Cavetown - Sharpener: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Sharpener" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Sharpener ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Sharpener" smoothly on your ukulele.

Fmaj7                    C
Sharpener's callin' me again
           Am           Fmaj7
Tryin' to turn it into some-
                           C  Am
thing I can draw into my skin
Fmaj7                     C
Make it a picture that I love
            Am              Fmaj7
Instead of something that I wish
                                        C  Am
I could get in the bath and scrub right off

Chorus:
          Fmaj7     Dm       A#     F
Why am I ashamed to look the way I do?
                 C      Dm
All ‘cause an escape to me was just a
  A#          F
sharpener to you

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

Chorus:
Why am I ashamed to look the way I do?
All 'cause an escape to me was just
a sharpener to you
Why am I afraid of things I let inside my room?
Just wanted some company, broke the sharpener
in two

                   C         Dm
You say, why am I like this?
                   A#maj7   F
You mean, why am I stupid?
             C   Dm                  A#maj7  F
‘Cause you know you’re not trying to fix it
                    C       Dm
You mean, why am I like this?
                   A#maj7  F
You say, why am I selfish?
             C Dm               A#maj7  F
‘Cause you know honey you can’t help it

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

A#maj7

Ukulele chord A#maj7

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

Fmaj7

Ukulele chord Fmaj7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sharpener" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Sharpener" by Cavetown.

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