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Gerry Cinnamon – Canter Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Gerry Cinnamon

Updated January 9, 2026

ChordsG Em C Am D

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This is the chord progression of Canter by Gerry Cinnamon on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

INTRO:
G Em C Am Em D

CHORUS:
G    C    G
This is the beginning of the rest of your life
Em    C    G
You better start movin’ like you’re running out of time
Em    C    G
The realization coming over your mind
D
That it should be a canter
G
If you could just find the answer
D
You know it should be a canter
C
If you were less of a wanker
G
Mare’ than half ae’ the time

INSTRUMENTAL:
G G G Em C Am Em D

CHORUS:
G    C    G
This is the beginning of the rest of your life
Em       C       G
You better start grafting cause you’re running out of time
Em C    G
The roof is on fire and it’s raining outside
D
But it should be a canter
G
If you could just find the answer
D
You know it should be a canter
C
If you’re just a wee bit less of a wanker
G G G
Mare’ than half ae the time

BREAK:
C       C
Because the hardest part of the game
C
Isn’t even playing the game
C       C       G
It caring enough to care about the things that you’re daein’
D    D
Oh it’s a wee crying shame
G C G C G C G D
Here comes the rain

CHORUS:
G C G
This is the beginning of the rest of your life
Em       C       G
You better start grafting cause you’re running out of time
Em    C    G
The roof is on fire and it’s raining outside
D
But it should be a canter
G
If you could just find the answer
D
You know it should be a canter
C
If you’re just a wee bit less of a wanker
G       G
Mare’ than half ae the time

VERSE:
G
They tell you it’s no easy
G
They tell you that it’s hard
D
They tell you it’s impossible to mend a broken heart
C
The lead role in a tragedy pretending that it’s art
G          D
It’s hard to see the finish when you don’t know where to start
G          G
I could write a stanza and put you’s in a song
D
Detail all the times when you were right and I was wrong
C
Flashbacks to the only place I’ve felt like I’ve belong
G       D    D
You’ll never be a king when you’re acting like a pawn

OUTRO:
C
Because the hardest part of the game
C
Isn’t even playing the game
C G
It’s caring enough to care about playing the game
D
Oh it’s a wee crying shame
G C G C G C G G G G
Here comes the raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain

How to play Canter: key, chords and progression

Canter by Gerry Cinnamon keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 5 chords: G, Em, C, Am and D.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.