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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR SWIFT "The Tortured Poets Department" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released: April 19, 2024 Genre: Synth-pop, pop rock TRACK LISTING: 01.Fortnight [featuring Post Malone] 02.The Tortured Poets Department 03.My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys 04.Down Bad 05.So Long, London 06.But Daddy I Love Him 07.Fresh Out the Slammer 08.Florida!!! [featuring Florence + the Machine] 09.Guilty as Sin? 10.Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? 11.I Can Fix Him [No Really I Can] 12.loml 13.I Can Do It With a Broken Heart 14.The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived 15.The Alchemy 16.Clara Bow Bonus tracks [for "The Anthology" edition]: 17.The Black Dog 18.imgonnagetyouback 19.The Albatross 20.Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus 21.How Did It End? 22.So High School 23.I Hate It Here 24.thanK you aIMee 25.I Look in People's Windows 26.The Prophecy 27.Cassandra 28.Peter 29.The Bolter 30.Robin 31.The Manuscript -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 01 - Fortnight [featuring Post Malone] WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Austin Post -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 4 [Intro] G [Verse 1]
C I was supposed to be Dsent away But Bmthey forgot to come and Emget me C I was a functioning Dalcoholic 'Til nobody Gnoticed my new aesEmthetic C All of this to Dsay, I hope you're Bmokay But you're the Emreason C And no one Dhere's to blame But Gwhat about your quiet Emtreason?
[Chorus]
And for a Cfortnight there we Dwere Forever running 'til you Bmsometimes ask aEmbout The weather and now you're inC my backyard turneDd into good neighbors Your wife waters Gflowers I want to Emkill her
[Verse 2]
C All my mornings are DMonday stuck in an Bmendless FebruEmary CI took the miracle Dmove on drug, the efGfects were tempoEmrary And I Clove you, it's Druining my life [And I Bmlove you, it's Emruining my life] I Ctouched you for Donly a fortnight [I Gtouched you] But I Emtouched you
[Chorus]
And for a Cfortnight there we Dwere Forever running 'til you Bmsometimes ask aEmbout The weather and now you're inC my backyard turneDd into good neighbors Your wife waters Gflowers I want to Emkill her And for a Cfortnight there we Dwere Together running 'til you Bmsometimes come and Emtug my sweater Now you're at the Cmailbox turned inDto good neighbors My husband is Gcheating, I want to Emkill him
[Bridge]
I Clove you, it'Ds ruining my life, I Bmlove you, it's Emruining my life I Ctouched you for Donly a fortnight, I Gtouched you, I Emtouched you I Clove you, it'Ds ruining my life, I Bmlove you, it's Emruining my life I Ctouched you for Donly a fortnight, I Gtouched you, I Emtouched you
[Outro]
Thought of Ccalling ya, but you Dwon't pick up Another Bmfortnight lost in AEmmerica Move to CFlorida, buy the Dcar you want But it Gwon't start up 'til you Emtouch, touch, touch me Thought of Ccalling ya, but you Dwon't pick up Another Bmfortnight lost in AEmmerica Move to CFlorida, buy the Dcar you want But it Gwon't start up 'til you Emtouch, touch, touch Gyou
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 02 - The Tortured Poets Department WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Verse 1]
C You left your typewriter at my apartment F Straight from the tortured poets department C I think some things I never Fsay
"Like who uses typewriters anyway?"
Am But you're in self-sabotage Gmode Throwing spikes down on the Croad But I've seen this epiFsode and still love the show AmWho else deGcodes you?
[Chorus]
And Cwho's gonna hold you? LikFe me And Cwho's gonna know you? If noFt me I laughed in your face and saidAm, "You're not Dylan ThomasG, I'm not Patti Smith CThis ain't the Chelsea HotelF, we'rе modern idiots" And Amwho's gonna hold Gyou? LiCke me No, noFbody No-fucking-Cbody NobFody
[Verse 2]
C You smokеd then ate seven bars of chocolate F We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist C I scratch your head, you fall aFsleep
Like a tattooed golden retriever
Am But you awaken with Gdread Pounding nails in your head C But I've read this Fone where you come undone I Amchose this cyGclone with you
[Chorus]
And Cwho's gonna hold you? LikFe me [Who's gonna hold you?] And Cwho's gonna know you? [Who's gonna hold you?] LikFe me I laughed in your face and saidAm, "You're not Dylan ThomasG, I'm not Patti Smith CThis ain't the Chelsea HotelF, we'rе modern idiots" And Amwho's gonna hold Gyou? LiCke me [Who's gonna hold you?] No, noFbody [Who's gonna hold you?] No-fucking-Cbody [Who's gonna hold you?] NoFbody [Who's gonna hold you?]
[Bridge]
C Sometimes I wonder if you're gonna screw this up with me F But you told Lucy you'd kill yourself if I ever leave C And I had said that to Jack about you so I felt seen F Everyone we know understands why it's meant to be C Because we're craFzy So tell meC who else is gonna knFow me? At Amdinner you take my ring off my Gmiddle finger and put it on the Cone people put Fwedding rings on And that's the Amclosest I've come to Gmy heart exploding
[Chorus]
CWho's gonna hold you?F Me CWho's gonna know you?F Me Am And you're not Dylan ThomasG, I'm not Patti Smith CThis ain't the Chelsea HoFtel, we're two idiots AmWho's gonna Ghold you? CWho's gonna hold you?
Who's gonna hold you? Who's gonna hold you?
Who's gonna Fhold you? CWho's gonna hold you?
Who's gonna hold you? Who's gonna hold you?
Who's gonna Fhold you? Gonna know you?
