Folklore Album chords by Taylor Swift

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

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

Folklore the album by Taylor Swift.

"the 1"

Standard tuning. No capo.

Intro:
FF C majorC (4x)

Verse 1:
FF      C majorC
 I'm doing good, I'm on some new shit
FF       C majorC
 Been saying "yes" instead of "no"
FF        C majorC            FF      C majorC
 I thought I saw  you at the bus stop, I didn't though
FF      C majorC
 I hit the ground running each night
FF      C majorC
 I hit the Sunday matinée
DmDm    C majorC                   DmDm    C majorC
 You know the greatest films of all time were never made

Pre-Chorus:
FF        C majorC
 I guess you never know, never know
FF      C majorC                FF
 And if you wanted me, you really should've showed
      C majorC                FF
And if you never bleed, you're never gonna grow
      C majorC
And it's alright now


Chorus:
A minorAm       C majorC
But we were something, don't you think so?
FF     C majorC                DmDm
 Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
     C majorC      DmDm
And if my wishes came true
  C majorC         A minorAm
It would've been you
   C majorC          FF
In my defense, I have none
C majorC               DmDm
For never leaving well enough alone
C majorC           DmDm
But it would've been fun
        C majorC
If you would've been the one
DmDm C majorC DmDm C majorC
(Ooh)

Verse 2:
DmDm      C majorC
 I had this dream you're doing cool shit
DmDm      C majorC
 Having adventures on your own
DmDm     C majorC               DmDm      C majorC
 You meet some woman on the internet and take her home
DmDm     C majorC            DmDm
 We never painted by the numbers, baby
      C majorC
But we were making it count
DmDm      C majorC                FF    C majorC
 You know the greatest loves of all time are over now


Pre-Chorus:
FF C majorC
 I guess you never know, never know
FF  C majorC
 And it's another day waking up alone


Chorus:
A minorAm       C majorC
But we were something, don't you think so?
FF     C majorC                DmDm
 Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
     C majorC      DmDm
And if my wishes came true
  C majorC         A minorAm
It would've been you
   C majorC          FF
In my defense, I have none
C majorC               DmDm
For never leaving well enough alone
C majorC           DmDm
But it would've been fun
        C majorC
If you would've been the one


Bridge:
A minorAm C majorC    FF           C majorC
I, I, I persist and resist the temptation to ask you
  DmDm         C majorC
If one thing had been different
   DmDm      C majorC
Would everything be different today?


Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC
 We were something, don't you think so?
FF C majorC                DmDm
 Rosé flowing with your chosen family
C majorC            DmDm
And it would've been sweet
 C majorC          A minorAm
If it could've been me
C majorC           FF
In my defense, I have none
C majorC                 DmDm
For digging up the grave another time
C majorC          DmDm
But it would've been fun
    C majorC
If you would've been the one
DmDm C majorC DmDm C majorC
(Ooh)


"cardigan"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.


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

Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD                 A augmentedA
  But I knew you, dancin' in your Levi's
                G+G
  Drunk under a streetlight, I
               A augmentedA
  I knew you, hand under my sweatshirt

  Baby, kiss it better, I

Chorus 1:
E minorEm                  A augmentedA
  And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
            G+G
  Under someone's bed
                   A augmentedA
  You put me on and said I was your favorite

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

Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD
  But I knew you
          A augmentedA
  Playing hide-and-seek and
              G+G
  Giving me your weekends, I

  I knew you
             A augmentedA
  Your heartbeat on the High Line

  Once in twenty lifetimes, I

Chorus 2:
G+G                  B minorBm
  And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
            D MajorD
  Under someone's bed
                   G+G
  You put me on and said I was your favorite

Break:
G+G  B minorBm
A augmentedA  G+G

Verse 3:
       G+G
  To kiss in cars, and downtown bars
       B minorBm
  Was all we needed
      A augmentedA
  You drew stars around my scars
        G+G
  But now I'm bleedin'
D MajorD
  'Cause I knew you
          A augmentedA
  Steppin' on the last train
                G+G
  Marked me like a bloodstain, I

  I knew you
            A augmentedA
  Tried to change the ending

  Peter losin' Wendy, I
D MajorD
  I knew you
          A augmentedA               G+G
  Leavin' like a father, runnin' like water, I
                      A augmentedA
  When you are young, they assume you know nothing

Bridge:
          D MajorD
  But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
         A augmentedA
  I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
         G+G
  The smell of smoke would hang around this long
         A augmentedA
  'Cause I knew everything when I was young
        D MajorD
  I knew I'd curse you for the longest time
      A augmentedA
  Chasin' shadows in the grocery line
         G+G
  I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
         A augmentedA
  And you'd be standin' in my front porch light
             E minorEm
  And I knew you'd come back to me
          A augmentedA
  And you'd come back to me
          G+G
  And you'd come back to me
          A augmentedA
  And you'd come back

Chorus 3:
G+G                  B minorBm
  And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
            D MajorD
  Under someone's bed
                   G+G
  You put me on and said I was your favorite


"the last great american dynasty"

Standard tuning. No capo.

