Oct162020

cavetown – Sharpener Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC G Em Am

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[Verse 1]
C                        G
Sharpener's callin' me again
                       C
Tryin' to turn it into some
                         G
Thing I can draw into my skin
                            G
Make it a picture that I'll love
                        C
Insert something that I wish
I could get in the bath and 
             G
scrub right off

[Chorus]
          Em        G   
Why am I ashamed to look 
     Am    C
the way I do?
              Em        G  
All 'cause an escape to me 
            Am   C
was just a sharpener to you

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[Verse 2]
C                      G
Big old pill to inch around
There's no copping out 
     C
this time
                        G
Tried my best to get it down 
(Get, get, get, get it down)
C                        
Sometimes seems like I'm 
      G
still young
And lookin' at the boy across 
     C
the sink
Thinking "What the hell have 
            G
you just done?" ("What the 
hell have you just done?")

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[Chorus]
         Em         G    
Why am I ashamеd to look 
    Am    C
the way I do?
              Em        G  
All 'cause an escapе to me 
           Am    C
was just a sharpener to you
         Em        G       
Why am I afraid of things I 
 Am            C
let inside my room?
                 Em    G  
Just wanted some company, 
          Am      C
broke the sharpener in two

[Outro]
                  G    
You say, why am I like 
       Am
this?
                   C
You mean, why am I stupid?
          G   Am         
Guess you know you're not 
           C
tryin' to fix this
                   G    
You mean, why am I like 
      Am
this?
                     C
You say, why am I selfish?
          G    Am          
Guess you know, honey, you 
      C
can't help it

How to play Sharpener: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Sharpener by cavetown on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Sharpener by cavetown is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: C, G, Em and Am.

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

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