Gonna troll you? [Outro]
Am You left your Gtypewriter at my apartment C Straight from the Ftortured poets department AmWho else deGcodes you? C F C F
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 03 - My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys WRITER/S: Taylor Swift -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Verse 1]
Oh, here we go aFgain The voices in his Amhead Called the rain to Emend our days of Fwild The sickest army Fdoll Purchased at the Ammall Rivulets desEmcend my plastic Fsmile
[Pre-Chorus]
But Fyou should've seen him when he Gfirst got me
[Chorus]
F My boyC only breaks his favorite Gtoys, toyEms, oh-oh-oh-oh-Foh I'm queenC of sand castles he desGtroys, oEmh, oh-oh-oh-oh-Foh 'Cause it fit too rightC, puzzle pieces in the dead of night G I should've known it was a matter of time, Emoh, oh-oh-oh-oh-Foh My boyC only breaks his favorite Gtoys, oEmh, oh-oh-Foh
[Verse 2]
There was a Amlitany of reasons why We Emcould've playеd for keeps this time I Fknow I'm just repeating mysеlf FPut me back on my shelf AmBut first, pull the string And I'll Emtell you that he runs Because he Floves me [He loves me]
[Pre-Chorus]
F'Cause you should've seen him when he Gfirst saw me
[Chorus]
F My boyC only breaks his favorite Gtoys, toyEms, oh-oh-oh-oh-Foh I'm queenC of sand castles he desGtroys, oEmh, oh-oh-oh-oh-Foh 'Cause I knew too muchC, there was danger in the heat of my touch G He saw forever so he smashed it up, Emoh, oh-oh-oh-oh-Foh My boy [My Cboy], only breaks his favorite Gtoys, oEmh, oh-oh-oh
[Bridge]
F[Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh] C Once I fix me [GOh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh] Am He's gonna miss me [FOh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh] C Once I fix me [GOh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh] He's gonna Ammiss me
[Outro]
CJust say when, I'd plaGy again He was myDm best friend FDown at the sandlot I Cfelt more when we Gplayed pretend Than with Dmall the Kens 'Cause Fhe took me out of my Cbox [Oh-oh, oh-oh] DmStole my tortured Emheart [Oh-oh, oh-oh] FLeft all these broken partsG [Oh-oh] AmTold me I'm better offG [Oh-oh] But FI'm not [Oh-oh] F I'm not I'm notC
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 04 - Down Bad WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 4 [Intro] G D Em C [Verse 1]
G Did you really beam me Dup? Bm In a cloud of sparkling Cdust Just to do Gexperiments on Tell me I was the Dchosen one Showed me that this world is Bmbigger than us Then sent me back where I Ccame from
[Pre-Chorus]
G For a moment I knew cosmic love
[Chorus]
Now I'm Gdown bad, crying at the gym DEverything comes out teenage petulance Em"Fuck it if I can't have him" "I Cmight just die, it would make no difference" GDown bad, waking up in blood DStaring at the sky, come back and pick me up EmFuck it if I can't have us I Cmight just not get up I might stay Gdown bad BmFuck it if I can't have him EmDown bad CFuck it if I can't have him
[Verse 2]
G Did you take all my old Dclothes? Bm Just to leave me here Cnaked and alone In a field in my Gsame old town That somehow seems so Dhollow now They'll say I'm nuts Bmif I talk about The exCistence of you
[Pre-Chorus]
G For a moment, I was heavenstruck
[Chorus]
Now I'm Gdown bad, crying at the gym DEverything comes out teenage petulance Em"Fuck it if I can't have him" "I Cmight just die, it would make no difference" GDown bad, waking up in blood DStaring at the sky, come back and pick me up EmFuck it if I can't have us I Cmight just not get up I might stay Gdown bad [Like I lost my twin] BmFuck it if I can't have him [Down bad] EmDown bad [Waving at the ship] CFuck it if I can't have him
[Bridge]
G I loved your hostile takeoBm7vers Encounters closer and cloEmser All your indecent expoCsures
How dare you say that it's–
GI'll build you a fort on some plaBm7net Where they can all understand Emit How dare you think it's romanCtic Leaving me safe and stranGded? 'Cause Bm7fuck it, I was in love Em So Cfuck you if I can't have us G Bm7 Em 'Cause Cfuck it, I was in love
[Chorus]
Now I'm Gdown bad, crying at the gym DEverything comes out teenage petulance Em"Fuck it if I can't have him" "I Cmight just die, it would make no difference" GDown bad, waking up in blood DStaring at the sky, come back and pick me up EmFuck it if I can't have us I Cmight just not get up I might stay Gdown bad [Like I lost my twin] BmFuck it if I can't have him [Down bad] EmDown bad [Waving at the ship] CFuck it if I can't have him
[Outro]
GLike I lost my twin BmFuck it if I can't have him EmDown bad [Waving at the ship] CFuck it if I can't have him G Bm Em C G
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 05 - So Long, London WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 2 [Intro]

N.C.

So [So], long [long], Lon- [Lon], -don [-don]

N.C.

So [So], long [long], Lon- [Lon], -don [-don] [So long, London]

N.C.

So [So], long [long], Lon- [Lon], -don [-don] [So long, London]C Am D G
[Verse 1]
I Csaw in my mind ferry lights through the mist I Amkept calm and carried the weight of the rift DPulled him in tighter each time he was drifting aGway My Cspine split from carrying us up the hill AmWet through my clothes, weary bones caught the chill I Dstopped trying to make him laugh, stopped trying to drill the Gsafe
[Chorus]
ThinkingC how much sad did youAm think I had, did youD think I had in me?G Oh the tragedy AmSo Clong GLonDdon AmYou'll Cfind GsomeDone
[Verse 2]
CI didn't opt in to be your odd man out I Amfounded the club she's heard great things about I Dleft all I knew you left me at the house by the GHеath I Cstopped CPR, after all it's no use Thе Amspirit was gone, we would never come to And I'm Dpissed off you let me give you all that youth for Gfree
[Chorus]
For Amso Clong, GLonDdon AmStitCches GunDdone AmTwo Cgraves, Gone Dgun AmI'll Cfind GsomeDone
[Verse 3]
And you Emsay I abandoned the ship, but I was Ggoing down with it My white Dknuckle dying grip holding Amtight to your quiet resentment And my friends said Emit isn't right to be scared Every Gday old love affair, every Dbreath feels like rarest air When you're not Amsure if he wants to be there Em
[Bridge]
So how much sad did youG think I had, did youD think I had in me?Am How much tragedy?Em Just how low did youG think I'd go 'fore I'dD self implode? 'Fore I'dAm have to go be free? You Cswore that you loved, me but where were the clues? I Amdied on the altar waiting for the proof You Dsacrificed us to the gods of your bluest Gdays And I'm Cjust getting color back Aminto my face I'm Djust mad as hell cause I Gloved this place for
[Outro]
AmSo Clong, GLonDdon AmHad Ca Ggood Drun A AmmomCent of Gwarm Dsun But AmI'm Cnot Gthe Done For Amso Clong, GLonDdon AmStitCches GunDdone AmTwo Cgraves, Gone Dgun AmYou'll Cfind GsomeDone
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 06 - But Daddy I Love Him WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 2 [Intro] D [Verse 1]
AI forget how the west was won GI forget if this was ever fun DI just learned these people only Araise you
To cage you
BmSarahs and Hannahs in their Sunday best GClutchin' their pearls sighing, "What a mess" DI just learned these people try and Asave you
'Cause they hate you [Pre-Chorus]
Bm Too high a Ghorse for a simple Dgirl To rise aAbove it Bm They slammed the Gdoor on my whole Dworld The one thing I Awanted
[Chorus]
