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Taylor Swift
"folklore"
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Released: July 24, 2020
Genre: Indie folk, alternative rock, electro-folk, chamber pop, indietronica
Track listing:
01.the 1
02.cardigan
03.the last great american dynasty
04.exile (featuring Bon Iver)
05.my tears ricochet
06.mirrorball
07.seven
08.august
09.this is me trying
10.illicit affairs
11.invisible string
12.mad woman
13.epiphany
14.betty
15.peace
16.hoax
Bonus track (for deluxe edition):
17.the lakes
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Track 01 - the 1
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
Intro
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
Verse 1
[F] [C]
I'm doing good, I'm on some new shit
[F] [C]
Been saying "yes" instead of "no"
[F] [C] [F] [C]
I thought I saw you at the bus stop, I didn't though
[F] [C]
I hit the ground running each night
[F] [C]
I hit the Sunday matinée
[F] [C] [F] [C]
You know the greatest films of all time were never made
Pre-Chorus
[F] [C]
I guess you never know, never know
[F] [C] [F]
And if you wanted me, you really should've showed
[C] [F]
And if you never bleed, you're never gonna grow
[C]
And it's alright now
Chorus
[Am] [G]
But we were something, don't you think so?
[F] [C] [Dm]
Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
[C] [Dm]
And if my wishes came true
[C] [Am]
It would've been you
[G] [F]
In my defense, I have none
[C] [Dm]
For never leaving well enough alone
[C] [Dm]
But it would've been fun
[C] [F] [C]
If you would've been the one
[F] [C]
(Ooh)
Verse 2
[F] [C]
I have this dream you're doing cool shit
[F] [C]
Having adventures on your own
[F] [C] [F] [C]
You meet some woman on the internet and take her home
[F] [C] [F]
We never painted by the numbers, baby
[C]
But we were making it count
[F] [C] [F] [C]
You know the greatest loves of all time are over now
Pre-Chorus
[F] [C]
I guess you never know, never know
[F] [C] [Am]
And it's another day waking up alone
Chorus
[G]
But we were something, don't you think so?
[F] [C] [Dm]
Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
[C] [Dm]
And if my wishes came true
[C] [Am]
It would've been you
[G] [F]
In my defense, I have none
[C] [Dm]
For never leaving well enough alone
[C] [Dm]
But it would've been fun
[C]
If you would've been the one
Bridge
[Am] [G] [F] [C]
I, I, I persist and resist the temptation to ask you
[Dm] [C]
If one thing had been different
[Dm] [C]
Would everything be different today?
Chorus
[Am] [G]
We were something, don't you think so?
[F] [C] [Dm]
Rosé flowing with your chosen family
[C] [Dm]
And it would've been sweet
[C] [Am]
If it could've been me
[G] [F]
In my defense, I have none
[C] [Dm]
For digging up the grave another time
[C] [Dm]
But it would've been fun
[C] [Dm] [C]
If you would've been the one
[Dm] [C]
(Ooh)
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Track 02 - cardigan
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 1
Verse 1
[Em] [A]
Vintage tee, brand new phone
[G]
High heels on cobblestones
[A]
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
[Em] [A]
Sequin smile, black lipstick
[G]
Sensual politics
[A]
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
Chorus
[D]
But I knew you
[A]
Dancin' in your Levi's
Drunk under a streetlight, I
[G]
I knew you
[A]
Hand under my sweatshirt
Baby, kiss it better, I
Refrain
[Em] [A]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
[G] [A]
You put me on and said I was your favorite
Verse 2
[Em] [A]
A friend to all is a friend to none
[G]
Chase two girls, lose the one
[A]
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
Chorus
[D]
But I knew you
[A]
Playing hide-and-seek and
Giving me your weekends, I
[G]
I knew you
[A]
Your heartbeat on the High Line
Once in twenty lifetimes, I
Refrain
[G] [Bm]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
[D] [G] [Bm] [A] [G]
You put me on and said I was your favorite
Bridge
[G]
To kiss in cars and downtown bars
[Bm]
Was all we needed
[A]
You drew stars around my scars
[G]
But now I'm bleedin'
Chorus
[D]
'Cause I knew you
[A]
Steppin' on the last train
Marked me like a bloodstain, I
[G]
I knew you
[A]
Tried to change the ending
Peter losing Wendy, I
[D]
I knew you
[Em]
Leavin' like a father
Running like water, I
[G] [A]
And when you are young, they assume you know nothing
Verse 3
[D]
But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
[A]
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
[G]
The smell of smoke would hang around this long
[A]
'Cause I knew everything when I was young
[D]
I knew I'd curse you for the longest time
[A]
Chasin' shadows in the grocery line
[G]
I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
[A]
And you'd be standin' in my front porch light
[Em]
And I knew you'd come back to me
[A]
You'd come back to me
[G]
