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cavetown – Idea Of Her Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Chorus]
C              Em
Can't get your name past
   Am          F
my lips like a slur
      C            Em
And I think I'm in love with
    Am      F
the idea of her
C           Em     Am    F
Lie in the morning aurora
     C          Em     Am   F
What time is it in California?

[Verse 1]
C           Em7               G/A
Throwing up brains through my mouth
          F            C
Yeah, I'm thinking out loud things
   Em7        G/A
we won't talk about
C            Em7          G/A
Remember the time that we snuck
       F
in her house?
           C       Em7    G/A
They don't want me around

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[Chorus]
      C              Em
But I can't get your name past
   Am           F
my lips like a slur
      C            Em
And I think I'm in love with
    Am      F
the idea of her
C              Em      Am    F
Cried like an annoying cicada
     C          Em     Am    F
What time is it in California?

[Instrumental]
C Em Am F
C Em Am F

[Verse 2]
  C       Em7
GMT minus eight and
    G/A        F
I'm staying up late
          C          Em7
With your face in my head
       G/A
like a drone
   C            Em7
If I don't want anyone,
     G/A      F       C
then why do I feel so alone?
           Em7        G/A
I'll reach out if you don't 'causе

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[Chorus]
  C              Em
I can't get your name past
   Am          F
my lips like a slur
      C            Em
And I think I'm in lovе
         Am      F
with the idea of her
C          Em      Am   F
Lie in the morning aurora
     C          Em     Am   F
What time is it in California?
C              Em
Can't get your name past
   Am          F
my lips like a slur
      C            Em
And I think I'm in love with
    Am      F
the idea of her
C             Em         Am   F
Cried like an annoying cicada
     C          Em     Am     F
What time is it in California?

[Outro]
C Em Am F
C Em Am F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

How to play Idea Of Her: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Idea Of Her by cavetown on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Idea Of Her by cavetown is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, Em, Am, F, Em7 and G/A.

Most of the song cycles through C – Em – Am – F (I – iii – vi – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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