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Death By A Thousand Cuts chords by Taylor Swift (Ver. 2)

Chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 4th
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Chord diagramE MajorE

Difficulty: Novice

Simple chords for strumming
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Chord diagramC majorC      x3201x
Chord diagramC/BC/B    x2201x
Chord diagramA minorAm     x0221x
Chord diagramFF      13321x
Chord diagramDmDm     xx023x
Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4  xx553x
Chord diagramG+G      xx543x
Intro and Chorus riff
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    Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramC/BC/B               Chord diagramA minorAm                Chord diagramC majorC
e|--3--3p0-x--3p0--|--3--3p0-x--3p0--|--0---------0----|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|--1--1---x--1----|--0--0---x--0----|--------1--------|--1---------1----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----------------|--2---2----------|--------0--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--2---2----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

    Chord diagramFF                 Chord diagramA minorAm                Chord diagramDmDm                Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4   Chord diagramG+G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|--1---------1----|--1---------1----|-----------------|-----3-x----3-x--|
Chord diagramG+G|--------2--------|--------2--------|--2-----2---2----|--/5------4------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3---3----------|--2---2----------|--0---0-------0--|-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
p = pull-off
x = mute string
/ = slide-up


Capo 4th fret


Intro:
N.C.
My, my, my, my (my, my, my, my)
N.C.
My, my, my, my (my, my, my, my)

Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramC/BC/B
  My, my, my, my
Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramC majorC
   My, my, my, my
Chord diagramFF       Chord diagramA minorAm
  My, my, my, my
Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4    Chord diagramG+G
   My, my,      my,  my
Chorus 1:
Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramC/BC/B                 Chord diagramA minorAm
Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
           Chord diagramC majorC
Flashbacks waking me up
Chord diagramFF                       Chord diagramA minorAm
  I get drunk, but it's not enough
           Chord diagramDmDm                       Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4  Chord diagramG+G
'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby

Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramC/BC/B             Chord diagramA minorAm
  I look through the windows of this love
               Chord diagramC majorC
Even though we boarded them up
Chord diagramFF                  Chord diagramA minorAm
  Chandelier still flickering here
         Chord diagramDmDm            Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
Chord diagramC/BC/B                 Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
    It's death by a thousand cuts


Verse 1:
Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramC/BC/B                   Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramFF
  I dress to kill my time, I take the long way home
                                  Chord diagramG+G
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright, they say, "I don't know"
Chord diagramC majorC                       Chord diagramC/BC/B           Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramFF
  And what once was ours, is no one's now
                               Chord diagramG+G
I see you everywhere, the only thing we share is this small town
Chord diagramC majorC                             Chord diagramC/BC/B               Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramFF
  You said it was a great love, one for the ages
                                  Chord diagramG+G
But if the story's over, why am I still writing pages?


Chorus 2:
       Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramC/BC/B                 Chord diagramA minorAm
'Cause saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
           Chord diagramC majorC
Flashbacks waking me up
Chord diagramFF                       Chord diagramA minorAm
  I get drunk, but it's not enough
           Chord diagramDmDm                       Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4  Chord diagramG+G
'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby

Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramC/BC/B             Chord diagramA minorAm
  I look through the windows of this love
               Chord diagramC majorC
Even though we boarded them up
Chord diagramFF                  Chord diagramA minorAm
  Chandelier still flickering here
         Chord diagramDmDm            Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
Chord diagramC/BC/B                 Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
    It's death by a thousand cuts


Verse 2:
Chord diagramC majorC                                Chord diagramC/BC/B
  My heart, my hips, my body, my love
                             Chord diagramE minorEm         Chord diagramFF
Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
                               Chord diagramG+G
Gave up on me like I was a bad drug
                                         Chord diagramC majorC
Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted club

                                 Chord diagramC/BC/B
Our songs, our films, united, we stand
                            Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramFF
Our country, guess it was a lawless land
                                      Chord diagramG+G
Why are my fears at the touch of your hands?
                                    Chord diagramC majorC
Paper cut stains from my paper-thin plans

                                Chord diagramC/BC/B
My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust
                            Chord diagramE minorEm          Chord diagramFF
Tryna find a part of me you didn't take up
                                 Chord diagramG+G
Gave you so much, but it wasn't enough
                                         Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramC/BC/B  Chord diagramA minorAm  Chord diagramG+G
But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand cuts


Chorus 3:
Chord diagramFF                       Chord diagramA minorAm
  I get drunk, but it's not enough
Chord diagramDmDm               Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4  Chord diagramG+G
   'Cause you're not my baby
Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramC/BC/B             Chord diagramA minorAm
  I look through the windows of this love
               Chord diagramC majorC
Even though we boarded them up
Chord diagramFF                  Chord diagramA minorAm
  Chandelier still flickering here
         Chord diagramDmDm            Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4 Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not, no it's not
Chord diagramC/BC/B                 Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
    It's death by a thousand cuts   (you didn't touch)


Post-Chorus:
                                        Chord diagramC majorC
Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
            Chord diagramC/BC/B                             Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramFF
My body, my love, my trust (it's death by a thousand cuts)
               Chord diagramG+G
But it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough, no, no


Outro:
Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramC/BC/B  Chord diagramA minorAm            Chord diagramC majorC
           I take the long way home
Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramA minorAm                      Chord diagramDmDm
  I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
           Chord diagramGsus4Gsus4  Chord diagramG+G     N.C.
They say, "I      don't know"

Other versions of Death By A Thousand Cuts

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Death by a thousand cuts acoustic live by Taylor Swift

VersionType
Death by a thousand cutsChords
Death by a thousand cutsIntro
Death by a thousand cuts (Ver. 2)Tabs
Death by a thousand cuts (Ver. 3)Chords
Death by a thousand cuts (Ver. 3)Tabs
Death by a thousand cuts (Ver. 4)Chords
Death by a thousand cuts (Ver. 5)Chords
Death by a thousand cuts acoustic liveChords

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