Taylor Swift - Long story short

Artist: Taylor Swift Song: long story short Instrument: Electric Bass Tab by: jaynadanger Key: C Major - C D E F G A B C Tuning: Standard - E A D G Bass: 4 String Fretted Technique: Fingerstyle Tempo: 156BPM [Intro] *break* [Verse 1] (bass comes in at 0:31, "..shoe fits" second to last measure) Fatefully / I tried to pick my battles 'til the battle picked me Misery / Like the war of words I shouted in my sleep And you passed right by / I was in the alley, surrounded on all sides The knife cuts both ways / If the shoe fits, walk in it 'til your high heels break **Rest 14 bars** G|-9---------|-7---------| D|-----------|-----------| A|-----------|-----------| E|-----------|-----------| [Chorus] And I fell from the pedestal / Right down the rabbit hole / Long story short, it was a bad time Pushed from the precipice / Clung to the nearest lips / Long story short, it was the wrong guy G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|-----------|-3---------|-0---------|-----------| x2 E|-1---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------| [Post-Chorus] Now I'm all about you / I'm all about you, ah / Yeah, yeah I'm all about you, ah / Yeah, yeah G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|-----------|-3---------|-0---------|-----------|-3---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------| E|-1---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-----------|-1---------|-3---------|-----------| G|-5-7h-/9---|-10--------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3---------| E|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-----------| [Verse 2] (bass comes back in at 1:18 "When I dropped..") Actually / I always felt I must look better in the rear view Missing me / At the golden gates they once held the keys to When I dropped my sword / I threw it in the bushes and knocked on your door And we live in peace / But if someone comes at us, this time, I'm ready **Rest 8 Bars** G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D|-3---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-5---------|-7---------|-9---------| A|-----------|-3---------|-0---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| [Chorus] 'Cause I fell from the pedestal / Right down the rabbit hole / Long story short, it was a bad time Pushed from the precipice / Clung to the nearest lips / Long story short, it was the wrong guy G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|-----------|-3---------|-0---------|-----------| x2 E|-1---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------| [Post-Chorus] Now I'm all about you / I'm all about you, ah / Yeah, yeah I'm all about you G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-5-7h-/9---|-10--------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|-----------|-3---------|-0---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3---------| E|-1---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-----------| [Bridge] (bass back in at 2:06) No more keepin' score / Now I just keep you warm (Keep you warm) No more tug of war / Now I just know there's more (Know there's more) No more keepin' score / Now I just keep you warm (Keep you warm) And my waves meet your shore / Ever and evermore **Rest 8 bars** G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|-0---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-0---------|-----------|-----------|-----------| E|-----------|-0---------|-1---------|-----------|-----------|-0---------|-1---------|-3---------| [Verse 3] (if you can't play both strings at the same time you can just play the higher line) Past me / I wanna tell you not to get lost in these petty things Your nemeses / Will defeat themselves before you get the chance to swing And he's passing by / Rare as the glimmer of a comet in the sky And he feels like home / If the shoe fits, walk in it everywhere you go **Rest 7 bars, come in at the end of bar 8** G|-----9--12-14-|-14-12-10-12-10-9--|-----9--10-12-|-12-10-9--10-12----| D|-----10-14-15-|-15-14-12-14-12-10-|-----10-12-14-|-14-12-10-12-14-12-| A|--------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------10-| x2 E|--------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------------| [Chorus] And I fell from the pedestal / Right down the rabbit hole / Long story short, it was a bad time Pushed from the precipice / Climbed right back up the cliff / Long story short, I survived G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|3----------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-3---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------| E|-----------|-1---------|-3---------|-----------|-----------|-1---------|-3---------|-----------| [Post-Chorus] Now I'm all about you (and now)/ I'm all about you, ah (and now) I'm all about you (And now) / I'm all about you, ah / Yeah, yeah I'm all about you / (And now) Yeah, yeah / I'm all about you G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D|-----------|-3---------|-5---------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| A|-3---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------| x3 |-3---------|-----------|-----------|-3---------| E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-1---------|-3---------|-----------| [Outro] Long story short, it was a bad time Long story short, I survived G|-14--------|-12--------|-/9--------|-7---------|-12/-14----|-12--------|-/9--------|-7---------| D|-15--------|-14--------|-/10-------|-9---------|-14/-15----|-14--------|-10--------|-----------| A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| ************************************ | h Hammer-on | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************