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Covey – Cut On The Crease Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
E A B E
E                              A
I never know if I'm in control
                              
Or if my actions are dictated 
      B
by my choices to this day
                       E
It's overwhelming in a subtle 
kind of way
                       A
But I just wanna be consumed
                          B         
And start fresh with this knowledge 
I've acquired to 
                  E
seek help when I needed it
                            A
I'd tell my parents not to stick 
it out for us
                     B
So I don't isolate myself at 
fifteen and bury this underneath
E A B E

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[Verse 1]
E                 
Oh, I know you're 
                    A
trying to mend this
But don't pretend 
                     B
like you know me well
I hate to say it but 
              E
the damage is done
I learn to live 
                  A
without dependency
And all it did was 
         C#m     B
leave me fucking lonely
And function solely for 
               E
the purpose of one

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[Break]
E A B E A C#m B

[Verse 2]
E                          
There's too many cases out 
                     A
there for me to count
And we just sit in silence 
                     B
as the damage amounts
                      E
It rips and tears us apart
                  G#m       
And it won't hit hard until 
           A
it's too late
So I should just take some time
           C#m          B
And try to fix what is left
Before I'm old and alone 
             E
filled with regret
C#m B G#m A C#m B E

How to play Cut On The Crease: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Cut On The Crease by Covey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Cut On The Crease by Covey sits in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: E, A, B, C#m and G#m.

Listen for E – A – B – E (I – IV – V – I in E major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Am, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

Cut On The Crease chords: questions

What key is Cut On The Crease in?

Cut On The Crease by Covey is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Cut On The Crease?

Cut On The Crease uses 5 chords: E, A, B, C#m, G#m.

What is the chord progression of Cut On The Crease?

The main progression is E – A – B – E (I – IV – V – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is Cut On The Crease easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Am, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

How to play Cut On The Crease: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Cut On The Crease chords: questions

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