Folklore Album chords by Taylor Swift
Guitar chords with lyrics
- 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
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