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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Note: This version is based on Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert.
Avoid hitting the first string when playing this version.
* = Single Strum
*** = Downward Heavy Strums
Intro:
C Gsus/B Am Gsus F Em F Gsus
Chorus:
C Gsus/B Am
Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
Gsus F
Flashbacks waking me up
Em
I get drunk, but it's not enough
F Gsus
’Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby
C Gsus/B Am
I look through the windows of this love
Gsus F
Even though we boarded them up
Em
Chandelier's still flickering here
F Gsus C Gsus
’Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
F Gsus C
It's death by a thousand cuts
Verse 1:
Gsus F
I dress to kill my time, I take the long way home
Gsus
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
C
They say, "I don't know"
Gsus F
And what once was ours is no one's now
Gsus
I see you everywhere, the only thing we share
C
Is this small town
Gsus F
You said it was a great love, one for the ages
Gsus
But if the story’s over, why am I still writing pages?
Chorus:
C Gsus/B Am
Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
Gsus F
Flashbacks waking me up
Em
I get drunk, but it's not enough
F Gsus
’Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby
C Gsus/B Am
I look through the windows of this love
Gsus F
Even though we boarded them up
Em
Chandelier's still flickering here
F Gsus C Gsus
’Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
F Gsus*** C
It's death by a thousand cuts
Verse 2:
(C) Gsus
My heart, my hips, my body, my love
F
Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
Gsus
Gave up on me like I was a bad drug
C
Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted club
Gsus
Our songs, our films, united we stand
F
Our country, guess it was a lawless land
Gsus
Quiet my fears with the touch of your hand
C*
Paper cut stings from our paper-thin plans
Gsus
My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust
F
Tryna find a part of me you didn't take up
Gsus
Gave you so much, but it wasn't enough
C Gsus/B Am Gsus F
But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand cuts
Chorus:
Em F
I get drunk, but it's not enough
Gsus
'Cause you're not my baby
C Gsus/B Am
I look through the windows of this love
Gsus F
Even though we boarded them up
Em
Chandelier's still flickering here
F Gsus C
’Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
Gsus
No it’s not
F Gsus
It's death by a thousand cuts
Post-Chorus:
C
Part of me that you didn't touch
Gsus F
My body, my love, my trust
Gsus C Gsus/B Am
But it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough, no, no
Outro:
(Am) Gsus F
I take the long way home
Gsus
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
C*
They say, "I don't know"
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Other versions of this song
- Death By A Thousand Cuts (Chords)
- Death By A Thousand Cuts (Ver2) (Chords)
- Death By A Thousand Cuts (Intro)
- Death By A Thousand Cuts (Ver2) (Tabs)
- Death By A Thousand Cuts (Ver3) (Chords)
- Death By A Thousand Cuts (Ver4) (Chords)
- Death By A Thousand Cuts (Ver3) (Tabs)
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Last Updated: February 8, 2026