Now DI'm running with my dress unbuttoned G Scrеamin', "But, daddy, I love him" AI'm having his baby, no, I'm not GBut you should see your faces DI'm telling him to floor it through thе fences G No, I'm not coming to my senses AI know it's crazy But he's the Gone I want
[Verse 2]
BmDutiful daughter all my plans were laid GTendrils tucked into a woven braid DGrowing up precocious sometimes Ameans not growing up at all BmHe was chaos he was revelry GBedroom eyes like a remedy DSoon enough the elders had conAvened down at the city hall
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm "Stay away from Gher," the saboDteurs Protested Atoo much Bm Lord knows the Gwords we never Dheard Just screeching tires of Atrue love
[Chorus]
And DI'm running with my dress unbuttoned G Scrеamin', "But, daddy, I love him" AI'm having his baby, no, I'm not GBut you should see your faces DI'm telling him to floor it through thе fences G No, I'm not coming to my senses AI know it's crazy But he's the Gone I want D I'll tell you something Gright now I'd rather burn my whole Alife down Than listen to one more Gsecond of all this bitchin' and moanin' DI'll tell you something 'bout my Ggood name It's mine alone to disgrace A I don't cater to all these Gvipers dressed in empire's clothing
[Bridge]
Bm God save the most judgGmental creeps Who say they want what's Abest for me Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I'll Bmnever see Thinking it can Gchange the beat of my heart when he Atouches me
And counteract the chemistry
And undo the DdestinAy You ain't gotta Gpray for me Me and my Bmwild boy And all of this Awild joy D A If all you want is Ggray for me Then It's Bmjust white noise It's just Amy choice
[Verse 3]
DThere's a lot of people in town that I beGstow upon my fakest smiles DScandal does funny things to pride but brings Alovers closer BmWe came back when the heat died down GWent to my parents and they came around DAll the wine moms are still holding out But Afuck 'em, it's over
[Chorus]
Now DI'm dancing in my dress in the sun and G Even my daddy just loves him AI'm his lady And Goh my God you should see your faces DTime, doesn't it give some perspective G No, you can't come to the wedding AI know it's crazy but he's the Gone I love D I'll tell you something Gright now You ain't gotta Apray for me Me and my Gwild boy, and all of this wild joy DHe was chaos he was revelry G It's all you want, it's Agray for me It's just Gwhite noise, it's my choice D
[Outro]
G Screaming, "But, daddy, I love him"A I'm having his bGaby No, I'm Dnot But Gyou should see your Afaces And Goh my God you should see your faces D GHe was chaos he was revelry A G
D G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 07 - Fresh Out the Slammer WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 2 [Intro] G Em C [Chorus]
GNow pretty baby I'm Emrunning back home to Cyou GFresh out the slammer, I Emknow who my first call will be Cto
[Fresh out the slammer, oh] [Verse 1]
AGnother summer, taking cover, Emrolling thunder He don't underCstand me GSplintered back in winter, silent Emdinners, bitter He was with her Cin dreams GGray and blue and fights and tunnels EmHandcuffed to the spell I was underC
For just one hour of sunshine
GYears of labor, locks and ceilings EmIn the shade of how he was feeling C But it's gonna be alright, I did my time
[Chorus]
GNow pretty baby I'm Emrunning back home to Cyou GFresh out the slammer, I Emknow who my first call will be Cto
[Fresh out the slammer, oh] [Verse 2]
GCamera flashes, welcome bashes EmGet the matches, toss the ashes Coff the ledge As I said Gin my letters, now that I know Embetter I will never lose my Cbaby again GMy friends tried, but I wouldn't hear it EmWatched me daily disappearing C
For just one glimpse of his smile
GAll those nights you kept me goin' EmSwirled you into all of my poems C
Now we're at the starting line, I did my time [Chorus]
GNow pretty baby I'm Emrunnin'
[Outro]
To the Chouse where you still wait up and that porch ligGht gleams [Gleams] To the Emone who says I'm the girl of his AmericCan dreams And no Cmatter what I've done, it wouldn't matter anyway Ain't no Cway I'm gonna screw up, now that I know what's at stake Ghere At the Empark where we used to sit on childrenC's swings Wearing Gimaginary rings C G But it's gonna be alright, I Emdid my time C
G C G Em C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 08 - Florida!!! [featuring Florence + the Machine] WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Florence Welch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Verse 1]
You can beat the Fheat if you Ambeat the charges Gtoo They said I was a Fcheat, I Amguess it must be Gtrue And my Ffriends, all smell like Amweed or little Gbabies And the Fcity reeks of Amdriving myself Gcrazy
[Pre-Chorus]
Little Fdid you know your Amhome's really only A Gtown you're just a guest in So you Fwork your life aAmway just to pay For a Gtime-share down in Destin
[Chorus]
Florida G Is one hell of a Fdrug Florida G Can I use Fyou up?
[Verse 2]
The hurriFcane with my name when it Amcame I got Gdrunk and I dared it to wash me away BarriFcaded in the bathroom with a Ambottle of wine Well, Gmе and my ghosts, we had a hell of a time Yеs, I'm Fhaunted, but I'm feeling just Amfine GAll my girls got their lace and their crimes And your Fcheating husband disapAmpeared Well, Gno one asks any questions here
[Verse 3]
So I Dmdid my best to Clay to rest GAll of the bodies that have ever been on my body And in Dmmy mind, they Csink into the Gswamp Is that a Gbad thing to say in a song?
[Pre-Chorus]
Little Fdid you know your Amhome's really only The Gtown you'll get arrested So you Fpack your life aAmway just to wait out The Gshitstorm back in Texas
[Chorus]
Florida G Is one hell of a Fdrug Florida G Can I use Fyou up?
[Bridge]
GI need to forget, so take me to Florida FI've got some regrets, I'll bury them in Florida GTell me I'm despicable, say it's unforgivable At Fleast the dolls are beautiful, fuck me up, Florida CI need to forget, so take me to Florida GI've got some regrets, I'll bury them in Florida AmTell me I'm despicable, say it's unforgivable FWhat a crash, what a rush, fuck me up, FloriCda Is one hell of a Gdrug Is one hell of a Amdrug Love left me like this and I don't Fwant to exist
So take me to Florida [Pre-Chorus]
Little Fdid you know your Amhome's really only A Gtown you're just a guest in [Florida] So you Fwork your life aAmway just to pay For a Gtime-share down in Destin [Take me to Florida] Little Fdid you know your Amhome's really only The Gtown you'll get arrested [Florida] So you Fpack your life aAmway just to wait out The Gshitstorm back in Texas
[Chorus]
FloridaG Is one hell of a Fdrug [Take me to] FloridaG Can I use Fyou up? FloridaG Is one hell Fof a drug FloridaG Go on, fuck Fme up
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 09 - Guilty as Sin? WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Verse 1]
BmDrownin' in the Blue Nile He sent me "Downtown GLights" I hadn't heard it in a Bmwhile
My boredom's bone-deep
This cage was once just Gfine Am I allowed to cry? Bm I dream of crackin' locks Throwin' my life to the Gwolves or the ocean rocks Crashin' into him toBmnight, he's a paradox
I'm seeing visions
Am I Gbad or mad or F#mwise? A
[Chorus]
What if he's Dwritten "mine" on my upper Athigh only in my Gmind? One slip and fallin' Dback into the hedge maze A Oh, what a way to Gdie I keep recalling Gthings we never Adid Messy top-lip Dkiss, how I long for our F#mtrysts Without ever Gtouchin' his skin How can AI be guilty as Bmsin?
