Lucy Dacus - Cartwheel: Guitar Chords

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

Learn Cartwheel Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Lucy Dacus

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar 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 guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar 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 ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cartwheel" by Lucy Dacus.