Verse 1:
G+G       A minorAm         Cadd9Cadd9
 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
G+G             A minorAm            Cadd9Cadd9
 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
G+G       A minorAm            Cadd9Cadd9
 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
G+G             A minorAm           Cadd9Cadd9
 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"
G+G       A minorAm            Cadd9Cadd9
 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
                 G+G
 There's only so far new money goes
          A minorAm             Cadd9Cadd9
 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
G+G         A minorAm            Cadd9Cadd9
 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
                    G+G
 The doctor had told him to settle down
          A minorAm            Cadd9Cadd9
 It must have been her fault his heart gave out
N.C
 And they said

Chorus:
G+G        A minorAm         Cadd9Cadd9
 There goes the last great American dynasty
G+G       A minorAm                Cadd9Cadd9
 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
G+G        A minorAm             Cadd9Cadd9
 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
     G+G       A minorAm        Cadd9Cadd9
She had a marvelous time ruining everything

Verse 2:
G+G       A minorAm            Cadd9Cadd9
 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
G+G        A minorAm             Cadd9Cadd9
 Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
      G+G           A minorAm
 Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
   E minor 7Em7              C majorC
 And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
G+G       A minorAm         C majorC
 And losing on card game bets with Dalí
N.C
 And they said

Chorus:
G+G        A minorAm         Cadd9Cadd9
 There goes the last great American dynasty
G+G       A minorAm                   Cadd9Cadd9
 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
G+G        A minorAm                Cadd9Cadd9
 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
     G+G       A minorAm         Cadd9Cadd9
She had a marvelous time ruining everything


Bridge:
A minorAm        E minor 7Em7
 They say she was seen on occasion
G+G             D MajorD
 Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
A minorAm           E minor 7Em7
 And in a feud with her neighbor
G+G           D MajorD
 She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
A minorAm   E minor 7Em7
 Fifty years is a long time
G+G         D MajorD
 Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
A minorAm    E minor 7Em7         G+G
 Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
D MajorD
 And then it was bought by me

G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G

Chorus:
G+G       A minorAm                   Cadd9Cadd9
 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been
G+G        A minorAm                 Cadd9Cadd9
 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
     G+G       A minorAm       Cadd9Cadd9
I had a marvelous time ruining everything

Outro:
     G+G     A minorAm  Cadd9Cadd9
 I had a marvelous time ruining everything
G+G      A minorAm  Cadd9Cadd9
 A augmentedA marvelous time ruining everything
G+G      A minorAm  Cadd9Cadd9
 A augmentedA marvelous time
     G+G    A minorAm   Cadd9Cadd9
 I had a marvelous time


"exile"

Standard tuning. Capo 2nd fret.


Intro:

E MajorE C# minorC#m (2x)

Verse 1:

E MajorE
I can see you standing, honey
C# minorC#m
With his arms around your body
E MajorE                   C# minorC#m
Laughin', but the joke's not funny at all
E MajorE
And it took you five whole minutes
C# minorC#m
To pack us up and leave me with it
E MajorE                    C# minorC#m
Holdin' all this love out here in the hall

Chorus:

A augmentedA      BB        C# minorC#m
I think I've seen this film before
   BB
And I didn't like the ending
A augmentedA       BB      C# minorC#m
You're not my homeland anymore
  BB          A augmentedA
So what am I defending now?
      BB        C# minorC#m        E MajorE
You were my town, now I'm in exile, seein' you out
A augmentedA       BB        C# minorC#m
 I think I've seen this film before
E MajorE  C# minorC#m E MajorE C# minorC#m
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Verse 2:
E MajorE
I can see you starin', honey
C# minorC#m
Like he's just your understudy
E MajorE                    C# minorC#m
Like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me
E MajorE
Second, third, and hundredth chances
C# minorC#m
Balancin' on breaking branches
E MajorE              C# minorC#m
Those eyes add insult to injury

Chorus:

A augmentedA      BB        C# minorC#m
I think I've seen this film before
   BB
And I didn't like the ending
A augmentedA      BB     C# minorC#m
I'm not your problem anymore
  BB         A augmentedA
So who am I offending now?
      BB         C# minorC#m        E MajorE
You were my crown, now I'm in exile, seein' you out
A augmentedA       BB        C# minorC#m
 I think I've seen this film before
            BB     E MajorE
So I'm leaving out the side door

Bridge:

       C# minorC#m        BB
So step right out, there is no amount
     A augmentedA
Of crying I can do for you
     E MajorE
All this time
               C# minorC#m
We always walked a very thin line
            BB
You didn't even hear me out (You didn't even hear me out)
             A augmentedA
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
     E MajorE
All this time
               C# minorC#m
I never learned to read your mind (Never learned to read my mind)
            BB
I couldn't turn things around (You never turned things around)
                A augmentedA
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
E MajorE      C# minorC#m    BB
So many signs, so many signs
            A augmentedA
You didn't even see the signs

Chorus:

A augmentedA      BB        C# minorC#m
I think I've seen this film before
   BB
And I didn't like the ending
A augmentedA       BB      C# minorC#m
You're not my homeland anymore
  BB          A augmentedA
So what am I defending now?
      BB        C# minorC#m        E MajorE
You were my town, now I'm in exile, seein' you out
A augmentedA       BB        C# minorC#m
 I think I've seen this film before
            BB    E MajorE
So I'm leavin' out the side door

Outro:
       C# minorC#m        BB
So step right out, there is no amount
     A augmentedA
Of crying I can do for you
     E MajorE
All this time
               C# minorC#m
We always walked a very thin line
            BB
You didn't even hear me out (You didn't even hear me out)
             A augmentedA
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
     E MajorE
All this time
               C# minorC#m
I never learned to read your mind (Never learned to read my mind)
            BB
I couldn't turn things around (You never turned things around)
                A augmentedA
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
        E MajorE              C# minorC#m
(So many signs) I never learned to read your mind
                    BB
(So many signs) I couldn't turn things around (I couldn't turn things around)
                A augmentedA
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (You never gave a warning sign)
              E MajorE
You never gave a warning sign
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA
Ah, ah


