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Sabrina Carpenter – Skin Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
Em
Maybe we could have been friends
                 D/F#
If I met you in another life
G
Maybe then we could pretend
                          Em
There's no gravity in the words
we write
C
Maybe you didn't mean it
                                 C
Maybe "blonde" was the only rhyme
The only rhyme

[Pre-Chorus]
     D              Em
Want my heart to be breakin',
breakin', no
    D/F#          G
I'm happy and you hate it,
hate it, oh
    D/F#           C
And I'm not asking you
to let it go
                              C
But you been tellin' your side
                         D
So I'll be telling mine, oh

[Chorus]
Em
You can try
                           D/F#
To get under my, under my, under
my skin
      G
While hе's on mine
                            D/F#
Yeah, all on my, all on my, all
on my skin
  C
I wish you knew that еven you
          C                  N.C.
Can't get under my skin if I don't
let you in

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[Verse 2]
       Em
You're tellin' it how you see it
                           D/F#
Like truth is whatever you decide
G
Some people will believe it
                        Em
And some will read in between
the lines
       C
You're putting me in the spotlight
But I've been under it all my life
Said all my life

[Pre-Chorus]
     D              Em
Want my heart to be breakin',
breakin', no
    D/F#          G
I'm happy and you hate it,
hate it, oh
    D/F#           C
And I'm not asking you to
let it go
                              C
But you been tellin' your side

So I'll be telling mine, mine

[Chorus]
Em
You can try
                           D/F#
To get under my, under my, under
my skin
      G
While hе's on mine
                            D/F#
Yeah, all on my, all on my, all
on my skin
  C
I wish you knew that еven you
          C
Can't get under my skin if
I don't let you in, oh
Em
You can try
                           D/F#
To get under my, under my, under
my skin
      G
While hе's on mine
                            D/F#
Yeah, all on my, all on my, all
on my skin
  C
I wish you knew that еven you
          C
Can't get under my skin if
I don't let you in, oh

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[Bridge]
Em
  I just hope that one day
            D/F#
We both can laugh about it
G
  When it's not in our face

Won't have to dance around it
C
  Don't drive yourself insane
                               D
It won't always be this way

[Chorus]
Em
You can try
                           D/F#
To get under my, under my, under
my skin
      G
While hе's on mine
                            D/F#
Yeah, all on my, all on my, all
on my skin
  C                 G
I wish you knew that еven you
          Am                 D
Can't get under my skin if I don't
let you in

How to play Skin: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Skin by Sabrina Carpenter on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Skin by Sabrina Carpenter is written in E minor (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 6 chords: Em, D/F#, G, C, D and Am.

The backbone of the song is Em – D/F# – G – D/F# (i – VII – III – VII in E minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

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