Taylor Swift
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Intro
F# D#m F# D#m
[Verso 1]
F#
I can see you standing honey
D#m
With his arms around your body
F# D#m
Laughing butthejoke's not funnyat all
F#
And it took you fivewhole minutes
D#m
To pack us up and leave me with it
F# D#m
Holding all this love out here in the hall
Bmaj7 C#6 D#m
I think I've seen this film before
C#
And I didn't like the ending
Bmaj7 C#6 D#m
You're not my homeland anymore
C# B
So what am I defending now?
C# D#m F#
You were my town, now I'm in exile seeing you out
Bmaj7 C# D#m
I think I've seen this film before
F# D#m F# D#m
Ooo ooo oooo
[Verso 2]
F#
I can see you staring honey
D#m
Like he's just your understudy
F# D#m
Like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me
F#
Second, third, and hundredth chances
D#m
Balancing on breaking branches
F# D#m
Those eyes add insult to injury
Bmaj7 C#6 D#m
I think I've seen this film before
C#
And I didn't like the ending
Bmaj7 C#6 D#m
I'm not your problem anymore
C# B
So who am I offending now?
C# D#m F#
You were my crown, now I'm in exile seeing you out
Bmaj7 C# D#m
I think I've seen this film before
D#m9 C# F#
So I'm leaving out the side door
Dmaj7
While you were out building other worlds, where was I?
F#m
Where's that man who'd throw blankets over my barbed wire?
E
I made you my temple, my mural, my sky
F#m
Now I'm begging for footnotes in the story of your life
Dmaj7
Drawing hearts in the byline
F#m
Always taking up too much space or time
E
You assume I'm fine, but what would you do if I
I think I've seen this film before
C#
And I didn't like the ending
Bmaj7 C#6 D#m
You're not my homeland anymore
C# B
So what am I defending now?
C# D#m F#
You were my town, now I'm in exile seeing you out
Bmaj7 C#6 D#m
I think I've seen this film before
D#m11 C# F#
So I'm leaving out the side door
Dmaj7
If it's all in my head tell me now
A
Tell me I've got it wrong somehow
E
I know my love should be celebrated
F#m
But you tolerate it
F# D#m7
All this time, I never learned to read your mind (So many signs)
C#add11
I couldn't turn things around (So many signs)
Bmaj7
You never gave a warning sign (You never gave a warning sign)
Outro
E
I sit and watch you
How to play Taylor Swift
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. 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.