"my tears ricochet"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Intro:

C majorC  G+G  E minorEm FF

A minorAm G+G E minorEm FF x2


Verse 1:

A minorAm      G+G
 We gather here, we line up
 E minorEm           FF
Weeping in a sunlit room
  A minorAm      G+G   E minorEm           FF
And  if I'm on fire, you'll be made of ashes too
 A minorAm         G+G
Even on my worst day, did I deserve babe
E minorEm          FF
  All the hell you gave me
A minorAm
 'Cause I loved you
G+G          E minorEm         FF
 I swear I loved you  'til my dying day


Chorus:

C majorC  DmDm      A minorAm     FF        C majorC   DmDm
    I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
        A minorAm     FF    C majorC     DmDm
And you're the hero flying around saving face
      A minorAm        FF         C majorC
And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake
      DmDm        A minorAm
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
      FF
Look at how my tears ricochet


Instrumental:

C majorC  DmDm  A minorAm  FF


Verse 2:

A minorAm      G+G    E minorEm              FF
 We gather stones, never knowing what they'll mean
A minorAm     G+G   E minorEm            FF
 Some to throw, some to make a diamond ring
    A minorAm          G+G
 You know I didn't want to  have to haunt you
E minorEm            FF
 But what a ghostly scene
A minorAm            G+G        E minorEm       FF
 You wear the same jewels that I gave you as you bury me


Chorus:

C majorC  DmDm      A minorAm     FF        C majorC   DmDm
    I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
         A minorAm         FF    C majorC      DmDm
'Cause when I'd fight, you used to tell me I  was brave
      A minorAm        FF         C majorC
And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake
      DmDm        A minorAm
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
      FF
Look at how my tears ricochet


Bridge:

C majorC       DmDm       A minorAm
 And I can go anywhere I want
     FF         C majorC
Anywhere I want, just not home
         DmDm            A minorAm
And you can aim for my heart, go for blood
           FF        C majorC
But you would still miss me in your bones
      DmDm      A minorAm      FF         C majorC
And I still talk to you  (When I'm screaming at the sky)
         DmDm       A minorAm       FF
And when you can't sleep at night (You hear my stolen lullabies)


Final Chorus:

     A minorAm     FF        C majorC   DmDm
I didn't have it in myself to go with grace
      A minorAm        FF     C majorC     DmDm
And so the battleships will sink beneath the waves
      A minorAm       FF          C majorC
You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same
       DmDm        A minorAm
Cursing my name, wishing I stayed
           FF
You turned into your worst fears
C majorC             DmDm          A minorAm
 And you're tossing out blame, drunk on this pain,
         FF
Crossing out the good years
      C majorC       DmDm        A minorAm
And you're  cursing my name, wishing I stayed
      FF
Look at how my tears ricochet


Outro:

C majorC DmDm A minorAm FF x3


"mirrorball"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Verse 1:
D MajorD    Gmaj7Gmaj7
 I want you to know
    B minorBm
I'm a mirrorball
       Gmaj7Gmaj7            D MajorD
I'll show you every version of yourself tonight
         Gmaj7Gmaj7
I'll get you out on the floor
      B minorBm
Shimmering beautiful
      Gmaj7Gmaj7              D MajorD
And when I break, it's in a million pieces

Chorus:
D MajorD                 G+G
 Hush, when no one is around, my dear
           B minorBm
You'll find me on my tallest tip-toes
         G+G
Spinning in my highest heels, love
           D MajorD
Shining just for you
D MajorD                    G+G
 Hush, I know they said the end is near
           B minorBm
But I'm still on my tallest tip-toes
        G+G
Spinning in my highest heels, love
           D MajorD
Shining just for you

Verse 2:
D MajorD    G+G
 I want you to know
    B minorBm
I'm a mirrorball
       G+G
I can change everything about me to fit in
D MajorD            G+G
 You are not like the regulars
        B minorBm
The masquerade revelers
        G+G                D MajorD
Drunk as they watch my shattered edges glisten

Chorus:
D MajorD                 G+G
 Hush, when no one is around, my dear
           B minorBm
You'll find me on my tallest tip-toes
         G+G
Spinning in my highest heels, love
           D MajorD
Shining just for you
D MajorD                    G+G
 Hush, I know they said the end is near
           B minorBm
But I'm still on my tallest tip-toes
        G+G
Spinning in my highest heels, love
           D MajorD
Shining just for you

Bridge:
D MajorD
 And they called off the circus, burned the disco down
G+G
 When they sent home the horses and the rodeo clowns
B minorBm
 I'm still on that tightrope
         G+G
I'm still trying everything to get you laughing at me
D MajorD
 I'm still a believer, but I don't know why
G+G                       B minorBm
 I've never been a natural, all I do is try, try, try
B minorBm
 I'm still on that trapeze
         G+G                  D MajorD
I'm still trying everything to keep you looking at me

Outro:
D MajorD        G+G
 Because I'm a mirrorball
    B minorBm
I'm a mirrorball
          G+G              D MajorD
And I'll show you every version of yourself tonight

"seven"

Standard tuning. Capo 2nd fret.

