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

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

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Simple chords for strumming
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C      x3201x
C/B    x2201x
Am     x0221x
F      13321x
Dm     xx023x
Gsus4  xx553x
G      xx543x

Intro and Chorus riff
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    C                 C/B               Am                C
e|--3--3p0-x--3p0--|--3--3p0-x--3p0--|--0---------0----|-----------------|
B|--1--1---x--1----|--0--0---x--0----|--------1--------|--1---------1----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|--2---2----------|--------0--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--2---2----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

    F                 Am                Dm                Gsus4   G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--1---------1----|--1---------1----|-----------------|-----3-x----3-x--|
G|--------2--------|--------2--------|--2-----2---2----|--/5------4------|
D|--3---3----------|--2---2----------|--0---0-------0--|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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       C/B
  My, my, my, my
Am        C
   My, my, my, my
F       Am
  My, my, my, my
Dm        Gsus4    G
   My, my,      my,  my


Chorus 1:
C                 C/B                 Am
Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
           C
Flashbacks waking me up
F                       Am
  I get drunk, but it's not enough
           Dm                       Gsus4  G
'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby

C                    C/B             Am
  I look through the windows of this love
               C
Even though we boarded them up
F                  Am
  Chandelier still flickering here
         Dm            Gsus4 G             C
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
C/B                 Em       F    G
    It's death by a thousand cuts


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


Chorus 2:
       C                 C/B                 Am
'Cause saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
           C
Flashbacks waking me up
F                       Am
  I get drunk, but it's not enough
           Dm                       Gsus4  G
'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby

C                    C/B             Am
  I look through the windows of this love
               C
Even though we boarded them up
F                  Am
  Chandelier still flickering here
         Dm            Gsus4 G             C
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
C/B                 Em       F    G
    It's death by a thousand cuts


Verse 2:
C                                C/B
  My heart, my hips, my body, my love
                             Em         F
Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
                               G
Gave up on me like I was a bad drug
                                         C
Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted club

                                 C/B
Our songs, our films, united, we stand
                            Em      F
Our country, guess it was a lawless land
                                      G
Why are my fears at the touch of your hands?
                                    C
Paper cut stains from my paper-thin plans

                                C/B
My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust
                            Em          F
Tryna find a part of me you didn't take up
                                 G
Gave you so much, but it wasn't enough
                                         C     C/B  Am  G
But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand cuts


Chorus 3:
F                       Am
  I get drunk, but it's not enough
Dm               Gsus4  G
   'Cause you're not my baby
C                    C/B             Am
  I look through the windows of this love
               C
Even though we boarded them up
F                  Am
  Chandelier still flickering here
         Dm            Gsus4 G             C
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not, no it's not
C/B                 Em       F    G
    It's death by a thousand cuts   (you didn't touch)


Post-Chorus:
                                        C
Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
            C/B                             Em       F
My body, my love, my trust (it's death by a thousand cuts)
               G
But it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough, no, no


Outro:
C  C/B  Am            C
           I take the long way home
F           Am                      Dm
  I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
           Gsus4  G     N.C.
They say, "I      don't know"