And you'd come back to me
[A]
And you'd come back
Refrain
[G] [Bm]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
[D] [G]
You put me on and said I was your favorite
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Track 03 - the last great american dynasty
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
Intro
[G]
Verse 1
[G] [Am] [C]
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
[G] [Am] [C]
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
[G] [Am] [Em] [C]
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
[G] [Am] [C]
And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"
[G] [Am] [C]
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
[G] [Am] [C]
They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
[G] [Am]
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
[Em] [C]
The doctor had told him to settle down
[G] [Am] [C]
It must have been her fault his heart gave out
Chorus
And they said
[D] [G] [C] [G]
"There goes the last great American dynasty
[D] [G] [C] [G]
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
[D] [G] [C]
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
[G] [Am] [C]
She had a marvelous time ruining everything"
Verse 2
[G] [Am] [C]
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
[G] [Am] [C]
Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
[G] [Am]
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
[Em] [C]
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
[G] [Am] [C]
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
Chorus
And they said
[D] [G] [C] [G]
"There goes the last great American dynasty
[D] [G] [C] [G]
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
[D] [G] [C]
There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
[D] [G] [C] [G]
She had a marvelous time ruining everything"
Bridge
[Am] [Em]
They say she was seen on occasion
[G] [D] [Am]
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
[Em]
And in a feud with her neighbor
[G] [D] [Am]
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
[Em]
Fifty years is a long time
[G] [D] [Am]
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
[Em] [G]
Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
[D] [D] [G] [C] [G]
And then it was bought by me
Chorus
[D] [G] [C] [G]
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
[D] [G] [C] [G]
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
[D] [G] [C] [G]
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
Outro
[D] [G] [C] [G]
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
[D] [G] [C] [G]
A marvelous time ruining everything
[D] [G] [C] [G]
A marvelous time
[D] [G] [C]
I had a marvelous time
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Track 04 - exile (featuring Bon Iver)
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, William Bowery, Justin Vernon
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CAPO: 4
Intro
[D] [Bm]
[D] [Bm]
Verse 1
[D]
I can see you standing, honey
[Bm]
With his arms around your body
[D] [Bm]
Laughin', but the joke's not funny at all
[D]
And it took you five whole minutes
[Bm]
To pack us up and leave me with it
[D] [Bm]
Holdin' all this love out here in the hall
Chorus
[G] [A] [Bm]
I think I've seen this film before
[A] [G]
And I didn't like the ending
[A] [Bm]
You're not my homeland anymore
[A] [G]
So what am I defending now?
[A] [Bm] [D]
You were my town, now I'm in exile, seein' you out
[G] [A] [Bm]
I think I've seen this film before
[Post-Chorus]
[D] [Bm] [D] [Bm]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Verse 2
[D]
I can see you starin', honey
[Bm]
Like he's just your understudy
[D] [Bm]
Like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me
[D]
Second, third, and hundredth chances
[Bm]
Balancin' on breaking branches
[D] [Bm]
Those eyes add insult to injury
Chorus
[G] [A] [Bm]
I think I've seen this film before
[A] [G]
And I didn't like the ending
[A] [Bm]
I'm not your problem anymore
[A] [G]
So who am I offending now?
[A] [Bm] [D]
You were my crown, now I'm in exile, seein' you out
[G] [A] [Bm]
I think I've seen this film before
[A] [D]
So I'm leaving out the side door
Bridge
[Bm] [A]
So step right out, there is no amount
[G]
Of crying I can do for you
[D]
All this time
[Bm]
We always walked a very thin line
[A]
You didn't even hear me out (You didn't even hear me out)
[G]
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
[D]
All this time
[Bm]
I never learned to read your mind (Never learned to read my mind)
[A]
I couldn't turn things around (You never turned things around)
[G]
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
[D] [Bm] [A]
So many signs, so many signs
[G]
You didn't even see the signs
Chorus
[G] [A] [Bm]
I think I've seen this film before
[A] [G]
And I didn't like the ending
[A] [Bm]
You're not my homeland anymore
[A] [G]
So what am I defending now?