Verse 1:
A augmentedA       E minorEm    D MajorD
Please picture me in the trees
     A augmentedA
I hit my peak at seven
A augmentedA      E minorEm      D MajorD
Feet in the swing over the creek
      A augmentedA
I was too scared to jump in
  A augmentedA    E minorEm     D MajorD
But I, I was high in the sky
      A augmentedA      A augmentedA  E minorEm
With Pennsylvania under me
      D MajorD         A augmentedA
Are there still beautiful things?


Chorus:
E minorEm
 Sweet tea in the summer
 D MajorD
Cross your heart won't tell no other
 G+G               A augmentedA
And though I can’t recall your face

I still got love for you
A augmentedA
 Your braids like a pattern
E minorEm
Love you to the moon and to Saturn
D MajorD
Passed down like folk songs
A augmentedA           E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
The love lasts so long, oh


Bridge:
B minorBm             D MajorD
 And I've been meaning to tell you
           A augmentedA
I think your house is haunted
          D MajorD          B minorBm
Your dad is always mad and that must be why
              D MajorD
And I think you should come live with me
        A augmentedA
And we could be pirates
            D MajorD
Then you won't have to cry
        B minorBm
Or hide in the closet
        D MajorD
And just like a folk song
         A augmentedA    D MajorD
Our love will be passed on

Verse 2:

A augmentedA       E minorEm    D MajorD
Please picture me in the weeds
     A augmentedA
Before I learned civility
      E minorEm     D MajorD      A augmentedA
I used to scream ferociously any time I wanted
A augmentedA E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
 I,  I


Chorus:
A augmentedA
 Sweet tea in the summer
E minorEm                D MajorD
Cross my heart won’t tell no other
                A augmentedA
And though I can't recall your face

I still got love for you
E minorEm
Pack your dolls and a sweater
D MajorD
We'll move to India forever
G+G
Passed down like folk songs
A augmentedA         B minorBm   D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Our love lasts so long

Outro:

B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD x4


"august"

Standard tuning. Capo 3rd fret.


Verse 1:
D MajorD          G+G      E minorEm
Salt air, and the rust on your door
             E minorEm
I never needed anything more
D MajorD    G+G       E minorEm
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
           E minorEm
Never have I ever before


Chorus:
  D MajorD
But I can see us lost in the memory
 G+G                  E minorEm
August slipped away into a moment in time
           A augmentedA
'Cause it was never mine
  D MajorD
And I can see us twistin' in bedsheets
 G+G                  E minorEm
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
            A augmentedA
'Cause you were never mine


Verse 2:
 D MajorD      G+G     E minorEm
Your back beneath the sun
          E minorEm
Wishin' I could write my name on it
 D MajorD       G+G         E minorEm
Will you call when you're back at school?
    E minorEm
I remember thinkin' I had you


Chorus:
  D MajorD
But I can see us lost in the memory
 G+G                  E minorEm
August slipped away into a moment in time
           A augmentedA
'Cause it was never mine
  D MajorD
And I can see us twistin' in bedsheets
 G+G                  E minorEm
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
            A augmentedA
'Cause you were never mine


D MajorD G+G E minorEm A augmentedA


Bridge:
 D MajorD                     G+G
Back when we were still changin' for the better
        E minorEm
Wanting was enough
        A augmentedA
For me, it was enough
         D MajorD
To live for the hope of it all
             G+G
Canceled plans just in case you'd call
      E minorEm
And say "Meet me behind the mall"
          A augmentedA
So much for summer love and saying "Us"
          D MajorD    G+G
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
    E minorEm         A augmentedA
You weren't mine to lose, oh


Chorus:

  D MajorD
But I can see us lost in the memory
 G+G                  E minorEm
August slipped away into a moment in time
           A augmentedA
'Cause it was never mine
  D MajorD
And I can see us twistin' in bedsheets
 G+G                  E minorEm
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
            A augmentedA
'Cause you were never mine


Outro:
 D MajorD          G+G
'Cause you were never mine
    E minorEm
Never mine
        A augmentedA
But do you remember
  D MajorD
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
      G+G
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call
 E minorEm                            A augmentedA
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
           D MajorD
"Meet me behind the mall"
  D MajorD
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
       G+G
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call
 E minorEm                           A augmentedA
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
           D MajorD
"Meet me behind the mall"
  D MajorD
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
       G+G
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call
 E minorEm               A augmentedA
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all (For the hope of it all)
     D MajorD            G+G
For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
      E minorEm            A augmentedA
(For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all)

Outro fades out:

D MajorD G+G E minorEm A augmentedA


"this is me trying"

Standard tuning. Capo 2nd fret.


Intro:
G+G Gadd4 G+G Gadd4

Verse 1:
G+G
 I've been having a hard time adjusting
C majorC
 I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting
G+G
 I didn't know if you'd care if I came back
G/F#
 I have a lot of regrets about that
E minorEm
 Pulled the car off the road to the lookout
C majorC
 Could've followed my fears all the way down
D MajorD
 And maybe I don't quite know what to say
    D MajorD
But I'm here in your doorway


Chorus:
       E minorEm        C majorC       G+G
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
       G/BG/B       C majorC       D MajorD   G+G
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying


Verse 2:
G+G
 They told me all of my cages were mental
C majorC
 So I got wasted like all my potential
G+G
 And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad
G/F#
I have a lot of regrets about that
E minorEm                       C majorC
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
                       D MajorD
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
                     D MajorD
Pouring out my heart to a stranger but I didn't pour the whiskey


Chorus:
       E minorEm        C majorC       G+G
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
       G/BG/B       C majorC       D MajorD
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying


Post-Chorus:
       G+G C majorC G+G G/F#
At least I'm trying


Bridge:
     E minorEm                       C majorC
And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound
                            D MajorD
It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you
                            D MajorD
You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town


Chorus:
         E minorEm        C majorC       G+G
And I just wanted you to know that this is me trying

(And maybe I don't quite know what to say)
       G/BG/B       C majorC       D MajorD
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying


Outro:
       G+G
At least I'm trying

"illicit affairs"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.

