Sabrina Carpenter - Thumbs: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Thumbs" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Cm Somewhere in the world there is a father and a mother And the father is a son who has a mother G# The mother has a daughter who gets married to the brother of a mother Fm A# And they all just try to multiply with one another Cm 'Cause that's just the way of the world It never ends till the end, then you start again G# That's just the way of the world Fm A# That's just the way of the world Somewhere in the world They think they're working for themselves They get up every day to go to work for someone else And somebody works for them And so, they think they've got it made But they're all just working to get paid the very same Chorus: Cm And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs, skiddly-dee-da-dum G# Fm A# They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs, skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum Cm And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs, skiddly-dee-da-dum G# Fm A# They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs, skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum Somewhere in the world You got a robber and a bank And the bank robbed the people So the people rob the bank And the police came to get him, but they let him get away 'Cause they're all just working to get paid the very same 'Cause that's just the way of the world It never ends 'til the end, and then you start again That's just the way of the world That's just the way of the world Chorus: And so, they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-dat-dum (Skiddly-dee-dat-dum) They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-dat-dum-dum (Dum, dum, dum, dum) And so, they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-dat-dum (Skiddly-dee-dat-dum) They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-dat-dum-dum (Dum, dum, dum) Cm Don't believe everything that you hear Let it go through your left and right ear G# Don't just march to the beat of that drum Fm A# Don't be one of them people just twiddlin' them thumbs 'Cause that's just the way of the world (Way of the world) It never ends 'til the end, and then you start again (Start again) That's just the way of the world That's just the way of the world Chorus: And so, they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs (Keep on) Skiddly-dee-dat-dum (Skiddly-dee-dat-dum) They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-dat-dum-dum (Woo, woo, dum, dum, dum) And so, they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs (Keep on, keep on) Skiddly-dee-dat-dum (Skiddly-dee-dat-dum) They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs (Laa) Skiddly-dee-dat-dum-dum (Skiddly-dee-dat-dat-dat-de-dat-dum-dum) And so, they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs (Keep on, keep on) Skiddly-dee-dat-dum (Dum, dum, dum, dum) They keep on, they keep on They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-dat-dum-dum 'Cause that's just the way of the world You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  Fm  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 "Thumbs" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Thumbs" by Sabrina Carpenter.