Verse 1: C They tell you while you’re young Am Girls, go out and have your fun Em Then they hunt and slay the ones F G Who actually do it C Criticize the way you fly Am When you’re soaring through the sky Em Shoot you down and then they sigh F G And say, “She looks like she’s been through it” F Lord what will become of me G Once I’ve lost my novelty Chorus: F G C I’ve had too much to drink tonight G/B Am And I know it’s sad but this is what I think about F G C And I wake up in the middle of the night G/B Am F It’s like I can feel time moving G How can a person know everything at 18 C G/B Am But nothing at 22? F G And will you still want me C When I’m nothing new?
Verse 2: C How long will it be cute Am All this crying in my room Em When you can’t blame it on my youth F G And roll your eyes with affection C And my cheeks are growing tired Am From turning red and faking smiles Em F G Are we only biding time till I lose your attention? F And someone else lights up the room G People love an ingénue Chorus: F G C I’ve had too much to drink tonight G/B Am How did I go from growing up to breaking down? F G C And I wake up in the middle of the night G/B Am F It’s like I can feel time moving G How can a person know everything at 18 C G/B Am But nothing at 22? F And will you still want me G C When I’m nothing new? Bridge: F I know someday I’m gonna meet her G F It’s a fever dream G F The kind of radiance you only have at seventeen G F She’ll know the way and then she’ll say she got the map from me G C Am Em F I’ll say I’m happy for her then I’ll cry myself to sleep C Am Em F Chorus: F G C I’ve had (I’ve had) too much to drink tonight Am But I wonder if they’ll miss me once they drive me out F G C I wake up (Wake up) in the middle of the night Am And I can feel time moving F G How can a person know everything at 18 C G/B Am But nothing at 22? F G And will you still want me C G/B Am Will you still want me F Will you still want me G When I’m nothing new?
"Nothing New" is a song off of American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's 2021 re-recorded album Red (Taylor's Version). "Nothing new" is a duet with Phoebe Bridgers. "Nothing new" was not included on the original release of "Red", and is denoted as "from the vault".