[Verse 2]
I keep these longings Glockеd In lowercase, inside a Bmvault Somеone told me, "There's no such thing as bad Gthoughts
Only your actions talk
Bm These fatal fantasies Giving way to labored bGreath, takin' all of me We've already done it in my Bmhead
If it's make-believe
Why does it feel like a Gvow we'll both uphold F#msomehow?A
[Chorus]
What if he's Dwritten "mine" on my upper Athigh only in my Gmind? One slip and fallin' Dback into the hedge maze A Oh, what a way to Gdie My bedsheets are aGblaze, I've screamed his nAame Building up like wDaves, crashin' over my grF#mave Without ever Gtouching his skin How can AI be guilty as Dsin?
[Bridge]
What if I Aroll the stone away? G They're gonna crucify me anyway D What if the way you Ahold me is actually what'sG holy? If long suffering proGpriety is what they Awant from me They don't Dknow how you've haunted me so F#mstunningly I choose Gyou and me, reAligiously
[Chorus]
What if he's

N.C.

written "mine" on my upper thigh only in my Gmind? One slip and fallin' Dback into the hedge maze A Oh, what a way to Gdie I keep recalling Gthings we never Adid Messy top lip Dkiss, how I long for our F#mtrysts Without ever Gtouchin' his skin How can AI be guilty as Bmsin?
[Outro]
A He sent me “Downtown GLights” I hadn't heard it in a Dwhile A G Am I allowed to cry?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 10 - Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? WRITER/S: Taylor Swift -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] Dm [Verse 1]
Dm The who’s whoF of who’s thatAm is poised forG the attack Dm But my bare hands Fpaved their paths CYou don’t get to Gtell me about Fsad Dm F If you Amwanted me dead you Gshould’ve just said Dm F Nothing Gmakes me feel more alive
[Chorus]
So I Cleap from the gallows and I Glevitate down your Dmstreet Crash the party like a Frecord scratch as I Cscream "Who’s aGfraid of little olDmd me?"F You should beAm G F C G F
[Verse 2]
Dm Her scandalF was contained Am The bulletG had just grazed Dm At all costs keep Fyour good name CYou don’t get to Gtell me you feel Fbad Dm F Is it a Amwonder I broke? Let’s hear Gone morе joke Dm F Then we could Gall just laugh until I cry
[Chorus]
So I Cleap from the gallows and I Glevitate down your Dmstreet Crash the party like a Frecord scratch as I Cscream "Who’s aGfraid of little olDmd me?"F
[Post-Chorus]
I was Ctame, I was gentle till the Gcircus life made me Dmmean Don’t you worry folks, we Ftook out all her Cteeth Who’s aGfraid of little olDmd me?F Well you Cshould be You Gshould be, you Dmshould be F You Cshould be, you Gshould be You Dmshould be F
[Verse 3]
Am So tell me Geverything is not aFbout me, but what if it Cis? Em Am Then say they Gdidn’t do it to hFurt me, but what if they Cdid?Em I Dmwanna snarl and show you just how Fdisturbed this has made me You Amwouldn’t last an hour in the aGsylum where they raised me So Dmall you kids can sneak into my Fhouse with all the cobwebs I’m Amalways drunk on my own tears, iGsn’t that what they all said? That I’ll Csue you if you Gstep on my Dmlawn That I’m Cfearsome, and I’m Gwretched and I’m Dmwrong Put narCcotics into Gall of Dmmy songs And that’s Cwhy you’re still Gsinging Dmalong
[Chorus]
So I Cleap from the gallows and I Glevitate down your Dmstreet Crash the party like a Frecord scratch as I Cscream "Who’s aGfraid of little olDmd me?"F I was Ctame, I was gentle till the Gcircus life made me Dmmean Don’t you worry folks, we Ftook out all her Cteeth Who’s aGfraid of little olDmd me?F Well you Cshould be You Gshould be, you Dmshould be F
[Outro]
Cause you Clured me and you Ghurt me and you Dmtaught me F You Ccaged me and then you Gcalled me Dmcrazy F I Cam what I Gam 'cause you Dmtrained me F So Cwho’s aGfraid of Dmme? F CWho’s aGfraid of little olDmd me?F CWho’s aGfraid of little olDmd me?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 11 - I Can Fix Him [No Really I Can] WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 2 [Verse 1]
C The Dsmoke cloudA billows out his mouth like a Cfreight train Dthrough a smaAll town C The Djokes that Ahe told across the bar were reCvolting and Dfar too Aloud
[Chorus]
C They Dshake their heads Bmsaying, "God, Emhelp her" when IC tell 'em Dhe's my Emman But yourC good Dlord doesn't Bmneed to lift a Emfinger I can Cfix him, Dno, really, I Emcan C DAnd only IEm can
[Verse 2]
C The Ddopamine Araces through his brain on a Csix-lane DTexas highAway C His Dhands so Acalloused from his pistol softly Ctraces hearts Don my Aface C And I could Dsee it from a Amile away A perfect Ccase for my Dcertain skill Aset C He had a Dhalo of the Ahighest gradе He Cjust hadn't Dmet me Ayеt
[Chorus]
C They Dshake their heads Bmsaying, "God, Emhelp her" when IC tell 'em Dhe's my Emman But yourC good Dlord doesn't Bmneed to lift a Emfinger I can Cfix him, Dno, really, I Emcan C DAnd only IEm can
[Bridge]
CGood Dboy, Bmthat's Emright CCome Dclose I'll Emshow you Heaven if you'll be an CanDgel, Bmall Emmine Trust me, CI DcanEm handle me a dangerous Cman D Em No really, I Ccan
[Chorus]
C They Dshook their heads Bmsaying, "God, Emhelp her" when IC told them Dhe's my Emman [I told them he's my man] But yourC good Dlord doesn't Bmneed to lift a Emfinger I can Cfix him, Dno, really, I Emcan [No, really, I Ccan] Woah, Dmaybe EmI can't
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 12 - loml WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] C Am G C Am G [Verse 1]
C Who's gonna stop us from Amwaltzing back into reGkindled flames If we know the steps anyway C We embroidered the Ammemories of the time I was aGway
Stitching, "We were just kids, babe"
F I said, "I don't mindAm, it takes time" G I thought I was better safe than starry-eyed F I felt a glowAm like thisG, never before and never since
[Chorus]
C If you know it in Amone glimpse, it's legendary G You and I go from one kiss to getting married C Still alivе, killing Amtime at the cemеtery G Never quite buried
[Post-Chorus]
And your suit and Ftie, in the nick of Amtime You low-down Gboy, you stand-up guy Holy Fghost, you told me AmI'm the love of your Glife You said I'm the love of Cyour life Am G
About a million times [Verse 2]
C Who's gonna tell me the Amtruth when you blew in with the winds of Gfate And told me I reformed you C When your impressionist Ampaintings of heaven turned out to be Gfakes
Well, you took me to hell too
F And all at onceAm, the ink bleeds G A con man sells a fool a "get love quick" scheme F I felt a holeAm like thisG, never before and ever since
[Chorus]
C If you know it in Amone glimpse, it's legendary G What we thought was for all time was momentary C Still alive, killing Amtime at the cemetery G Never quite buried
[Post-Chorus]
