Cardigan chords by Taylor Swift

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 4)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
FF G+G C majorC A minorAm DmDm


Verse 1:
FF           G+G
Vintage tee, brand new phone
          FF
High heels on cobblestones
                     G+G
When you are young, they assume you know  nothing
FF              G+G
Sequined smile, black lipstick
       FF
Sensual politics
                     G+G
When you are young, they assume you know nothing

Chorus:
C majorC
But I knew you
        A minorAm
Dancin' in your Levi's

Drunk under a streetlight, I
C majorC
I knew you
       A minorAm
Hand under my sweatshirt

Baby, kiss it better, I


Refrain:
FF                  G+G
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan

Under someone's bed
FF                 G+G
You put me on and said I was your favorite


Verse 2:
FF               G+G
A augmentedA friend to all is a friend to none
             FF
Chase two girls, lose the one
                     G+G
When you are young, they assume you know nothing

Chorus:
C majorC
But I knew you
         A minorAm
Playing hide-and-seek and

Giving me your weekends, I
C majorC
I knew you
           A minorAm
Your heartbeat on the High Line

Once in twenty lifetimes, I


Refrain:
FF                 G+G
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan

Under someone's bed
FF                 G+G
You put me on and said I was your favorite


Bridge:
      DmDm        G+G
To kiss in cars and downtown bars
      C majorC
Was all we needed
     DmDm        G+G
You drew stars around my scars
      C majorC
But now I'm bleedin'


Chorus:
C majorC
'Cause I knew you
        A minorAm
Steppin' on the last train

Marked me like a bloodstain, I
C majorC
I knew you
          G+G
Tried to change the ending

Peter losing Wendy, I
G+G
I knew you
        A minorAm
Leavin' like a father

Running like water, I
FF  or DmDm                  G+G
And when you are young, they assume you know nothing


Verse 3:
         C majorC
But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
       G+G
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
       A minorAm
The smell of smoke would hang around this long
       FF  or DmDm
'Cause I knew everything when I was young
      C majorC
I knew I'd curse you for the longest time
    G+G
Chasin' shadows in the grocery line
       A minorAm
I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
       FF  or DmDm
And you'd be standin' in my front porch light

           FF
And I knew you'd come back to me
      A minorAm
You'd come back to me
        DmDm
And you'd come back to me
        G+G
And you'd come back


Refrain:
FF                 G+G
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan

Under someone's bed
FF                 G+G
You put me on and said I was your favorite

Other versions of Cardigan

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