Intro:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD E MajorE

Verse 1:
A augmentedA              F# minorF#m
Make sure nobody sees you leave
                  D MajorD
Hood over your head, keep your eyes down
                 C# minorC#m
Tell your friends you're out for a run
     E MajorE
You’ll be flushed when you return
A augmentedA             F# minorF#m
Take the road less traveled by
               D MajorD
Tell yourself you can always stop
             C# minorC#m
What started in beautiful rooms
     E MajorE
Ends with meetings in parking lots


Chorus:
C# minorC#m            D MajorD
And that's the thing about illicit affairs
  E MajorE            A augmentedA
And clandestine meetings and longing stares
   C# minorC#m        D MajorD
It's born from just one single glance
    E MajorE
But it dies and it dies and it dies
 A augmentedA
A majorA million little times


Verse 2:
A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
Leave the perfume on the shelf
               D MajorD
That you picked out just for him
            C# minorC#m
So you leave no trace behind
     E MajorE
Like you don’t even exist
A augmentedA              F# minorF#m
Take the words for what they are
            D MajorD
A augmentedA dwindling, mercurial high
         C# minorC#m
A augmentedA drug that only worked
  E MajorE
The first few hundred times


Chorus:
C# minorC#m            D MajorD
And that's the thing about illicit affairs
  E MajorE            A augmentedA
And clandestine meetings and stolen stares
   C# minorC#m        D MajorD
They show their truth one single time
    E MajorE
But they lie and they lie and they lie
 A augmentedA
A majorA million little times


Verse 3:
          A augmentedA
And you wanna scream
A augmentedA
Don't call me "kid," don't call me "baby"
F# minorF#m
Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me
D MajorD            C# minorC#m          E MajorE
You showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else
A augmentedA
Don't call me "kid," don't call me "baby"
F# minorF#m
Look at this idiotic fool that you made me
D MajorD           C# minorC#m             E MajorE
You taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else
    F# minorF#m A augmentedA  D MajorD
And you know damn well
         E MajorE
For you, I would ruin myself
A augmentedA
A majorA million little times

"invisible string"

Regular tuning. No capo.


Intro:
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm B minorBm

Verse 1:
G+G             D/F#D/F#
Green was the color of the grass
        E minorEm         B minorBm
Where I used to read at Centennial Park
 G+G          D/F#D/F#     E minorEm    B minorBm
I used to think I would meet somebody there
G+G             D/F#D/F#
Teal was the color of your shirt
         E minorEm         B minorBm
When you were sixteen at the yogurt shop
  G+G        D/F#D/F#        E minorEm B minorBm
You used to work at to make a little  money


Chorus:
D MajorD
Time, curious time
      E minorEm
Gave me no compasses, gave me no signs
      D MajorD        E minorEm
Were there clues I didn't see?
D MajorD             E minorEm
 And isn't it just so pretty to think
        D MajorD
All along there was some
   E minorEm
Invisible string
       G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm B minorBm
Tying you to me?
G+G  D/F#D/F# E minorEm B minorBm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh


Verse 2:
G+G            D/F#D/F#
Bad was the blood of the song in the cab
    E minorEm       B minorBm
On your first trip to L.A.
  G+G         D/F#D/F#     E minorEm B minorBm
You ate at my favorite spot for dinner
G+G              D/F#D/F#
Bold was the waitress on our three-year trip
    E minorEm        B minorBm
Getting lunch down by the Lakes
  G+G           D/F#D/F#    E minorEm B minorBm
She said I looked like an American singer


Chorus:
D MajorD
Time, mystical time
      E minorEm
Cutting me open, then healing me fine
        D MajorD        E minorEm
Were there clues I didn't see?
D MajorD             E minorEm
 And isn't it just so pretty to think
        D MajorD
All along there was some
   E minorEm
Invisible string
       G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm B minorBm
Tying you to me?
G+G  D/F#D/F# E minorEm B minorBm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh


Bridge:
B minorBm
 A augmentedA string that pulled me
A minorAm       G+G          D MajorD
 Out of all the wrong arms, right into that dive bar
A minorAm           G+G      D MajorD
 Something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire
A minorAm        G+G
 Chains around my demons
D MajorD         A minorAm
Wool to brave the seasons
  G+G        D MajorD
One single thread of gold
      G+G  D/F#D/F# E minorEm B minorBm
Tied me to you


Verse 3:
G+G            D/F#D/F#
Cold was the steel of my axe to grind
    E minorEm        B minorBm
For the boys who broke my heart
G+G        D/F#D/F#    E minorEm  B minorBm
Now I send their babies presents
G+G             D/F#D/F#
Gold was the color of the leaves
          E minorEm        B minorBm
When I showed you around Centennial Park
G+G              D/F#D/F#      E minorEm B minorBm
Hell was the journey but it brought me heaven