You cineFphile in black and Amwhite All those Gplot twists and dynamite Mr. Steal-Your-FGirl, then make her Amcry Said I'm the love of your Glife
[Bridge]
Dm You shit-talked me under the Emtable Talking rings and talking Fcradles
I wish I could unrecall
How we almost had it Dmall Dancing phantoms on the Emterrace Are they second-hand emFbarrassed That I can't get out of Gbed 'Cause something counterfCeit's dead Am It was legendary G It was momentary C Am
It was unnecessary
GShould've let it stay buried
[Chorus]
Oh, what a valiant Froar What a bland goodAmbye The coward Gclaimed he was a lion I'm combing Fthrough the braids of Amlies I'll never Gleave, never mind Our field of Fdreams engulfed in Amfire Your arson's Gmatch, your somber eyes And I'll still Fsee until I Amdie You're the loss of mGy life
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 13 - I Can Do It With a Broken Heart WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Verse 1]
C I can read your Fmind C She's having the time of Fher life C There in her glittering prime The Flights refract sequin stars off her silhouette Cevery night I can show youF lies
[One, two, three, four] [Chorus]
Am 'Cause I'm a real tough kid I can handle my Fshit They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it till you make it" And I Cdid
Lights, camera, bitch, smile Even when you wanna die
He said he'd love me Gall his Amlife But that life was too short Breaking down, I hit the Ffloor All the piеces of me shatterеd as the crowd was chanting "CMore"
I was grinnin' like I'm winnin'
I was hitting my Gmarks 'Cause I can do it with a broken Cheart [One, two, three]
[Post-Chorus]
I'm so depressed, I Fact like it's my birthGday every Cday I'm so obsessed with Fhim, but he avoids mGe like the Cplague I cry a lot, but FI am so productivGe, it's an Cart You know you're good when Fyou can even do itG with a broken Cheart
[Verse 2]
I can hold my Fbreath C I've been doing it since Fhe left C I keep finding his things in drawers Crucial Fevidence, I didn't imagine the whole thing CI'm sure I can pass thisF test
[One, two, three, four] [Chorus]
Am 'Cause I'm a real tough kid I can handle my Fshit They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it till you make it" And I Cdid
Lights, camera, bitch, smile In stilettos for miles
He said he'd love me Gfor all Amtime But that time was quite short Breaking down, I hit the Ffloor All the piеces of me shatterеd as the crowd was chanting "CMore"
I was grinnin' like I'm winnin'
I was hitting my Gmarks 'Cause I can do it with a broken Cheart
[One, two, three, four] [Post-Chorus]
I'm so depressed, I Fact like it's my birthGday every Cday I'm so obsessed with Fhim, but he avoids mGe like the Cplague [He avoids me like the plague] I cry a lot, but FI am so productivGe, it's an Cart [It's an art] You know you're good when Fyou can even do itG with a broken Cheart
[Outro]
You know you're good when Fyou can even do itG with a broken Cheart You know you're Fgood G GoodBb C Am 'Cause I'm miserable [Haha] And Fnobody even knows G Try and come for my job
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 14 - The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 3 [Verse 1]
Was Gany Cof it Dtrue? GGazing Cat me Dstarry-eyed In your JeGhovah's CWitness Dsuit GWho the Cfuck was Dthat guy? You Emtried to Cbuy some Dpills EmFrom a Cfriend of Dfriends of mine GThey just Cghosted Dyou Now Emyou know Cwhat it Dfeels like
[Chorus]
Em And I don't Ceven want you Dback, I just want to know Em If rusting Cmy sparkling Dsummer was the goal Em And I don't Cmiss what we Dhad, but could someone give Em A message Cto the smallest Dman who ever lived?
[Verse 2]
You Ghung me Con your Dwall GStabbed me Cwith your Dpush pins In Gpublic, Cshowed me Doff Then Gsank in Cstoned obDlivion 'Cause Emonce your Cqueen had Dcome You'd Emtreat her Clikе an Dalso-ran You Emdidn't Cmeasure Dup In Emany Cmeasurе Dof a man
[Chorus]
C And I don't Geven want you Dback, I just want to know C If rusting Gmy sparkling Dsummer was the goal C And I don't Gmiss what we Dhad, but could someone give C A message Gto the smallest Dman who ever lived?
[Verse 3]
Were you sent by someonGe Who wanted me deadEm? Did you sleep with a Dgun underneath our Cbed? Were you writing a Gbook? Were you a sleeper cell Emspy? In fifty years will Dall this be declassiCfied? And you'll confess why you Gdid it And I'll say, "Good Emriddance" 'Cause it wasn't Dsexy once it wasn't forCbidden I would've died for your Gsins Instead I just died iEmnside And you deserve Dprison, but you won't get Ctime You'll slide into Ginboxes and slip through the Embars You crashed my Dparty and your rental Ccar You said normal girls were "Gboring" But you were gone by the Emmorning You kicked out the Dstage lights, but you're still perCforming And in plain sight you Ghid But you are what you Emdid And I'll forget Dyou, but I'll never forCgive The smallest man who eveGr lived
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 15 - The Alchemy WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Verse 1]
C This happens once every few Flifetimes C These chemicals hit me like Fwhite wine What Fif I told you I'm back?
The hospital was a drag
Worst Csleep that I ever had I circled you on a map I Fhaven't come around in so long But GI'm coming back so strong
[Chorus]
So when IC touch down Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the Fteam
Ditch the clowns, get the crown
Baby, I'm the one to Ambe 'Cause the sign on your heart Said it's still reserved for Fme
Honestly, who are we to fight thе alchemy? [Verse 2]
F Hey, you, what if I told you we'rе cool? That Cchild's play back in school
Is forgiven under my rule
I Fhaven't come around in so long But I'm making a Gcomeback to where I belong
[Chorus]
So when IC touch down Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the Fteam
Ditch the clowns, get the crown
Baby, I'm the one to Ambe 'Cause the sign on your heart Said it's still reserved for Fme
Honestly, who are we to fight thе alchemy? [Post-Chorus]
C These blokes warm the benches We've been on a winning Fstreak He jokes that "It's heroin, but this time with an AmE"
'Cause the sign on your heart
Said it's still reserved for Fme Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?
[Bridge]
C Shirts off, and your friends lift you up, over their heads C Beer stickin' to the floor, cheers chanted 'cause they said F"There was no chance trying to be the greatest in the Gleague" Where's the trophy? He just comes, running over to Cme
[Chorus] Touch down
Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the Fteam Ditch the clowns, get the crown Baby, I'm the one to Ambe
'Cause the sign on your heart
Said it's still reserved for Fme Honestly, who are we to fight thе alchemy?
