Folklore Album chords by Taylor Swift

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Folklore the album by Taylor Swift.

"the 1"

Standard tuning. No capo.

Intro:
F C (4x)

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

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


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


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


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


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


Bridge:
Am C        F                      C
I, I, I persist and resist the temptation to ask you
   Dm                 C
If one thing had been different
      Dm            C
Would everything be different today?


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


"cardigan"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.


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

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

   Baby, kiss it better, I

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

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

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

   I knew you
                         A
   Your heartbeat on the High Line

   Once in twenty lifetimes, I

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

Break:
G   Bm
A   G

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

   I knew you
                       A
   Tried to change the ending

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

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

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


"the last great american dynasty"

Standard tuning. No capo.

Verse 1:
G             Am                  Cadd9
 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
G                         Am                        Cadd9
 Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
G             Am                       Cadd9
 Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
G                          Am                      Cadd9
 And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"
G             Am                        Cadd9
 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
                                 G
 There's only so far new money goes
                   Am                         Cadd9
 They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
G                  Am                        Cadd9
 Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
                                       G
 The doctor had told him to settle down
                   Am                       Cadd9
 It must have been her fault his heart gave out
N.C
 And they said

Chorus:
G               Am                 Cadd9
 There goes the last great American dynasty
G              Am                               Cadd9
 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
G               Am                         Cadd9
 There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
          G              Am                Cadd9
She had a marvelous time ruining everything

Verse 2:
G             Am                       Cadd9
 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
G                Am                          Cadd9
 Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
            G                     Am
 Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
     Em7                            C
 And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
G              Am                  C
 And losing on card game bets with Dalí
N.C
 And they said

Chorus:
G               Am                 Cadd9
 There goes the last great American dynasty
G              Am                                     Cadd9
 Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
G               Am                                Cadd9
 There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
          G              Am                 Cadd9
She had a marvelous time ruining everything


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

G Cadd9 G

Chorus:
G              Am                                     Cadd9
 Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been
G               Am                                 Cadd9
 There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
          G             Am              Cadd9
I had a marvelous time ruining everything

Outro:
         G          Am   Cadd9
 I had a marvelous time ruining everything
G            Am    Cadd9
 A marvelous time ruining everything
G            Am    Cadd9
 A marvelous time
         G       Am     Cadd9
 I had a marvelous time


"exile"

Standard tuning. Capo 2nd fret.


Intro:

E C#m (2x)

Verse 1:

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

Chorus:

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

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

Chorus:

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

Bridge:

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

Chorus:

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

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


"my tears ricochet"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Intro:

C   G   Em  F

Am  G  Em  F  x2


Verse 1:

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


Chorus:

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


Instrumental:

C    Dm   Am   F


Verse 2:

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


Chorus:

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


Bridge:

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


Final Chorus:

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


Outro:

C  Dm  Am  F  x3


"mirrorball"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Verse 1:
D       Gmaj7
 I want you to know
       Bm
I'm a mirrorball
              Gmaj7                        D
I'll show you every version of yourself tonight
                 Gmaj7
I'll get you out on the floor
            Bm
Shimmering beautiful
           Gmaj7                           D
And when I break, it's in a million pieces

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

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

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

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

Outro:
D               G
 Because I'm a mirrorball
       Bm
I'm a mirrorball
                   G                           D
And I'll show you every version of yourself tonight

"seven"

Standard tuning. Capo 2nd fret.

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


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

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


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

Verse 2:

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


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

I still got love for you
Em
Pack your dolls and a sweater
D
We'll move to India forever
G
Passed down like folk songs
A                  Bm     D  A  D
Our love lasts so long

Outro:

Bm  D  A  D x4


"august"

Standard tuning. Capo 3rd fret.


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


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


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


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


D G Em A


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


Chorus:

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


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

Outro fades out:

D G Em A


"this is me trying"

Standard tuning. Capo 2nd fret.


Intro:
G Gadd4 G Gadd4

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


Chorus:
              Em               C              G
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
              G/B              C              D     G
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying


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


Chorus:
              Em               C              G
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying
              G/B              C              D
I just wanted you to know that this is me trying


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


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


Chorus:
                  Em               C              G
And I just wanted you to know that this is me trying

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


Outro:
             G
At least I'm trying

"illicit affairs"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.

Intro:
A F#m D E

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


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


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


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


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

"invisible string"

Regular tuning. No capo.


Intro:
G D/F# Em Bm

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


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


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


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


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


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


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

Instrumental:
Am G/B D
Am G/B D
Am G/B D
Am G/B D


"mad woman"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Intro:
Fm Ab Eb Eb

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



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



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

Fm Ab Eb Eb


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



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



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



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



Outro:
Bb              Ab Fm Eb
No one likes a mad      woman
Ab Eb       Bb                  Ab Fm Eb Eb
     What a shame she went mad
Ab Eb   Bb
    You made her like that
Ab Fm Eb Eb
Ab Eb Bb B


"epiphany"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.