[A] [Bm] [D]
You were my town, now I'm in exile, seein' you out
[G] [A] [Bm]
I think I've seen this film before
[A] [D]
So I'm leavin' out the side door
Outro
[Bm] [A]
So step right out, there is no amount
[G]
Of crying I can do for you
[D]
All this time
[Bm]
We always walked a very thin line
[A]
You didn't even hear me out (Didn't even hear me out)
[G]
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
[D]
All this time
[Bm]
I never learned to read your mind (Never learned to read my mind)
[A]
I couldn't turn things around (You never turned things around)
[G]
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
[D]
You never gave a warning sign (All this time)
[Bm]
(So many times) I never learned to read your mind
[A]
(So many signs) I couldn't turn things around (I couldn't turn things around)
[G]
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (You never gave a warning sign)
[D] [Bm]
You never gave a warning sign
[A] [G]
Ah, ah
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Track 05 - my tears ricochet
Writer/s: Taylor Swift
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NO CAPO
Intro
[Am] [G] [Em] [F]
[Am] [G] [Em] [F]
[Am] [G] [Em] [F]
Verse 1
[Am] [G] [Em] [F]
We gather here, we line up, weepin' in a sunlit room
[Am] [G] [Em] [F]
And if I'm on fire, you'll be made of ashes, too
[Am] [G]
Even on my worst day, did I deserve, babe
[Em] [F]
All the hell you gave me?
[Am] [G]
'Cause I loved you, I swear I loved you
[Em] [F]
'Til my dying day
Chorus
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F] [C] [Dm]
I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
[Am] [F] [C] [Dm]
And you're the hero flying around, saving face
[Am] [F] [C]
And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?
[Dm] [Am]
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
[F] [C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
Look at how my tears ricochet
Verse 2
[Am] [G] [Em] [F]
We gather stones, never knowing what they'll mean
[Am] [G] [Em] [F]
Some to throw, some to make a diamond ring
[Am] [G]
You know I didn't want to have to haunt you
[Em] [F]
But what a ghostly scene
[Am] [G]
You wear the same jewels that I gave you
[Em] [F]
As you bury me
Chorus
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F] [C] [Dm]
I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
[Am] [F] [C] [Dm]
'Cause when I'd fight, you used to tell me I was brave
[Am] [F] [C]
And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?
[Dm] [Am]
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
[F]
Look at how my tears ricochet
Bridge
[C] [Dm]
And I can go anywhere I want
[Am] [F] [C]
Anywhere I want, just not home
[Dm]
And you can aim for my heart, go for blood
[Am] [F] [C]
But you would still miss me in your bones
[Dm] [Am] [F] [C]
And I still talk to you (When I'm screaming at the sky)
[Dm] [Am] [F]
And when you can't sleep at night (You hear my stolen lullabies)
Chorus
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F] [C] [Dm]
I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
[Am] [F] [C] [Dm]
And so the battleships will sink beneath the waves
[Am] [F] [C]
You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same
[Dm] [Am]
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
[F]
You turned into your worst fears
[C] [Dm] [Am]
And you're tossing out blame, drunk on this pain
[F]
Crossing out the good years
[C] [Dm] [Am]
And you're cursing my name, wishing I stayed
[F]
Look at how my tears ricochet
Outro
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C] [Dm] [Am] [F]
[C]
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Track 06 - mirrorball
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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NO CAPO
Intro
[G]
Verse 1
[D] [G]
I want you to know
[Bm]
I'm a mirrorball
[G] [D]
I'll show you every version of yourself tonight
[G]
I'll get you out on the floor
[Bm]
Shimmering beautiful
[G]
And when I break, it's in a million pieces
Chorus
[D] [G]
Hush, when no one is around, my dear
[Bm]
You'll find me on my tallest tiptoes
[G]
Spinning in my highest heels, love
[D]
Shining just for you
[G]
Hush, I know they said the end is near
[Bm]
But I'm still on my tallest tiptoes
[G]
Spinning in my highest heels, love
[D]
Shining just for you
Verse 2
[G]
I want you to know
[Bm]
I'm a mirrorball
[G]
I can change everything about me to fit in
[D] [G]
You are not like the regulars
[Bm]
The masquerade revelers
[G]
Drunk as they watch my shattered edges glisten
Chorus
[D] [G]
Hush, when no one is around, my dear
[Bm]
You'll find me on my tallest tiptoes
[G]
Spinning in my highest heels, love
[D]
Shining just for you
[G]
Hush, I know they said the end is near
[Bm]
But I'm still on my tallest tiptoes
[G]
Spinning in my highest heels, love
[D]
Shining just for you
Bridge
[D]
And they called off the circus, burned the disco down
[G]
When they sent home the horses and the rodeo clowns
[Bm]
I'm still on that tightrope
[G]
I'm still trying everything to get you laughing at me
[D]
And I'm still a believer, but I don't know why
[G] [Bm]
I've never been a natural, all I do is try, try, try
I'm still on that trapeze
[G] [D]
I'm still trying everything to keep you looking at me
Outro
[G]
Because I'm a mirrorball
[Bm]
I'm a mirrorball
[G] [D]
And I'll show you every version of yourself tonight
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Track 07 - seven
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO:
Verse 1
[G] [Dm] [C]
Please picture me in the trees
[G]
I hit my peak at seven
[G] [Dm] [C]
Feet in the swing over the creek
[G]
I was too scared to jump in
[G] [Dm] [C]
But I, I was high in the sky
[G] [G] [Dm]
With Pennsylvania under me
[C] [G]
Are there still beautiful things?