[Post-Chorus]
C These blokes warm the benches We've been on a winning Fstreak He jokes that "It's heroin, but this time with an AmE"
'Cause the sign on your heart
Said it's still reserved for Fme Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?
[Outro]
C This happens once every few Flifetimes C These chemicals hit me like Fwhite wine
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 16 - Clara Bow WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] D Bm A G F#m Bm A G F#m [Verse 1]
BmYou Alook likeG F#m Clara Bow BmIn Athis lightG, reF#mmarkable BmAll Ayour GlifeF#m, did you know BmYou'd Abe pickedG F#m like a rose?
[Pre-Chorus]
D I'm not trying to exEmaggerate But I think I might F#mdie if it happened EmDie if it happened to Dme No one in my Emsmall town thought I'd see the F#mlights of Manhattan Em
[Chorus]
This Dtown is fake but Gyou're the real thing BmBreath of fresh air through Dsmoke rings DTake the glory, Ggive everything BmPromise to beD dazzling
[Instrumental] Bm A G F#m Bm A G F#m [Verse 2]
BmYou Alook likeG F#m Stevie Nicks in Bm'75A G F#mThe hair and lips The Bmcrowd Agoes wildG at her F#mfingertips BmHalf AmoonshinеG, a full F#meclipse
[Pre-Chorus]
D I'm not trying to exEmaggеrate But I think I might F#mdie if I made it, Emdie if I made it D No one in my Emsmall town thought I'd meet these F#msuits in LA They Emall want to say
[Chorus]
This Dtown is fake but Gyou're the real thing BmBreath of fresh air through Dsmoke rings DTake the glory, Ggive everything BmPromise to beD dazzling
[Verse 3]
The Dcrown is stained, but Gyou're the real queen BmFlesh and blood aDmongst war machines DYou're the new god Gwe're worshipping BmPromise to beD dazzling
[Bridge]
DBeauty is a beast that Groars down on all Bmfours demanding Dmore DOnly when your girlish Gglow flickers just Bmso Do they let you Dknow? It's Bmhell F#mon Aearth Gto F#mbe DheaGvenF#mly BmThem's F#mthe Abrakes, Gthey F#mdon't Dcome GgentF#mly
[Outro]
BmYou Alook likeG F#m Taylor Swift BmIn Athis lightG, we're F#mloving it BmYou've Agot edgeG, she F#mnever did The BmfutAure's brightG, F#m dazzling
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonus tracks [for "The Anthology" edition]: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 17 - The Black Dog WRITER/S: Taylor Swift -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] C [Verse 1]
CI am someone who until Emrecent events You shared your Fsecrets with And your loGcation, you forgot to turn it Coff And so I watch as Emyou walk Into some bar called The FBlack Dog And pierce new holes in Gmy heart You forgot to turn it Amoff G
[Pre-Chorus]
And it Fhits me I Amjust don't GunderFstand
[Chorus]
How you don't Cmiss me In The GBlack Dog, when Emsomeone plays The FStarting Line And you Cjump up, but she's Gtoo young to know Emthis song That was Fintertwined in the Cmagic fabric Gof our EmdreamingF COld haGbits die EmscrFeaCming
[Verse 2]
I Cmove through the world with a heart Embroken My longing state unFspoken And I may never Gopen up thе way I did for Cyou And all of those best Emlaid plans You said I needed a Fbravе man Then proceeded to Gplay him Until I believed it Amtoo G
[Pre-Chorus]
And it Fkills me I Amjust don't GunderFstand
[Chorus]
How you don't Cmiss me In the Gshower, and reEmmember how my Frain-soaked body Was Cshaking, do you Ghate me? Was it Emhazing for a Fcruel fraternity? CI pledged, and GI still Emmean itF COld haGbits die EmscrFeaAmming
[Bridge]
Six weeks of Fbreathing clean air I still miss the Csmoke Were you making fun of Gme? With some esoteric Amjoke? Now I wanna sell my Fhouse And set fire to all my Cclothes And hire a Gpriest to come and exorcise mFy demons G
[Chorus]
Even if I die CscGreEma--F--Cming-GinEmg F And I hope youC GheEmar F iCt-Git-Emit F And I hope it's Cshitty in The GBlack Dog When Emsomeone plays the Fstarting line and you Cjump up But she's Gtoo young to know Emthis song That was Fintertwined in the Ctragic fabric Gof my EmdreaFming This Ctail between your Glegs, you're EmleaFving
[Outro]
CI still Gcan't beEmlieve itF 'Cause Cold haGbits die EmscrFeaming
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 18 - imgonnagetyouback WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 2 [Intro] G Yeah [Verse 1]
EmLilac short skirt, the one that fits me like Cskin GDid your research, you knew the price going in And I'll tell you Emone thing, honey I can tell when somebody still Cwants me, come clean Standing at the bar like something's Gfunny, bubbly
Once you fix your face, I'm going in [Yeah] [Chorus]
G Whether I'm gonna be your wife, or Gonna smash up your bike, IC haven't decided yet But I'm gonna get you Gback
Whether I'm gonna curse you out, or Take you back to my house, I haven't decidеd yet
But I'm gonna get you Emback
[Post-Chorus]
I-I hear thе whispers in your Ceyes Oh, make you wanna think Gtwice You'll find that you were never not Dmine
[You're mine] [Verse 2]
EmSmall talk, big walk, act like I don't care what you Cdid I'm an GAston Martin that you steered straight into the ditch
Then ran and hid
And I'll tell you Emone thing, honey I can take the upper hand and Ctouch your body Flip the script and leave you like a Gdumb house party
Or I might just love you 'til the end [Ah-ah-ah] [Chorus]
G Whether I'm gonna be your wife, or Gonna smash up your bike, IC haven't decided yet But I'm gonna get you Gback
Whether I'm gonna flip you off, or Pull you into the closet, I haven't decided yet
But I'm gonna get you Emback
[Post-Chorus]
I-I hear thе whispers in your Ceyes Oh, make you wanna think Gtwice You'll find that you were never not Dmine
[You're mine] [Bridge]
Em I can feel it coming, honey, in the way you move CPush the reset button, we're becoming something new GSay you got somebody else, say, "I got someone too"
Even if it's handcuffed, I'm leaving here with you
EmBygones will be bygone, eras fading into grey [Fading into grey] CRebuild all the pieces, but still wanna play the game [Oh] GTold my friends I hate you, but I love you just the same DPick your poison, babe, I'm poison either way [Ha]
[Chorus]

N.C.

Whether I'm gonna be your wife, or Gonna smash up your bike, IC haven't decided yet But I'm gonna get you Gback
Whether I'm gonna curse you out, or Take you back to my house, I haven't decided yet
But I'm gonna get you Emback
[Post-Chorus]
I-I hear thе whispers in your Ceyes Oh, make you wanna think Gtwice You'll find that you were never not Dmine
[Outro]
I'm gonna get you

N.C.