Chorus:
D MajorD
Time, wondrous time
      E minorEm
Gave me the blues and then purple-pink skies
     D MajorD
And it's cool
       E minorEm
Baby, with me
D MajorD             E minorEm
 And isn't it just so pretty to think
        D MajorD
All along there was some
   E minorEm
Invisible string
       A minorAm G/BG/B D MajorD
Tying you to me?
A minorAm   G/BG/B D MajorD
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
A minorAm G/BG/B D MajorD
Me
A minorAm   G/BG/B D MajorD
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Instrumental:
A minorAm G/BG/B D MajorD
A minorAm G/BG/B D MajorD
A minorAm G/BG/B D MajorD
A minorAm G/BG/B D MajorD


"mad woman"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Intro:
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb Eb

Verse 1:
F minorFm AbAb      Eb MajorEb        F minorFm
  What did you think I'd say to that?
    AbAb    Eb MajorEb         F minorFm
Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?
   AbAb  Eb MajorEb        F minorFm   AbAb  Eb MajorEb
They strike to kill, and you know I will
F minorFm    AbAb  Eb MajorEb
 You know I will
F minorFm AbAb     Eb MajorEb         F minorFm
  What do you sing on your drive home?
    AbAb   Eb MajorEb           F minorFm
Do you see my face in the neighbor's lawn?
     F minorFm   AbAb
Does she smile?
Eb MajorEb      F minorFm      AbAb   Eb MajorEb
 Or does she mouth, "Fuck you forever"?


Pre-Chorus:
AbAb Eb MajorEb       Bb majorBb        AbAb    Eb MajorEb
  Every time you call me crazy, I get more crazy
Bb majorBb
What about that?
AbAb Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb         AbAb    Eb MajorEb   Bb majorBb
  And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry


Chorus:
      AbAb       Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
And there's nothing like a mad woman
    AbAb       Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
What a shame she went mad
AbAb       Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
No one likes a mad woman
  AbAb      Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb
You made her like that
      AbAb    Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb
And you'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out
    AbAb    Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
And you find something to wrap your noose around
AbAb Eb MajorEb       Bb majorBb       AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
   And there's nothing like a mad   woman

F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb Eb


Verse 2:
F minorFm AbAb      Eb MajorEb         F minorFm
  Now I breathe flames each time I talk
  AbAb     Eb MajorEb       F minorFm
My cannons all firin' at your yacht
   AbAb Eb MajorEb         F minorFm   AbAb  Eb MajorEb
They say, "Move on," but you know I won't
F minorFm   AbAb     Eb MajorEb       F minorFm
  And women like hunting witches too
AbAb     Eb MajorEb        F minorFm
Doing your dirtiest work for you
   AbAb      Eb MajorEb
It's obvious that wanting me dead
      F minorFm     AbAb  Eb MajorEb
Has really brought you two together


Pre-Chorus:
AbAb Eb MajorEb       Bb majorBb        AbAb    Eb MajorEb
  Every time you call me crazy, I get more crazy
Bb majorBb
What about that?
AbAb Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb         AbAb    Eb MajorEb   Bb majorBb
  And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry


Chorus:
      AbAb       Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
And there's nothing like a mad woman
    AbAb       Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
What a shame she went mad
AbAb       Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
No one likes a mad woman
  AbAb      Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb
You made her like that
      AbAb    Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb
And you'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out
    AbAb    Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
And you find something to wrap your noose around
AbAb Eb MajorEb       Bb majorBb       AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
   And there's nothing like a mad   woman


Bridge:
AbAb F minorFm  Eb MajorEb       AbAb    Eb MajorEb
   I'm taking my time, taking my time
    Bb majorBb         AbAb   F minorFm
'Cause you took everything from me
Eb MajorEb         AbAb      Eb MajorEb
Watching you climb, watching you climb
Bb majorBb        AbAb F minorFm
Over people like me
  Eb MajorEb          AbAb     Eb MajorEb
The master of spin has a couple side flings
Bb majorBb        AbAb  F minorFm
Good wives always know
Eb MajorEb              AbAb      Eb MajorEb
She should be mad, should be scathing like me, but


Outro:
Bb majorBb       AbAb F minorFm Eb MajorEb
No one likes a mad   woman
AbAb Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb         AbAb F minorFm Eb MajorEb Eb
   What a shame she went mad
AbAb Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb
  You made her like that
AbAb F minorFm Eb MajorEb Eb
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb BB


"epiphany"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.


Intro:
C majorC G+G G7G7 Dm7Dm7 F7F7 C majorC

Verse 1:
 C majorC     G+G    A minorAm    FF
Keep your helmet, keep your life, son
 C majorC   C/EC/E     A minorAm      FF
Just a flesh wound, here's your rifle
G+G             A minorAm
 Crawling up the beaches now
 FF              G7G7
"Sir, I think he's bleeding out"
   G+G             C/EC/E  FF
And some things you just can't speak about

Chorus:
 G+G             A minorAm     FF  C/EC/E
With you I serve, with you I fall down, down
 G+G                A minorAm    Fadd9Fadd9 C/EC/E
Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out

Verse 2:
 G+G          A minorAm   FF
Something med school did not cover
 G+G          A minorAm    FF   G+G
Someone's daughter, someone's mother
A minorAm                 FF
 Holds your hand through plastic now
C/GC/G             G+G
"Doc, I think she's crashing out"
   A minorAm              FF    C/GC/G
And some things you just can't speak about