Chorus
[Dm]
Sweet tea in the summer
[C]
Cross your heart, won't tell no other
[F] [G]
And though I can’t recall your face
[G]
I still got love for you
Your braids like a pattern
[Dm]
Love you to the Moon and to Saturn
[C]
Passed down like folk songs
[G] [G] [Dm] [C] [G]
The love lasts so long
Instrumental
[Dm] [C] [F] [G]
Bridge
[Am] [C]
And I've been meaning to tell you
[G]
I think your house is haunted
[C] [Am]
Your dad is always mad and that must be why
[C]
And I think you should come live with me
[G]
And we can be pirates
[C]
Then you won't have to cry
[Am]
Or hide in the closet
[C]
And just like a folk song
[G] [C]
Our love will be passed on
Verse 2
[G] [Dm] [C]
Please picture me in the weeds
[G]
Before I learned civility
[Dm] [C]
I used to scream ferociously
[G]
Any time I wanted
[G] [Dm] [C] [G]
I, I
Chorus
[G]
Sweet tea in the summer
[Dm]
Cross my heart, won’t tell no other
[C] [G]
And though I can't recall your face
[Dm]
I still got love for you
Pack your dolls and a sweater
[C]
We'll move to India forever
[F]
Passed down like folk songs
[G] [Am] [C] [G] [C]
Our love lasts so long
Outro
[Am] [C] [G] [C]
[Am] [C] [G] [C]
[Am] [C] [G] [C]
[Am] [C] [G] [C]
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Track 08 - august
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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CAPO: 3
Verse 1
[D] [G] [Em]
Salt air, and the rust on your door
[D]
I never needed anything more
[G] [Em]
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
"Never have I ever before"
Chorus
[D]
But I can see us lost in the memory
[G] [Em]
August slipped away into a moment in time
[A]
'Cause it was never mine
[D]
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
[G] [Em]
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
[A]
'Cause you were never mine
Verse 2
[D] [G] [Em]
Your back beneath the sun
[D]
Wishin' I could write my name on it
[G] [Em]
Will you call when you're back at school?
I remember thinkin' I had you
Chorus
[Bm]
But I can see us lost in the memory
[G] [Em]
August slipped away into a moment in time
[A]
'Cause it was never mine
[Bm]
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
[G] [Em]
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
[A]
'Cause you were never mine
Instrumental
[D] [G] [Em] [A]
Bridge
[D] [G]
Back when we were still changin' for the better
[Em]
Wanting was enough
[A]
For me, it was enough
[D]
To live for the hope of it all
[G]
Cancel plans just in case you'd call
[Em]
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
[A]
So much for summer love and saying "us"
[D] [G]
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
[Em] [A]
You weren't mine to lose, no
Chorus
[D]
But I can see us lost in the memory
[G] [Em]
August slipped away into a moment in time
[A]
'Cause it was never mine
[D]
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
[G] [Em]
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
[A]
'Cause you were never mine
Outro
[D] [G]
'Cause you were never mine
[Em] [A]
Never mine
But do you remember?
[D]
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
[G]
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
[Em] [A]
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
"Meet me behind the mall"
[D]
(Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car")
[G]
(And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?)
