Cake By The Ocean chords by
Dnce (Official Version)

2015Funk8.5K views

Key: E minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

Em

Bm

Am

C

Em

Bm

Am

C

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Oh, no
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
See you walkin' 'round
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
like it's a funeral
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Not so serious,
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
girl, why those feet cold?
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
We  just gettin' started,
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
don't you tiptoe, tiptoe (ah)

Pre-chorus 1
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Waste time with a masterpiece,
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
don't waste time with a masterpiece (huh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
You should be rollin' with me,
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
you should be rollin' with me (ah-ah- ah)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
You're a real-life fantasy,
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
you're a real-life fantasy (huh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But you're movin' so carefully,

Chorus 1
let's start livin' dangerously
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Talk to me, baby
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'm goin' blind from
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
this sweet-sweet cravin', whoa- oh
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Let's lose our minds and go  fuckin' crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I- I-I-I-I- I   keep on hopin'
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Walk for me, baby
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'll be Diddy,
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
you'll be Naomi, whoa- oh
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Let's lose our minds and go  fuckin' crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I- I-I-I-I- I   keep on hopin'
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)

Interlude 1

Em

Bm

Am

C

Verse 2
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
God damn
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
See you lickin' frostin'
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
from your own hands
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Want another taste,
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I'm beggin', "Yes, ma'am"
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'm tired of all this candy
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
on the dry land, dry land, ooh

Pre-chorus 2
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Waste time with a masterpiece,
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
don't waste time with a masterpiece (huh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
You should be rollin' with me,
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
you should be rollin' with me (ah-ah- ah)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
You're a real-life fantasy,
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
you're a real-life fantasy (huh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
But you're movin' so carefully,

Chorus 2
let's start livin' dangerously
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Talk to me, baby
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'm goin' blind from
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
this sweet-sweet cravin', whoa- oh
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Let's lose our minds and go  fuckin' crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I- I-I-I-I- I   keep on hopin'
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Walk for me, baby
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'll be Diddy,
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
you'll be Naomi, whoa- oh
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Let's lose our minds and go  fuckin' crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I- I-I-I-I- I   keep on hopin'
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Ooh, ah- ah
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I- I-I-I-I- I   keep on hopin'
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Ooh, ah- ah
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I- I-I-I-I- I   keep on hopin'
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)

Interlude 2

Em

Bm

Am

C

Hey, you're fuckin' delicious

Em

Bm

Chorus 3
Talk to me, girl
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Talk to me, baby
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'm goin' blind from
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
this sweet-sweet cravin', whoa- oh
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Let's lose our minds and go  fuckin' crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I- I-I-I-I- I   keep on hopin'
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Walk for me, baby
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
I'll be Diddy,
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
you'll be Naomi, whoa- oh
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Let's lose our minds and go  fuckin' crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I- I-I-I-I- I   keep on hopin'
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)

Outro 1

Em

Bm

Am

C

Em

(Red velvet, vanilla, chocolate in my life)

Bm

Am

C

Em

(Funfetti, I'm ready, I need it every night)

Bm

Am

C

Em

Bm

(Red velvet, vanilla...) I- I-I-I-I- I keep on hopin'

Am

C

we'll eat cake by the ocean (uh)

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm Bm Am C

Chords

Em
Bm
Am
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Cake By The Ocean by DNCE, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Cake By The Ocean the way DNCE intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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