Intro:
C G G7 Dm7 F7 C

Verse 1:
 C         G       Am        F
Keep your helmet, keep your life, son
 C      C/E         Am           F
Just a flesh wound, here's your rifle
G                          Am
 Crawling up the beaches now
  F                            G7
"Sir, I think he's bleeding out"
     G                          C/E   F
And some things you just can't speak about

Chorus:
 G                         Am          F    C/E
With you I serve, with you I fall down, down
 G                                Am        Fadd9 C/E
Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out

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

Instrumental:
Am Fsus2 C/E Gsus4 G
Dm Fsus2 C/E Gsus4 G

Bridge:
Fsus2                       Cadd9
Only twenty minutes to sleep
                    Am/E       F
But you dream of some epiphany
Fsus2                            Cadd9
Just one single glimpse of relief
                           Am         Fadd9
To make some sense of what you've seen

Chorus:
 G                         Am          F    C/E
With you I serve, with you I fall down, down
 G                                Am        Fadd9 C/E
Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out
 Dm7                      Fmaj7        C    G
With you I serve, with you I fall down, down
Dm7                              Fmaj7       C    G
Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out

Outro:
F                           Fsus2
Only twenty minutes to sleep
                     C        G
But you dream of some epiphany
 F                               Fsus2
Just one single glimpse of relief
                                 C     Gsus4 G7
To make some sense of what you've seen

Instrumental:
Csus4 C G Csus4 C
Csus4 Cmaj7 C/E F
Csus4 Cmaj7 C/E F
Csus4 Cmaj7 C/E F


"betty"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Intro:
C  C/B  Am  Gsus4  F  Gsus4

Verse 1:
C       C/B           Am
 Betty, I won’t make assumptions
      Gsus4                 F
About why you switched your homeroom
                          Gsus4
But I think it’s cause of me
C       C/B            Am
 Betty, one time I was riding
      Gsus4             F
on my skateboard when I passed your house
                     Gsus4
It’s like I couldn’t breathe

Pre-Chorus:
C             C/B          Am
You heard the rumors from Inez
            Gsus4            F
You can’t believe a word she says most times
                     Gsus4
But this time it was true
    Am          G       C   F
The worst thing that I ever did
    Am     G      F    G
was what I did to you

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

Instrumental:
C/B  Am  Gsus4  F  F  Gsus4

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

Pre-Chorus:
C             C/B          Am
You heard the rumors from Inez
            Gsus4            F
You can’t believe a word she says most times
                     Gsus4
But this time it was true
    Am          G       C   F
The worst thing that I ever did
    Am     G      F    G
was what I did to you

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

Instrumental:
C/B  Am  G  F  F  G

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

Instrumental:
C/B  Am  G  F  F  G
Am    G F
Fm

Verse 3:
C       C/B              Am
 Betty, I’m here on your doorstep
      Gsus4              F
And I planned it out for weeks now
                         Gsus4
But it’s finally sinking in
C       C/B              Am
 Betty, right now is the last time
      Gsus4            F
I can dream about what happens when
                Gsus4
You see my face again
    Am   G       C       F
The only thing I want to do
   Am      G     F    G
Is make it up to you
     C                 C/B  Am G F Em G
So I showed up at your party
        C                 C/B Am G F Em G
Yeah, I showed up at your party

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

Outro:
Gsus2             D        A G
 Standing in your cardigan
Gsus2          D         A G
 Kissing in my car again
G
Stopped at a streetlight
            D        D/F# G
you know, I miss you

"hoax"

Standard tuning. No capo.


Intro:
F5  G5  D5

F  D  Gm

F  Bb  F  Gm7

F  C  F


Verse 1:
Gm7                             G    F
Our coming-of-age has come and gone
                                Gm7
Suddenly this summer, it's clear
                  Gm              F
I never had the courage of my convictions
                      Bb
As long as danger is near
                                   F
And it's just around the corner, darlin'
                    Dm  Gm
'Cause it lives in me
                           F   C  F   Bb
No, I could never give you peace


Chorus:
Gm                                         Bb    F
But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm
                              Dm    Gm
If your cascade, ocean wave blues come

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


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

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


Chorus:
Cm                                              F
But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm

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


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


"peace"

Standard tuning. Capo 1st fret.


Verse 1:
   Am       G
My only one
   Am7         D
My smoking gun
   Am           G
My eclipsed sun
          Am7           D
This has broken me down
   Am            G
My twisted knife
   Am7             D
My sleepless night
   Am            G
My winless fight
           Am7               D
This has frozen my ground


Chorus:
Em            Am                    D         G
 Stood on the cliffside screaming, "Give me a reason"
Em              Am              D        G
 Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in
Am              G             Am7          D
 Don't want no other shade of blue but you
Am        G              Am7            D
 No other sadness in the world would do


Verse 2:
   Am            G
My best laid plan
     Am7             D7
Your sleight of hand
   Am           G
My barren land
     Am7                D
I am ash from your fire


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


Bridge:
Am          G                            Am7
 You know I left a part of me back in New York
              D                            Am
 You knew the hero died so what's the movie for?
             G                         C
 You knew it still hurts underneath my scars
                           D
 From when they pulled me apart
Am            G                           Am7
 You knew the password so I let you in the door
              D                                 Am
 You knew you won so what's the point of keeping score?
             G                         C
 You knew it still hurts underneath my scars
                           D
 From when they pulled me apart
                            Am
 But what you did was just as dark
G     C   D
 (Ah, ah, ah)
                    Am
 Darling, this was just as hard
G                C            D
 As when they pulled me apart


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

Em Am D G
Em Am D G