Em
the bones underneath
   C                          G  D  A
No matter what I'll do I feel guilty
C G
C

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[Verse 1]
         C
I don't think that this
           G
feels like love
                      D  A
But I don't wanna let go
      C                     G
Maybe if I just do what you want
                      D    Em
Then you'll leave me alone
    C                            G
It feels like you're taking me home
                D
But every other day
              A
I see another bone
            C
I hate your guts
                       G
But I'll meet you same time,
           C
same place tomorrow

[Chorus]
    C       G      D            A
An archaeology excavation on my body
        C            Em
And I'm brushing so gently
              C
They're tryna cover up
               Em
the bones underneath
   C
No matter what I'll do
       G  D  A
I feel guilty
C G

How to play Guilty: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Guilty by cavetown on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Guilty by cavetown is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 6 chords: Em, G, D, A, C and A7.

The backbone of the song is G – D – A – C (I – V – II – IV in G major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.