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Intro
C G Am F
 
[Verso 1]
C
We were in the backseat
G Am F
Drunk on something stronger than the drinks in the bar
C
"I rent a place on Cornelia Street"
G Am F
I say casually in the car
C
We were a fresh page on the desk
G Am F
Filling in the blanks as we go
C G
As if the street lights pointed in an arrow head
Am F
Leading us home
 
[Refrão]
C G
And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
Am F
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
C G
That's the kinda heartbreak time could never mend
Am F
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
C G Am F
And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name
C G Am
And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away
F C
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
G Am F
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
 
[Verso 2]
C Am F C Am F
You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi
C Am F
I can tell that it's gonna be a long road
C Am F
I'll be there if you're the toast of the town babe
 
Or if you strike out and you're crawling home
 
[Refrão]
C Am F C
Don't read the last page
C Am F C
But I stay when it's hard or its wrong or we're making mistakes
Am F C
I want your midnights
C Am F C
But I'll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Years Day
 
[Pós-Refrão]
C Am F G
Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you
C Am F G
Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you
C Am F G
Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you
Am Em F G
And I will hold on to you
 
C Am F G
C Am F G
 
[Ponte]
C Am F G
Please don't ever become a stranger whose
C Am F G
Laugh I could recognize anywhere
C Am F G
Please don't ever become a stranger whose
C Am F G
Laugh I could recognize anywhere
 
[Verso 3]
C Am F C Am F
There's glitter on the floor after the party
C Am F
Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby
C Am F
Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor
 
You and me forevermore
 
[Refrão]
C Am F C
Don't read the last page
C Am F C
But I stay when it's hard or its wrong or we're making mistakes
Am F C
I want your midnights
C Am F C
But I'll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Years Day
 
[Pós-Refrão]
C G
I don't wanna lose you, hope it never ends
 
(I'd never walk Cornelia Street again)
Am F
I don't wanna lose you (Yeah)
 
Outro
C
"I rent a place on Cornelia Street"
G Am F
I said casually in the car

How to play Taylor Swift

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is C. 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.

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