Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 4th
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key:E MajorE Difficulty: Novice Simple chords for strumming ---------------------------
C majorC x3201x
C/BC/B x2201x
A minorAm x0221x
FF 13321x
DmDm xx023x
Gsus4Gsus4 xx553x
G+G xx543x
Intro and Chorus riff ---------------------C majorC
C/BC/B
A minorAm
C majorC e|--3--3p0-x--3p0--|--3--3p0-x--3p0--|--0---------0----|-----------------|
BB|--1--1---x--1----|--0--0---x--0----|--------1--------|--1---------1----|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|--2---2----------|--------0--------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--2---2----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
FF
A minorAm
DmDm
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|--1---------1----|--1---------1----|-----------------|-----3-x----3-x--|
G+G|--------2--------|--------2--------|--2-----2---2----|--/5------4------|
D MajorD|--3---3----------|--2---2----------|--0---0-------0--|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E 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)C majorC
C/BC/B My, my, my, my
A minorAm
C majorC My, my, my, my
FF
A minorAm My, my, my, my
DmDm
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G My, my, my, my Chorus 1:
C majorC
C/BC/B
A minorAm Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
C majorC Flashbacks waking me up
FF
A minorAm I get drunk, but it's not enough
DmDm
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G 'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby
C majorC
C/BC/B
A minorAm I look through the windows of this love
C majorC Even though we boarded them up
FF
A minorAm Chandelier still flickering here
DmDm
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G
C majorC 'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
C/BC/B
E minorEm
FF
G+G It's death by a thousand cuts Verse 1:
C majorC
C/BC/B
E minorEm
FF I dress to kill my time, I take the long way home
G+G I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright, they say, "I don't know"
C majorC
C/BC/B
E minorEm
FF And what once was ours, is no one's now
G+G I see you everywhere, the only thing we share is this small town
C majorC
C/BC/B
E minorEm
FF You said it was a great love, one for the ages
G+G But if the story's over, why am I still writing pages? Chorus 2:
C majorC
C/BC/B
A minorAm 'Cause saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
C majorC Flashbacks waking me up
FF
A minorAm I get drunk, but it's not enough
DmDm
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G 'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby
C majorC
C/BC/B
A minorAm I look through the windows of this love
C majorC Even though we boarded them up
FF
A minorAm Chandelier still flickering here
DmDm
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G
C majorC 'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
C/BC/B
E minorEm
FF
G+G It's death by a thousand cuts Verse 2:
C majorC
C/BC/B My heart, my hips, my body, my love
E minorEm
FF Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
G+G Gave up on me like I was a bad drug
C majorC Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted club
C/BC/B Our songs, our films, united, we stand
E minorEm
FF Our country, guess it was a lawless land
G+G Why are my fears at the touch of your hands?
C majorC Paper cut stains from my paper-thin plans
C/BC/B My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust
E minorEm
FF Tryna find a part of me you didn't take up
G+G Gave you so much, but it wasn't enough
C majorC
C/BC/B
A minorAm
G+G But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand cuts Chorus 3:
FF
A minorAm I get drunk, but it's not enough
DmDm
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G 'Cause you're not my baby
C majorC
C/BC/B
A minorAm I look through the windows of this love
C majorC Even though we boarded them up
FF
A minorAm Chandelier still flickering here
DmDm
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G
C majorC 'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not, no it's not
C/BC/B
E minorEm
FF
G+G It's death by a thousand cuts (you didn't touch) Post-Chorus:
C majorC Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
C/BC/B
E minorEm
FF My body, my love, my trust (it's death by a thousand cuts)
G+G But it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough, no, no Outro:
C majorC
C/BC/B
A minorAm
C majorC I take the long way home
FF
A minorAm
DmDm I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
Gsus4Gsus4
G+G N.C. They say, "I don't know"
ⓘ This is the 2nd version of guitar chords for 'Death By A Thousand Cuts' by Taylor Swift, a female pop artist from Pennsylvania, USA. Taylor Swift was born in 1989. Taylor Swift is known for her energetic rock/pop music.