[Em] [A]
(Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all)
("Meet me behind the mall")
[D]
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
[G]
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
[Em] [A]
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all (For the hope of it all)
[D] [G]
For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
[Em] [A]
(For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all)
[D] [G] [Em] [A]
[D] [G] [Em] [A]
[D] [G] [Em] [A]
[D] [G] [Em] [A]
[D] [G] [Em]
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Track 09 - this is me trying
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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CAPO: 2
Intro
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Verse 1
[G]
I've been having a hard time adjusting
[C]
I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting
[G]
I didn't know if you'd care if I came back
[F#m]
I have a lot of regrets about that
[Em]
Pulled the car off the road to the lookout
[C]
Could've followed my fears all the way down
[D]
And maybe I don't quite know what to say
But I'm here in your doorway
Chorus
[Em] [C] [G]
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
[Bm] [C] [D]
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
Instrumental
[G] [C]
Verse 2
[G]
They told me all of my cages were mental
[C]
So I got wasted like all my potential
[G]
And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad
[F#m]
I have a lot of regrets about that
[Em] [C]
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
[D]
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
Pouring out my heart to a stranger
But I didn't pour the whiskey
Chorus
[Em] [C] [G]
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
[Bm] [C] [D]
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
[Post-Chorus]
[G] [C] [G] [F#m]
At least I'm trying
Bridge
[Em] [C]
And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound
[D]
It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you
You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town
Chorus
[Em] [C] [G]
And I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
(And maybe I don't quite know what to say)
[Bm] [C] [D]
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
Outro
[G]
At least I'm trying
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Track 10 - illicit affairs
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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CAPO: 3
Intro
[G] [Em] [C] [Bm] [D]
Verse 1
[G]
Make sure nobody sees you leave
[Em] [C]
Hood over your head, keep your eyes down
[Bm]
Tell your friends you're out for a run
[D]
You’ll be flushed when you return
[G]
Take the road less traveled by
[Em] [C]
Tell yourself you can always stop
[D]
What started in beautiful rooms
Ends with meetings in parking lots
Chorus
[Bm] [C]
And that's the thing about illicit affairs
[D]
And clandestine meetings and longing stares
[Bm] [C]
It's born from just one single glance
[D]
But it dies and it dies and it dies
[G]
A million little times
Verse 2
[G]
Leave the perfume on the shelf
[Em]
That you picked out just for him
[C]
So you leave no trace behind
[Bm] [D]
Like you don’t even exist
[G]
Take the words for what they are
[Em] [C]
A dwindling, mercurial high
[D]
A drug that only worked
The first few hundred times
Chorus
[Bm] [C]
And that's the thing about illicit affairs
[D]
And clandestine meetings and stolen stares
[Bm] [C]
They show their truth one single time
[D]
But they lie and they lie and they lie
[G]
A million little times
Bridge
And you wanna scream
[G]
Don't call me "kid," don't call me "baby"
[Em]
Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me
[C] [D]
You showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else
[G]
Don't call me "kid," don't call me "baby"
[Em]
Look at this idiotic fool that you made me
[C] [D]
You taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else
Outro
[Em] [G] [C]
And you know damn well
[D]
For you, I would ruin myself
[G]
A million little times
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Track 11 - invisible string
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
Intro
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Verse 1
[G] [F#m]
Green was the color of the grass
[Em] [Bm]
Where I used to read at Centennial Park
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
I used to think I would meet somebody there
[G] [F#m]
Teal was the color of your shirt
[Em] [Bm]
When you were sixteen at the yogurt shop
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
You used to work at to make a little money
Chorus
[D]
Time, curious time
[Em] [G]
Gave me no compasses, gave me no signs
[D] [Em]
Were there clues I didn't see?
[D] [Em]
And isn't it just so pretty to think
[G] [D]
All along there was some
[Em] [G]
Invisible string
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Tying you to me?
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Verse 2
[G] [F#m]
Bad was the blood of the song in the cab
[Em] [Bm]
On your first trip to LA
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
You ate at my favorite spot for dinner
[G] [F#m]
Bold was the waitress on our three-year trip
[Em] [Bm]
Getting lunch down by the Lakes
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
She said I looked like an American singer
Chorus
[D]
Time, mystical time
[Em] [G]
Cutting me open, then healing me fine
[D] [Em]
Were there clues I didn't see?
[D] [Em]
And isn't it just so pretty to think
[G] [D]
All along there was some
[Em] [G]
Invisible string
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Tying you to me?
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Bridge
A string that pulled me
[Am] [G] [D]
Out of all the wrong arms, right into that dive bar
[Am] [G] [D]
Something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire
[Am] [G]
Chains around my demons
[D] [Am]
Wool to brave the seasons
[G] [D]
One single thread of gold
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Tied me to you
Verse 3
[G] [F#m]
Cold was the steel of my axe to grind
[Em] [Bm]
For the boys who broke my heart
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Now I send their babies presents
[G] [F#m]
Gold was the color of the leaves
[Em] [Bm]
When I showed you around Centennial Park
[G] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Hell was the journey, but it brought me heaven
Chorus
[D]
Time, wondrous time
[Em] [G]
Gave me the blues and then purple-pink skies
[D] [Em]
And it's cool, baby, with me
[D] [Em]
And isn't it just so pretty to think
[G] [D]
All along there was some
[Em] [G]
Invisible string
[Am] [G] [D]
Tying you to me?