back --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRACK 19 - The Albatross WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] G [Verse 1]
BmWise men Aonce said G"Wild winds are Adeath to the candle" A Bmrose by Aany Gother Aname is a scandal BmCautions Aissued, Ghe stood AShooting the messengers BmThey tried to Awarn him aGbout her A
[Chorus]
D Cross your Athoughtless heartBm Only Gliquor anoints youD She's the Aalbatross Bm She is Ghere to destroy you
[Verse 2]
BmWise men Aonce said G"One bad Aseed kills the garden" Bm"One less Atemptress, Gone less Adagger to sharpen" BmLocked me Aup in Gtowers But I'd Avisit in your dreams Bm And they tried to Awarn you aGbout me A
[Chorus]
D Cross your Athoughtless heartBm Only Gliquor anoints youD She's the Aalbatross Bm She is Ghere to destroy you D Devils Athat you know Bm Raise worse Ghell than a stranger D She's the Adeath you chose Bm You're in Gterrible danger
[Bridge]
Em G And when that Dsky rains Afire oEmn you G And you're perDsona non AgratEma G I'll tell you Dhow I've Abeen theEmre too G And that Dnone of it Amatters
[Verse 3]
BmWise men Aonce read Gfake news And Athey believed it BmJackals Araised their Ghackles You Acouldn't conceive it BmYou were Asleeping Gsoundly when they Adragged you from your bed Bm And I tried to Awarn you aGbout them A
[Chorus]
So ID crossed my Athoughtless heartBm Spread my Gwings like a parachuteD I'm the Aalbatross Bm I swept in Gat the rescue D The devil Athat you know Bm Looks now Gmore like an angel D I'm the Alife you chose Bm And all this Gterrible dangeDr [Ah-ah-Aah-ahBm] This Gterrible dangDer [Ah-ah-Aah-ahBm] G
[Outro]
D So cross your Athoughtless hearBmt [Ah-ah-ah-ah]G D She's the Aalbatross [Ah-ah-ah-ah] BmShe is Ghere to destroy you
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 20 - Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Verse 1]
Your Fhologram stumbled into my apartment CHands in the hair of somebody in darkness Named FChloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus And GI just watched it happen F As the decade would play us for fools And Cyou saw my bones out with somebody new Who Fseemed like he would've bullied you in school And Gyou just watched it happen
[Chorus]
Dm If you want to break my Gcold, cold heart Just say, "I Cloved you the way that you Fwere" Dm If you want to tear my Gworld apart Just say you've Calways woFndered
[Verse 2]
F You said some things that I can't unabsorb CYou turned me into an idea of sorts FYou needed me, but you needed drugs more And I Gcouldn't watch it happen I Fchanged into goddesses, villains, and fools CChanged plans and lovers and outfits and rules FAll to outrun my desertion of you And Gyou just watched it
[Chorus]
Dm If you want to break my Gcold, cold heart Just say, "I Cloved you the way that you Fwere" Dm If you want to tear my Gworld apart Just say you've Calways woFndered
[Bridge]
If the Amglint in my eye traced the depths of your sigh Down that Gpassage in time Back to the moment I Fcrashed into you
Like so many wrecks do
Too imGpaired by my youth To know what to Fdo
So if I sell my apartment
And Cyou have some kids with an internet starlet Will Fthat make your memory fade from this scarlet maGroon?
Like it never happened
Could Fit be enough to just float in your orbit? Can Cwe watch our phantoms like watching wild horses? FCooler in theory, but not if you force it To Gbe, it just didn't happen
[Chorus]
Dm So if you want to break my Gcold, cold heart Say you Cloved me F Dm And if you want to tear my Gworld apart Say you'll Calways woFnder
[Outro] Dm G C
'Cause I woFnder Am Will I Galways Will I Falways woGnder?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 21 - How Did It End? WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 3 [Intro] D Bm A/C# A
D[Uh-oBmh, uh-oA/C#h-oh-oAh]
[Verse 1]
D We hereby conBmduct This post-mortem A/C# He was a hot house Aflower to my outdoorsmen D Our maladies were Bmsuch We could not cure them A/C# And so a touch that was my Abirth right became foreign
[Chorus]
D Come one come Aall It's Ehapp'nin' again The DempaAthetic Ehunger descends D We'll tell no-Aone 'Cept Eall of our friends DWe must know A EHow did it end?D [Uh-oBmh, uh-A/C#oh-oh-oAh]
[Verse 2]
D We were blind to unforBmeseen circumstances A/C# We learn the right Asteps to diffеrent dances [Oh, oh-Doh] And fell victim to Bmintеrlopers glances A/C# Lost the game of Achance, what are the chances? D Soon they'll go home to their husbands Bm Smug 'cause they know they can trust him A/C# Then feverishly calling their Acousins [Oh, oh]
[Chorus]
D Guess who we Aran inEto at the Dshops? Walking in Acircles Elike she was Dlost Didn't you Ahear? They Ecalled it all Doff One gasp and then A EHow did it end?
[Instrumental] Bm E F#m D Bm E F#m D [Bridge]
Bm Say it once again with Efeeling How the death rattle F#mbreathing Silenced as the soul was Dleaving The deflation of our Bmdreaming Leaving me bereft and Ereeling My beloved ghost and F#mme Sitting in a Dtree D-Y-I-N-DG A
[Pre-Chorus]
It's Ehappening agaiDn A EHow did it end?D A I Ecan't pretendD like I underAstand EHow did it end?
