Dress
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
NOTE: * is a single strum
: Taylor plays D/F# as a normal D with her thumb anchored onto the 2nd fret of the
6th string
[Verse 1]
Cadd9* G/B*
Our secret moments in a crowded room
D* G* D/F#*
They got no idea about me and you
Cadd9* G/B*
There is an indentation in the shape of you
D* G* D/F#*
Made your mark on me, a golden tattoo
[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B
All of this silence and patience, pining and anticipation
D G
My hands are shaking from holding back from you
D/F#
Ha, ah, ah
Cadd9 G/B
All of this silence and patience, pining and desperately waiting
D
My hands are shaking from all this
D
Ah, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B D
Say my name and everything just stops
G D/F#
I don't want you like a best friend
Cadd9 G/B D
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
D
Take it off, ha, ha, ha-ah
Cadd9 G/B D
Carve your name into my bedpost
G D/F#
’Cause I don't want you like a best friend
Cadd9 G/B D
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
D
Take it off, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Verse 2]
Cadd9 G/B
Inescapable, I'm not even gonna try
D G D/F#
And if I get burned, at least we were electrified
Cadd9
I’m spilling wine in the bathtub
G/B
You kiss my face and we're both drunk
D
Everyone thinks that they know us
G D/F#
But they know nothin' about
[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B
All of this silence and patience, pining and anticipation
D G
My hands are shaking from holding back from you
D/F#
Ha, ah, ah
Cadd9 G/B
All of this silence and patience, pining and desperately waiting
D
My hands are shaking from all this
D
Ah, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B D
Say my name and everything just stops
G D/F#
I don't want you like a best friend
Cadd9 G/B D
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
D
Take it off, ha, ha, ha-ah
Cadd9 G/B D
Carve your name into my bedpost
G D/F#
’Cause I don't want you like a best friend
Cadd9 G/B D
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
D
Take it off, ha, ha
[Post-Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B D
Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah-ah
G D/F#
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
Cadd9 G/B D
Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah-ah
G D/F#
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
[Bridge]
Cadd9 G/B
Flashback when you met me, your buzzcut and my hair bleached
D G D/F#
Even in my worst times, you could see the best in me
Cadd9 G/B
Flashback to my mistakes, my rebounds, my earthquakes
D G D/F#
Even in my worst lies, you saw the truth in me
Cadd9 G/B D
And I woke up just in time, now I wake up by your side
G D/F#
My one and only, my lifeline
Cadd9 G/B
I woke up just in time, now I wake up by your side
D
My hands shake, I can't explain this
D
Ah, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Chorus]
Cadd9 G/B D* (N.c)
Say my name and everything just stops
G D/F#
I don't want you like a best friend
Cadd9 G/B D
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
D
Take it off, ha, ha, ha-ah
Cadd9 G/B D
Carve your name into my bedpost
G D/F#
’Cause I don’t want you like a best friend
Cadd9 G/B D
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
D
Take it off, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Instrumental Break]
Cadd9 G/B D G D/F# x2
[Outro]
Cadd9 G/B D
There is an indentation in the shape of you
G D/F#
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
Cadd9 G/B
You made your mark on me, golden tattoo
G D/F#
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
How to play Dress
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.