[Am] [G] [D]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Am] [G] [D]
Me
[Am] [G] [D]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Outro
[Am] [G] [D]
(Ah-ah-ah)
[Am] [G] [D]
(Ah-ah-ah)
[Am] [G] [D]
[Am] [G] [D]
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Track 12 - mad woman
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 1
Intro
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
Verse 1
[Bm] [D] [A] [A/C#] [Bm]
What did you think I'd say to that?
[D] [A] [Em]
Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?
[Em] [G] [D/F#] [Gm] [G] [D/F#]
They strike to kill, and you know I will
[Em] [G] [D/F#] [Em] [G] [D/F#]
You know I will
[Bm] [D] [A/C#] [G]
What do you sing on your drive home?
[D] [A/C#] [Bm]
Do you see my face in the neighbor's lawn?
[D] [A]
Does she smile?
[G] [D] [A]
Or does she mouth, "Fuck you forever"?
Pre-Chorus
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
Every time you call me crazy, I get more crazy
[A]
What about that?
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A]
And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry
Chorus
[G] [Em] [D]
And there's nothing like a mad woman
[G] [D] [A]
What a shame she went mad
[G] [Em] [D]
No one likes a mad woman
[G] [D] [A]
You made her like that
[G] [Em] [D]
And you'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out
[G] [Em] [A] [G]
And you find something to wrap your noose around
[Em] [D] [G] [Em] [A]
And there's nothing like a mad woman
Instrumental
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
Verse 2
[Bm] [D] [A] [G]
Now I breathe flames each time I talk
[D] [A] [Bm]
My cannons all firin' at your yacht
[D] [A] [Bm] [D] [A]
They say, "Move on," but you know I won't
[Em] [G] [D/F#] [Em]
And women like hunting witches too
[G] [D/F#] [Em]
Doing your dirtiest work for you
[G] [D]
It's obvious that wanting me dead
[Em] [G] [D/F#]
Has really brought you two together
Pre-Chorus
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D]
Every time you call me crazy, I get more crazy
[A]
What about that?
[G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A]
And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry
Chorus
[G] [Em] [D]
And there's nothing like a mad woman
[G] [D] [A]
What a shame she went mad
[G] [Em] [D]
No one likes a mad woman
[G] [D] [A]
You made her like that
[G] [Em] [D]
And you'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out
[G] [D] [A] [G]
And you find something to wrap your noose around
[Em] [D] [G] [D] [A]
And there's nothing like a mad woman
Bridge
[G] [Em] [D] [G] [D/F#]
I'm taking my time, taking my time
[A] [G] [Em]
'Cause you took everything from me
[D] [G] [D/F#]
Watching you climb, watching you climb
[A] [G] [Em]
Over people like me
[D] [G] [D/F#]
The master of spin has a couple side flings
[A] [G] [Em]
Good wives always know
[D] [G] [D]
She should be mad, should be scathing like me, but
[A] [G] [Em] [D] [G] [D]
No one likes a mad woman
Outro
[A] [G] [Em] [Bm] [G] [D]
What a shame she went mad
[A] [G] [Em] [Bm] [G] [D] [A]
You made her like that
[G] [Em] [Bm]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
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Track 13 - epiphany
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 1
Intro
[C] [G] [F]
Verse 1
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
Keep your helmet, keep your life, son
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
Just a flesh wound, here's your rifle
[G]
Crawling up the beaches now
[Am] [F]
"Sir, I think he's bleeding out"
[C] [G] [C] [F]
And some things you just can't speak about
Chorus
[G] [Am] [F] [C]
With you I serve, with you I fall down, down
[G] [Am] [F] [C]
Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out
Verse 2
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
Something med school did not cover
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
Someone's daughter, someone's mother
[G] [Am]
Holds your hand through plastic now
[F] [C]
"Doc, I think she's crashing out"
[G] [Am] [F] [C]
And some things you just can't speak about
Instrumental
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[Dm] [C] [C] [G]
Bridge
[F] [C]
Only twenty minutes to sleep
[Am] [F]
But you dream of some epiphany
[C] [G]
Just one single glimpse of relief
[Am] [F]
To make some sense of what you've seen
Chorus
[G] [Am] [F] [C]
With you I serve, with you I fall down, down (Down)
[G] [Am] [F] [C]
Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out
[Dm] [F] [C] [G]
With you I serve (With you I serve), with you I fall down (Down), down (Down)
[Dm] [F] [C] [G]
Watch you breathe in (Watch you breathe in), watch you breathing out (Out), out (Out)
Outro
[Dm] [F]
Only twenty minutes to sleep
[C] [G]
But you dream of some epiphany
[Dm] [F]
Just one single glimpse of relief
[C] [G]
To make some sense of what you've seen
