Lucy Dacus - Cartwheel: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Cartwheel" 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 Cartwheel 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 "Cartwheel" smoothly on your ukulele.

Dm
Here and there and gone again
Firefly juice on your skin
         C
You're glowing like an atom bomb
This natural thing that you've undone
Dm
Outgrew older sister's clothes again
Won't admit you're growing tall and thin
     C
You like your body pulling at the seams
You're not prepared for what the future brings
Dm
Curse words and empty cups
Cracked blacktop curling up
C
Heatwave by midday
 G
Heat lightning on a summer night
    Dm
And I remember when you used to call
Holed up in the closet in the hall
C
Scared you wouldn't live to forty-five
The same age as your father when he died
G
You'd say, "We need to talk
F
Sneak out, meet me on your block"
Am
I'd sit by you, silent on the curb
C
What to say when there is not a word?
Dm
Spell broke at daybreak
Light another candle on the cake
C
Cartwheel and a broken wrist
                          Dm
Skin scarred and sun-kissed

When you told me 'bout your first time
The soccer player at the senior high
I felt my body crumple to the floor
Betrayal like I'd never felt before
I thought back to many years ago
A late-night promise on the telephone
We'd build a house of twigs and vines
Grow old together just to pass the time
Now there's only past and present day
I can't believe a word you say
The future isn't worth its weight in gold
The future is a benevolent black hole

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

C

Ukulele chord C

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

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 "Cartwheel" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Cartwheel" by Lucy Dacus.