Skip to song content

Cavetown - Devil Town Ukulele Chords

ChordsAm, Em, F, C, G, Dm, E7
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

AmLife’sEmalrightinFDevilCTown.
They’reGright,noone’sgonnaDmcatchusE7now.
AmDadhasEmboughtaFnewcarCnow.
We’reGfine,noone’sgonnaDmcatchusE7now.
AmEmFCGDmE7
AmYousaidEmsomethingFdumbCagain.
She’sGmad,atleastthat’sDmwhattheyE7say.
AmMumandEmdaddyFaren’tinClove.
That’sGfine,I’llsettleforDmtwo E7birthdays.
AmDevilTownisFcolderinthesummertime.
CI’lllosemyGmindatleastanotherAmthousandtimes.
FHoldmyhandtight,Cwe’llmakeitGanothernight.
AmIstillgetalittleFscaredofsomethingnew.
CButIfeelalittleGsaferwhenI’mAmwithyou.
FFallingdoesn’tCfeelsobadwhenIGknowyou’vefallenthiswayAmtoo.
AmWe’reallEmdeadinFDevilCTown.
That’sGfine,causenothing’sgonnaDmscareusE7now.
AmWe’reallEminourFdressingCgowns,mine’sGwhite.
Andstripey,yoursisDmgreenandE7brown.
AmI EmforgotmyFnameCagain.
IGthinkthat’ssomethingworthDmremembering.
AmSpidersEminyourFfavouriteCshoes
JustGleavethembe,causethey’remoreDmscaredofE7you.
AmDevilTownisFcolderinthesummertime.
CI’lllosemyGmindatleastanotherAmthousandtimes.
FHoldmyhandtight,Cwe’llmakeitGanothernight.
AmIstillgetalittleFscaredofsomethingnew.
CButIfeelalittleGsaferwhenI’mAmwithyou.
FFallingdoesn’tCfeelsobadwhenIGknowyou’vefallenthiswayAmtoo.
AmFCG
AmDevilTownisFcolderinthesummertime.
CI’lllosemyGmindatleastanotherAmthousandtimes.
FHoldmyhandtight,Cwe’llmakeitGanothernight.
AmIstillgetalittleFscaredofsomethingnew.
CButIfeelalittleGsaferwhenI’mAmwithyou.
FFallingdoesn’tCfeelsobadwhenIGknowyou’vefallenthiswayAmtoo.
ArtistCavetown
AlbumCavetown
Year2015
KeyAm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Devil Town on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Cavetown - Devil Town on ukulele requires 7 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Devil Town uses these transitions most often: C → G (22), F → C (22), and Am → F (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - Em chord transition.

1. Am → Em chord transition

Switching from Am to Em:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

Am to Em

2. Em → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to F:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

Em to F

3. F → C chord transition

Switching from F to C:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 22 times.

F to C

4. C → G chord transition

Here's how to move from C to G:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 22 times.

C to G

5. G → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

6. Dm → E7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to E7:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

7. E7 → Am chord transition

Switching from E7 to Am:

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

8. Am → F chord transition

Switching from Am to F:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 13 times.

9. G → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Am:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 13 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Devil Town.

  • Devil Town includes 115 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Devil Town contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Devil Town connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → Em: 10%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%