Throwback Taylor Swift Medley
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Verse: 1
D
We were both young when I first saw you
G
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
Bm G
I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air
D
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
G
See you make your way through the crowd
Bm
And say hello
A
Little did I know
G A
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
Bm D
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
G
And I was crying on the staircase
A Bm
Begging you, please, don't go
Verse: 2
D
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
A Em
Been here all along so why can't you see
G
You belong with me
D
Standing by and waiting at your back door
A
All this time
How could you not know
Em G
Baby you belong with me
D
You belong with me
Verse: 3
D Em G A
I was walking up the front porch steps after everything that day,
D Em G A
Had gone all wrong, had been trampled on and lost and thrown away,
D Em G A
Got to the hallway well on my way to my lovin' bed,
D Em
I almost didn't notice all the roses,
G A
And the note that said,
Verse: 4
E B C#m A
Someday I'll be living in a big ol' city
E B A
And all you're ever going to be is mean
E B C#m A
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
E B A
And all you're ever going to be is mean
E
Why you gotta be so mean?
Verse: 5
Cadd9 G D Em7
Oh we called it off again last night
Cadd9 G D Em7
But oh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you
Cadd9 G D Em7 D/F#
We are never ever, ever getting back together
Cadd9 G D Em7 D/F#
We are never ever, ever getting back together
Cadd9 G D Em7 D/F#
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
Cadd9 G D
But we are never ever, ever, ever getting back together
Verse: 6
Bm G A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
D A Bm
So shame on me now
G A
Flew me to places I'd never been
D A
Till you put me down oh
Bm G A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
D A Bm
So shame on me now
G A
Flew me to places I'd never been
D Bm
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Bm G A D A Bm
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Bm G A D A
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Verse: 7
G D
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
A
Missing him was dark grey all alone
G Bm A
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
Verse: 8
D A
Cause here we are again in the middle of the night.
Bm G
We dance around the kitchen in the refrigerator light
D A Bm G
Down the stairs, you were there, you remember it all too well, yeah.
D A
Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise.
Bm G
So casually cruel in the name of being honest
D A Bm G
It was rare,I was there I remember it all to well
Verse: 9
G Bm A
And that's why he's spinning 'round in my head
G
Comes back to me, burning red
G Bm A
Why he's spinning 'round in my head
G
Comes back to me, burning red
How to play Throwback Taylor Swift Medley
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.