[F] [C] [G] [F]
[F] [C] [G] [F]
[F] [C] [G] [F]
[F] [C] [G] [F]
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Track 14 - betty
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, William Bowery
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NO CAPO
Intro
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
Verse 1
[C] [G] [Am]
Betty, I won't make assumptions
[G] [F]
About why you switched your homeroom, but
[G]
I think it's 'cause of me
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
Betty, one time, I was riding on my skateboard
[F]
When I passed your house
[G]
It's like I couldn't breathe
Pre-Chorus
[C] [G] [Am]
You heard the rumors from Inez
[G] [F]
You can't believe a word she says
[G]
Most times, but this time, it was true
[Am] [G] [C] [F]
The worst thing that I ever did
[Am] [G] [F] [G]
Was what I did to you
Chorus
[C] [G]
But if I just showed up at your party
[Am] [G]
Would you have me? Would you want me?
[F] [C]
Would you tell me to go fuck myself
[G]
Or lead me to the garden?
[C] [G]
In the garden, would you trust me
[Am] [G] [F]
If I told you it was just a summer thing?
[C] [G]
I'm only seventeen, I don't know anything
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
But I know I miss you
Verse 2
[C] [G] [Am]
Betty, I know where it all went wrong
[G] [F]
Your favorite song was playing
[G]
From the far side of the gym
[C] [Bm] [Am]
I was nowhere to be found
[G] [F]
I hate the crowds, you know that
[G]
Plus, I saw you dance with him
Pre-Chorus
[C] [G] [Am]
You heard the rumors from Inez
[G] [F]
You can't believe a word she says
[G]
Most times, but this time, it was true
[Am] [G] [C] [F]
The worst thing that I ever did
[Am] [G] [F] [G]
Was what I did to you
Chorus
[C] [G]
But if I just showed up at your party
[Am] [G]
Would you have me? Would you want me?
[F] [C]
Would you tell me to go fuck myself
[G]
Or lead me to the garden?
[C] [G]
In the garden, would you trust me
[Am] [G] [F]
If I told you it was just a summer thing?
[C] [G]
I'm only seventeen, I don't know anything
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
But I know I miss you
Bridge
[Am] [G]
I was walking home on broken cobblestones
[F]
Just thinking of you when she pulled up like
[G]
A figment of my worst intentions
[Am] [G]
She said, "James, get in, let's drive"
[F]
Those days turned into nights
Slept next to her, but
[G] [C]
I dreamt of you all summer long
Instrumental
[G] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
[Am] [G] [F] [Fm]
Verse 3
[C] [G] [Am]
Betty, I'm here on your doorstep
[G] [F]
And I planned it out for weeks now
[G]
But it's finally sinkin' in
[C] [G] [Am]
Betty, right now is the last time
[G] [F]
I can dream about what happens when
[G]
You see my face again
Pre-Chorus
[Am] [G] [F] [C]
The only thing I wanna do
[Am] [G] [F] [G]
Is make it up to you
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [G]
So I showed up at your party
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [G]
Yeah, I showed up at your party
Chorus
[D] [A]
Yeah, I showed up at your party
[Bm] [A]
Will you have me? Will you love me?
[G] [D]
Will you kiss me on the porch
[G] [A]
In front of all your stupid friends?
[D] [A] [Bm]
If you kiss me, will it be just like I dreamed it?
[A] [G]
Will it patch your broken wings?
[D] [G] [A]
I'm only seventeen, I don't know anything
[D] [A] [G]
But I know I miss you
Outro
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Standing in your cardigan
[D] [A] [G]
Kissin' in my car again
Stopped at a streetlight
[D] [A] [G]
You know I miss you
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Track 15 - peace
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 3
Intro
[Em] [D] [Em] [D]
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [A] [D]
Verse 1
[Em]
Our coming-of-age has come and gone
[D]
Suddenly, this summer, it's clear
[Em]
I never had the courage of my convictions
[D]
As long as danger is near
[G] [D]
And it's just around the corner, darlin'
'Cause it lives in me
[Em] [D] [A] [D]
No, I could never give you peace
Chorus
[Em] [D]
But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm
If your cascade, ocean wave blues come
[Em]
All these people think love's for show
[D]
But I would die for you in secret
[Em] [D]
The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me
[Em] [D]
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
Verse 2
[Em]
Your integrity makes me seem small
[D]
You paint dreamscapes on the wall
[Em] [D] [A] [D]
I talk shit with my friends, it's like I'm wasting your honor
[D] [A]
And you know that I'd swing with you for the fences
[G]
Sit with you in the trenches
[D]
Give you my wild, give you a child
[G]
Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other
[D]
Family that I chose, now that I see your brother as my brother
[Em] [D]
Is it enough?
