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cavetown – I Swear To God Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G Am7 G Am7

[Verse 1]
G               Am7
  On cloud ninety-nine,
                G
 the air is very thin
                      Am7
Losing control of my mind
G                        Am7
..Want to get out of my skin
                     G
I'm killing all my friends and
                   Am7
it happens every time

[Chorus]
           C    Em
I swear to god
            D   Ebdim
I swear to god
            C   Em
I swear to god
            D   Ebdim
I swear to god

[Interlude]
G F#m7b5 G C

[Verse 2]
G                   Am7
  I can't do this anymore,
                    G
 but I don't wanna stop
                      Am7
If I quit it doesn't count
G                            Am7
..Hear the pressure in your voice
                      G
I think someday this shit's
                       Am7
 gonna put me in the ground

[Chorus]
           C    Em
I swear to god
            D   B7
I swear to god
            C   Em
I swear to god
            D  B7 C
I swear to god

[Interlude]
G Am7 G Am7

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[Chorus]
           C    Em
I swear to god
            D   B7
I swear to god
            C   Em
I swear to god
            D  B7 C
I swear to god

[Outro]
G Am7 G Am7

How to play I Swear To God: key, chords and progression

These are I Swear To God chords by cavetown on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I Swear To God by cavetown is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 8 chords: G, Am7, C, Em, D, Ebdim, F#m7b5 and B7.

Listen for C – Em – D – B7 (IV – vi – V – III7 in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – lah – soh – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Ebdim and F#m7b5 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.