Taylor Swift : This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things From the album: Reputation (2017) Key: F major BPM: 82 Chords: F Bb Dm C e|-1-----1----1-----0--| B|-1-----3----3-----1--| G|-2-----3----2-----0--| D|-3-----3----0-----2--| A|-3-----1----------3--| E|-1-------------------| Verse 1: F Bb It was so nice throwing big parties F Jump into the pool from the balcony Bb Everyone swimming in a champagne sea F Bb And there are no rules when you show up here F Bass beat rattling the chandelier Bb Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year
Pre-Chorus: Bb C So why'd you have to rain on my parade? Dm Bb C I'm shaking my head, I'm locking the gates Chorus: F Dm Bb C F This is why we can't have nice things, darling Dm Because you break them Bb I had to take them away C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, ho-ney F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? C This is why we can't have nice things Verse 2: F Bb It was so nice being friends again F There I was, giving you a second chance Bb But then you stabbed in the back while shaking my hand F And therein lies the issue Bb Friends don't try to trick you F Get you on the phone and mind-twist you Bb And so I took an axe to a mended fence Pre-Chorus: Bb C But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately Dm Bb C If only you weren't so shady Chorus: F Dm Bb C F This is why we can't have nice things, darling Dm Because you break them Bb I had to take them away C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, ho-ney F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? C This is why we can't have Bridge: F Bb Here's a toast to my real friends F They don't care about that he-said-she-said Bb And here's to my baby F He ain't reading what they call me lately Bb And here's to my momma Had to listen to all this drama F Dm And here's to you Bb C 'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do N.C Haha, I can't even say it with a straight face Chorus: F Dm Bb C F This is why we can't have nice things, darling (darling) Dm Because you break them Bb I had to take them away C F Dm Bb C This is why we can't have nice things, ho-ney F D Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? C F Dm Bb C F This is why we can't have nice things, darling (And here's to my real friends) Dm Because you break them Bb I had to take them away C F And here's to my baby F Dm Bb C Nice things, ho-ney (He didn't care about that he-said-she-said) F Dm Bb Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? C