Instrumental:
A minorAm Fsus2Fsus2 C/EC/E Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
DmDm Fsus2Fsus2 C/EC/E Gsus4Gsus4 G+G

Bridge:
Fsus2Fsus2            Cadd9Cadd9
Only twenty minutes to sleep
          Am/E    FF
But you dream of some epiphany
Fsus2Fsus2              Cadd9Cadd9
Just one single glimpse of relief
              A minorAm     Fadd9Fadd9
To make some sense of what you've seen

Chorus:
 G+G             A minorAm     FF  C/EC/E
With you I serve, with you I fall down, down
 G+G                A minorAm    Fadd9Fadd9 C/EC/E
Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out
 Dm7Dm7           Fmaj7Fmaj7    C majorC  G+G
With you I serve, with you I fall down, down
Dm7Dm7               Fmaj7Fmaj7    C majorC  G+G
Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out

Outro:
FF              Fsus2Fsus2
Only twenty minutes to sleep
           C majorC    G+G
But you dream of some epiphany
 FF                Fsus2Fsus2
Just one single glimpse of relief
                 C majorC   Gsus4Gsus4 G7G7
To make some sense of what you've seen

Instrumental:
Csus4Csus4 C majorC G+G Csus4Csus4 C majorC
Csus4Csus4 Cmaj7Cmaj7 C/EC/E FF
Csus4Csus4 Cmaj7Cmaj7 C/EC/E FF
Csus4Csus4 Cmaj7Cmaj7 C/EC/E FF


"betty"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Intro:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 FF Gsus4Gsus4

Verse 1:
C majorC    C/BC/B      A minorAm
 Betty, I won’t make assumptions
   Gsus4Gsus4         FF
About why you switched your homeroom
             Gsus4Gsus4
But I think it’s cause of me
C majorC    C/BC/B      A minorAm
 Betty, one time I was riding
   Gsus4Gsus4       FF
on my skateboard when I passed your house
           Gsus4Gsus4
It’s like I couldn’t breathe

Pre-Chorus:
C majorC       C/BC/B     A minorAm
You heard the rumors from Inez
      Gsus4Gsus4      FF
You can’t believe a word she says most times
           Gsus4Gsus4
But this time it was true
  A minorAm     G+G    C majorC  FF
The worst thing that I ever did
  A minorAm   G+G   FF  G+G
was what I did to you

Chorus:
       C majorC         C/BC/B
But if I just showed up at your party
     A minorAm         G+G
Would you have me? Would you want me?
     FF       A minorAm
Would you tell me to go fuck myself
  G+G
Or lead me to the garden?
    C majorC        C/BC/B
In the garden would you trust me
   A minorAm       G+G       FF
If I told you it was just a summer thing?
     A minorAm      G+G
I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything
         C majorC
But I know I miss you

Instrumental:
C/BC/B A minorAm Gsus4Gsus4 FF FF Gsus4Gsus4

Verse 2:
C majorC    C/BC/B       A minorAm
 Betty, I know where it all went wrong
   G+G         FF
Your favorite song was playing
             G+G
from the far side of the gym
C majorC   C/BC/B      A minorAm
 I was nowhere to be found
      G+G
I hate the crowds you know that
FF             G+G
 Plus I saw you dance with him

Pre-Chorus:
C majorC       C/BC/B     A minorAm
You heard the rumors from Inez
      Gsus4Gsus4      FF
You can’t believe a word she says most times
           Gsus4Gsus4
But this time it was true
  A minorAm     G+G    C majorC  FF
The worst thing that I ever did
  A minorAm   G+G   FF  G+G
was what I did to you

Chorus:
       C majorC         C/BC/B
But if I just showed up at your party
     A minorAm         G+G
Would you have me? Would you want me?
     FF       A minorAm
Would you tell me to go fuck myself
  G+G
Or lead me to the garden?
    C majorC        C/BC/B
In the garden would you trust me
   A minorAm       G+G       FF
If I told you it was just a summer thing?
     A minorAm      G+G
I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything
         C majorC
But I know I miss you

Instrumental:
C/BC/B A minorAm G+G FF FF G+G

Bridge:
A minorAm          G+G
I was walking home on broken cobblestones
       FF
Just thinking of you when she pulled up
    G+G
Like a figment of my worst intentions
A minorAm              G+G
She said, "James get in let’s drive." Those days
      FF
turned into nights, slept next to her
  G+G              C majorC
But I dreamt of you all summer long

Instrumental:
C/BC/B A minorAm G+G FF FF G+G
A minorAm  G+G FF
F minorFm

Verse 3:
C majorC    C/BC/B       A minorAm
 Betty, I’m here on your doorstep
   Gsus4Gsus4       FF
And I planned it out for weeks now
             Gsus4Gsus4
But it’s finally sinking in
C majorC    C/BC/B       A minorAm
 Betty, right now is the last time
   Gsus4Gsus4      FF
I can dream about what happens when
        Gsus4Gsus4
You see my face again
  A minorAm  G+G    C majorC    FF
The only thing I want to do
  A minorAm   G+G   FF  G+G
Is make it up to you
   C majorC         C/BC/B A minorAm G+G FF E minorEm G+G
So I showed up at your party
    C majorC         C/BC/B A minorAm G+G FF E minorEm G+G
Yeah, I showed up at your party