[G]
But there's robbers to the east, clowns to the west
[D]
I'd give you my sunshine, give you my best
[Em] [D]
But the rain is always gonna come if you're standin' with me
Chorus
[Em] [D]
But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm
If your cascade, ocean wave blues come
[Em]
All these people think love's for show
[D]
But I would die for you in secret
[Em] [D]
The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me
[Em] [D]
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
[Em] [D]
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
[Em] [D] [A] [D]
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
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Track 16 - hoax
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 1
Verse 1
[Am] [G]
My only one
[C] [D]
My smoking gun
[Am] [G]
My eclipsed sun
[C] [D]
This has broken me down
[Am] [G]
My twisted knife
[C] [D]
My sleepless night
[Am] [G]
My winless fight
[C] [D]
This has frozen my ground
Chorus
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
Stood on the cliffside screaming, "Give me a reason"
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in
[Am] [G] [C] [D]
Don't want no other shade of blue but you
[Am] [G] [C] [D]
No other sadness in the world would do
Verse 2
[Am] [G]
My best laid plan
[C] [D]
Your sleight of hand
[Am] [G]
My barren land
[C] [D]
I am ash from your fire
Chorus
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
Stood on the cliffside screaming, "Give me a reason"
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
Don't want no other shade of blue but you
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
No other sadness in the world would do
Bridge
[Am] [G] [C]
You know I left a part of me back in New York
[D] [Am]
You knew the hero died so what's the movie for?
[G] [C]
You knew it still hurts underneath my scars
[D]
From when they pulled me apart
[Am] [G] [C]
You knew the password so I let you in the door
[D] [Am]
You knew you won so what's the point of keeping score?
[G] [C]
You knew it still hurts underneath my scars
[D]
From when they pulled me apart
[Am] [G]
But what you did was just as dark
[C] [D]
(Ah, ah, ah)
[Am] [G]
Darling, this was just as hard
[C] [D]
As when they pulled me apart
Outro
[G] [C]
My only one
[D] [G]
My kingdom come undone
[G] [C]
My broken drum
[D] [G]
You have beaten my heart
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
Don't want no other shade of blue but you
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
No other sadness in the world would do
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]
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Track 17 - the lakes
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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NO CAPO
Intro
[D] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Verse 1
[D] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
Is it romantic how all my elegies eulogize me?
[D] [F#m] [Em]
I'm not cut out for all these cynical clones
[Bm]
These hunters with cell phones
Chorus
[F#m] [G]
Take me to the Lakes, where all the poets went to die
[Bm] [A]
I don't belong and, my beloved, neither do you
[F#m] [G]
Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry
[A]
I'm setting off, but not without my muse
Verse 2
[D] [F#m] [Em]
What should be over, burrowed under my skin
[Bm] [D]
In heart-stopping waves of hurt
[F#m] [Em]
I've come too far to watch some namedropping sleaze
[Bm]
Tell me what are my words worth
Chorus
[F#m] [G]
Take me to the Lakes, where all the poets went to die
[Bm] [A]
I don't belong and, my beloved, neither do you
[F#m] [G]
Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry
[A]
I'm setting off, but not without my muse
Bridge
[D] [F#m]
I want auroras and sad prose
[Em] [Bm] [D]
I want to watch wisteria grow right over my bare feet
[F#m] [Em]
'Cause I haven't moved in years
[Bm] [D]
And I want you right here
[F#m] [Em]
A red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground
[Bm] [D]
With no one around to tweet it
[F#m]
While I bathe in cliffside pools
[Em] [Bm]
With my calamitous love and insurmountable grief
Chorus
[F#m] [G]
Take me to the Lakes, where all the poets went to die
[Bm] [A]
I don't belong and, my beloved, neither do you
[F#m] [G]
Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry
[A]
I'm setting off, but not without my muse
[D] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
No, not without you
Outro
[D] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [F#m] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [F#m] [Em]
