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Death By A Thousand Cuts  Chords by Taylor Swift

Death By A Thousand Cuts chords by Taylor Swift (Ver. 5)

Guitar chords with lyrics

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
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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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