The Tortured Poets Department chords by Taylor Swift

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C majorC

  D MajorD  C majorC  FF  G+G  A minorAm DmDm
e|-5---3---1---3---5---5-|
BB|-7---5---1---3---5---6-|
G+G|-7---5---2---4---6---7-|
D MajorD|-7---5---3---5---7---7-|
A augmentedA|-5---3---3---5---7---5-|
E MajorE|-x---x---1---3---5---x-|


♫ Intro:

D MajorD

♫ Verse 1:
C majorC
 You left your typewriter at my apartment
FF
 Straight from the tourtured poets department
C majorC
 I think some things I never say
FF
 Like, "Who uses typewriters anyway "
A minorAm              G+G
 But you're in self-sabotage mode
               C majorC
 Throwing spikes down on the road
            FF
 But I've seen this episode and still love the show
 A minorAm     C majorC
 Who else decodes you?

Chords:
C majorC             FF
 And who's gonna hold you like me?
C majorC               FF
 And who's gonna know you if not me?

 I laughed in your face and said,
DmDm             C majorC
 "You're not Dylan Thomas. I'm not Patti Smith.
FF               C majorC
 This ain't the Chelsea Hotel. We're modern idiots."
              FF
 And who's gonna hold you like me?
  C majorC
 Nobody
      FF
 No-fucking-body
  FF
 Nobody

♫ Verse 2:
C majorC
 You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate
FF
 We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist
C majorC
 I scratch your head, you fall asleep
FF
 Like a tattooed golden retriever
A minorAm           G+G               C majorC
 But you awakened with dread, pounding nails in your head
            FF
 But I've read this one where you come undone
  A minorAm      C majorC
 I chose this cyclone with you


♫ Chorus:
C majorC             FF
 And who's gonna hold you like me? (Who's gonna hold you? Who's gonna hold you)
C majorC               FF
 And who's gonna know you if not me? (Who's gonna know you)

 I laughed in your face and said,
DmDm             C majorC
 "You're not Dylan Thomas. I'm not Patti Smith.
FF               C majorC
 This ain't the Chelsea Hotel. We're modern idiots."
              FF
 And who's gonna hold you like me?
C majorC  FF  C majorC  FF


♫ Bridge:
C majorC
 Sometimes I wonder if you're gonna screw this up with me
FF
 But you told Lucy you'd kill yourself if I ever leave
C majorC
 And I had said that to Jack about you, so I felt seen
FF
 Everyone we know understands why it's meant to be
C majorC        FF
 'Cause we're crazy
      C majorC          FF
 So tell me, who else is gonna know me?
  A minorAm               G+G
 At dinner you take my ring off my middle finger, and
        C majorC       FF
 Put it on the one people put wedding rings on
        A minorAm          G+G
 And that's the closest I've come to my heart exploding


Alt ♫ Chorus:
C majorC              FF
 And who's gonna hold you?  Me
C majorC              FF
 And who's gonna know you?  Me
 DmDm             C majorC
 And you're not Dylan Thomas. I'm not Patti Smith.
FF               C majorC
 This ain't the Chelsea Hotel. We're two idiots.
         G+G
 And who's gonna hold you?
C majorC  FF  C majorC  FF

♫ Outro:
A minorAm       G+G
 You left your typewriter at my apartment
 C majorC              FF
 Straight from the tourtured poets department
A minorAm     G+G      C majorC  FF
 Who else decodes you?
C majorC  FF  C majorC  FF

The Tortured Poets Department chords

“The Tortured Poets Department” is the title track of Taylor Swift’s eleventh studio album. The song is written and produced by Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Aaron Dessner. Swift announced the album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, after winning Best Pop Vocal Album for her tenth studio album, Midnights.