Chorus:
    D MajorD         D/C#
Yeah, I showed up at your party
     B minorBm        A augmentedA
Will you have me will you love me
     G+G       F# minorF#m
Will you kiss me on the porch
      E minorEm       A augmentedA
In front of all your stupid friends?
    D MajorD        D/C#
If you kiss me, will it be
      B minorBm
just like I dreamed it
    A augmentedA         G+G
Will it patch your broken wings
     F# minorF#m     E minorEm      A augmentedA
I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything
       D MajorD    A augmentedA G+G
But I know I miss you

Outro:
Gsus2Gsus2       D MajorD    A augmentedA G+G
 Standing in your cardigan
Gsus2Gsus2     D MajorD     A augmentedA G+G
 Kissing in my car again
G+G
Stopped at a streetlight
      D MajorD    D/F#D/F# G+G
you know, I miss you

"hoax"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Intro:
F5F5 G5G5 D5D5

FF D MajorD G minorGm

FF Bb majorBb FF Gm7Gm7

FF C majorC FF


Verse 1:
Gm7Gm7               G+G  FF
Our coming-of-age has come and gone
                Gm7Gm7
Suddenly this summer, it's clear
         G minorGm       FF
I never had the courage of my convictions
           Bb majorBb
As long as danger is near
                  FF
And it's just around the corner, darlin'
          DmDm G minorGm
'Cause it lives in me
              FF  C majorC FF  Bb majorBb
No, I could never give you peace


Chorus:
G minorGm                     Bb majorBb  FF
But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm
               DmDm  G minorGm
If your cascade, ocean wave blues come

All these people think love's for show
       FF
But I would die for you in secret
   G+G        G minorGm              FF
The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me
G minorGm                       FF
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?


Verse 2:
G minorGm                FF
Your integrity makes me seem small
                Bb majorBb
You paint dreamscapes on the wall
            FF            C majorC      FF  C majorC Bb majorBb
I talk shit with my friends, it's like I'm wasting your honor
     DmDm    Bb majorBb DmDm     FF       C majorC
And you know that I'd swing with you for the fences
            Bb majorBb
Sit with you in the trenches
       FF
Give you my wild, give you a child
        BbmBbm     C minorCm       FF
Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other
                            G minorGm
Family that I chose, now that I see your brother as my brother
     FF
Is it enough?
        Bb majorBb               FF
But there's robbers to the east, clowns to the west

I'd give you my sunshine, give you my best
     G minorGm                   FF
But the rain is always gonna come if you're standin' with me


Chorus:
C minorCm                       FF
But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm

If your cascade, ocean wave blues come
G minorGm
All these people think love's for show
FF
But I would die for you in secret
           Bb majorBb               FF
The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me


Outro:
      Bb majorBb                  FF
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
      Bb majorBb                  FF
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
      Bb majorBb                  FF     Bb majorBb FF
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?


"peace"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.


Verse 1:
  A minorAm    G+G
My only one
  Am7Am7     D MajorD
My smoking gun
  A minorAm      G+G
My eclipsed sun
     Am7Am7      D MajorD
This has broken me down
  A minorAm      G+G
My twisted knife
  Am7Am7       D MajorD
My sleepless night
  A minorAm      G+G
My winless fight
      Am7Am7        D MajorD
This has frozen my ground


Chorus:
E minorEm      A minorAm          D MajorD     G+G
 Stood on the cliffside screaming, "Give me a reason"
E minorEm       A minorAm       D MajorD    G+G
 Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in
A minorAm       G+G       Am7Am7     D MajorD
 Don't want no other shade of blue but you
A minorAm    G+G       Am7Am7      D MajorD
 No other sadness in the world would do


Verse 2:
  A minorAm      G+G
My best laid plan
   Am7Am7       D7D7
Your sleight of hand
  A minorAm      G+G
My barren land
   Am7Am7        D MajorD
I am ash from your fire


Chorus:
E minorEm      A minorAm          D MajorD     G+G
 Stood on the cliffside screaming, "Give me a reason"
E minorEm       A minorAm       D MajorD    G+G
 Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in
E minorEm       A minorAm       D MajorD     G+G
 Don't want no other shade of blue but you
E minorEm    A minorAm       D MajorD      G+G
 No other sadness in the world would do


Bridge:
A minorAm     G+G              Am7Am7
 You know I left a part of me back in New York
       D MajorD              A minorAm
 You knew the hero died so what's the movie for?
       G+G             C majorC
 You knew it still hurts underneath my scars
              D MajorD
 From when they pulled me apart
A minorAm      G+G              Am7Am7
 You knew the password so I let you in the door
       D MajorD                 A minorAm
 You knew you won so what's the point of keeping score?
       G+G             C majorC
 You knew it still hurts underneath my scars
              D MajorD
 From when they pulled me apart
              A minorAm
 But what you did was just as dark
G+G   C majorC  D MajorD
 (Ah, ah, ah)
          A minorAm
 Darling, this was just as hard
G+G        C majorC      D MajorD
 As when they pulled me apart


Outro:
  G+G    C majorC
My only one
  D MajorD      G+G
My kingdom come undone
  G+G     C majorC
My broken drum
     D MajorD        G+G
You have beaten my heart
E minorEm       A minorAm       D MajorD     G+G
 Don't want no other shade of blue but you
E minorEm    A minorAm       D MajorD      G+G
 No other sadness in the world would do

E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD G+G
E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD G+G

Other versions of Folklore Album

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Folklore album (Ver. 2) by Taylor Swift