[Chorus]
D Come one come Aall It's Ehappening again D The empaAthetic Ehunger descenDds We'll tell no-Aone Except Eall of our Dfriends But I still don't Aknow EHow did it end?D
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 22 - So High School WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] C G D C G D [Verse 1]
CI G feel so Dhigh school every CtimeG I Dlook at you C IG wanna Dfind you in a CcrowdG just to Dhide from you
[Chorus]
And in a Gblink of a crinkling eye I'm Csinking, our fingers entwined Cheeks Empink in the twinkling lights DTell me 'bout the first time you saw me I'll Gdrink what you think and I'm high From Csmoking your jokes all damn night The Embrink of a wrinkle in time DBittersweet 16 suddenly
[Post-Chorus]
I'm Cwatching AGmerican PieD with you on a Saturday night Your Cfriends are aGround, so be quiet DI'm trying to stifle my sighs 'Cause CI G feel so Dhigh school every CtimeG I Dlook at you, but look at youG C Em Ba-ba-ba-ba-Dba
[Verse 2]
Are you gonna Gmarry, kiss, or kill me [Kill me] It's Cjust a game, but really [Really] EmI'm bettin' on all threeD for us two [All three] Get my Gcar door, isn't that sweet? [That sweet] Then Cpull me to the backsеat [Backseat] EmNo one's evеr had me [Had Dme], not like you
[Bridge]
AmTruth, dare, spin bottles GYou know how to ball, I know Aristotle C Brand new, full throttle DTouch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto It's Amtrue, swear, scouts honor You Gknew what you wanted, and, boy, you got her CBrand new, full throttle DYou already know, babe
[Verse 3]
CI G feel like Dlaughing in the CmidGdle oDf practice To that imCpression you Gdid of your Ddad again I'm hearing CvoicesG like a Dmadman
[Chorus]
And in a Gblink of a crinkling eye I'm Csinking, our fingers entwined Cheeks Empink in the twinkling lights DTell me 'bout the first time you saw me I'll Gdrink what you think and I'm high From Csmoking your jokes all damn night The Embrink of a wrinkle in time DBeen a sweet 16 suddenly
[Post-Chorus]
I'm Gwatching American Pie with Cyou on a Saturday night Your Emfriends are around, so be quiet I'm Dtrying to stifle my sighs 'Cause GI feel so Chigh school [So high school] every Emtime I Dlook at you, but look at you
[Outro]
GTruth, dare, spin bottles CYou know how to ball, I know Aristotle EmBrand new, full throttle DTouch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto It's Gtrue, swear, scouts honor You Cknew what you wanted, and, boy, you got her EmBrand new, full throttle DYou already know, babe You already know, babeG
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 23 - I Hate It Here WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Verse 1]
BmQuick, quick Tell me something awful like you are a Dpoet Trapped inside the body of a finance Gguy
Tell me all your secrets All you'll ever be is My eternal consolation prize
Bm You see I was a debutante in another Dlife, but Now I seem to be scared to go outGside
If comfort is a construct, I don't believe in good luck Now that I know what's what [Chorus]
I Dhate it here so I will go to Secret gardens in my mind BmPeople need a key to get to
The only one is mine
I Aread about it in a book when I was a precocious Gchild No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears D I'm there most of the year 'cause I hate it herBme I hate it herAe G
[Verse 2]
BmMy friends used to play a game where We would pick a Ddecade We wished we could live in instead of Gthis
I'd say the 1830s but without all the racists And getting married off for the highest bid
Bm Everyone would look down 'cause it wasn't Dfun now Seems like it was never even fun back thenG
Nostalgia is a mind's trick If I'd been there, I'd hate it It was freezing in the palace [Chorus]
I Dhate it here so I will go to Lunar valleys in my mind BmWhen they found a better planet
Only the gentle survived
I Adreamed about it in the dark The night I felt like I might diGe
No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears
D I'm there most of the year 'cause I hate it herBme I hate it hereA G
[Bridge]
I'm Alonely, but I'm good I'm bitter, but I swear I'm fine I'll Gsave all my romanticism for my inner life and I'll get Emlost on Bmpurpose This place made Gme feel Dworthless EmLucid dreams like electriciBmty, the current flies through me and Gin my fantasies I rise aDbove it And Gway up there, I actually love it
[Chorus]
I Dhate it here so I will go to Secret gardens in my mind BmPeople need a key to get to
The only one is mine
I Aread about it in a book when I was a precocious Gchild No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears D I'm there most of the year 'cause I hate it herBme I hate it herAe
[Outro]
GQuick, quick Tell me something awful Like you are a Dpoet Trapped inside the body of a fBminance guy A G D
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 24 - thanK you AIMee WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] C G C G [Verse 1]
C When I picture my Ghometown There's a Dbronze spray-tanned statue of you C And a plaque underGneath it That Cthreatens to push me down the Gstairs, at our school
[Pre-Chorus]
And it was Calways the Gsame seariDng pain But I dreamed that one day, I could say
[Chorus]
G All that time you were throwin' Cpunches, I was buildin'D somethin' And I can't forgive the way you made me Gfeel Screamed "Fuck you, Aimee" to the Cnight sky, as the blood wasD gushin' But I can't forget the way you made me Cheal G C G
[Verse 2]
C And it wasn't a Gfair fight, or a Dclean kill Each time that Aimee stomped across my gravе C And then she wrote Ghеadlines In the Clocal paper, laughing at each Gbaby step I'd take
[Pre-Chorus]
And it was Calways the Gsame searinDg pain But I prayed that one day, I could say
[Chorus]
G All that time you were throwin' Cpunches, I was buildinD' somethin' And I couldn't wait to show you it was rGeal Screamed "Fuck you, Aimee" to the Cnight sky, as the blood wasD gushin' But I can't forget the way you made me Gheal
[Post-Chorus]
Everyone knows that my Cmother is a saintlDy woman But she used to say she wished that you were dead G So I pushed each boulder up that hill C Your words were still just Dringin' in my head, ringin' in my head
[Bridge]
I Emwrote a thousand songs that you Amfind uncool I Gbuilt a legacy which you Dcan't undo But Emwhen I count the scars, there's a Ammoment of truth That Gthere wouldn't be this, if there Dhadn't been Cyou G C G
[Verse 3]
C And maybe you've reGframed it And Din your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue C I don't think you've Gchanged much And Cso I changed your name, and any Greal defining clues And one dayC, your kid comes home Gsingin' A Dsong that only us two is gonna know is about you, 'cause—
[Chorus]
G All that time you were throwin' Cpunches, it was all forD nothin' And our town, it looks so small, from way up hereG Screamed "Thank you, Aimee" to the Cnight sky, and the stars areD stunnin' 'Cause I can't forget the way you made me Gheal
[Post-Chorus]
Everyone knows that my Cmother is a saintlDy woman But she used to say she wished that you were dead G So I pushed each boulder up that hill C Your words were still just Dringin' in my head, ringin' in my head
[Outro]
C Thank you, GAimee C Thank you, GAimee C G D
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 25 - I Look in People's Windows WRITER/S: Taylor Swft, Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 2 [Intro] Bm G [Verse 1]
BmI had died the tiniest death I spied the catch in your breath GOut, out, out, out, out, out BmNorthbound I got carried away
As you boarded your train
GSouth, south, south, south, south, south
[Pre-Chorus]
BmA feather taken by the wind blowing G I'm afflicted by the not knowing so
[Chorus]
BmI look in Apeople's windows G Transfixed by rose golden glows Bm They have their Afriends over to Gdrink nice winBme I look in Apeople's windows G In case you're at their table Bm What if your Aeyes looked up and Gmet mine One more Bmtime G
[Verse 2]
BmYou had stopped and tiltеd your head I still ponder what it meant GNow, now, now, now, now, now BmI triеd searching faces on streets
What are the chances you'd be
GDowntown, downtown, downtown
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm Does it feel alright to not know me? G I'm addicted to the "if only"
[Chorus]
SoBm I look in Apeople's windows G Like I'm some deranged weirdo Bm I attend AChristmas parties Gfrom outsidBme I look in Apeople's windows G In case you're at their tablBme What if your Aeyes looked up and Gmet mine
One more time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 26 - The Prophecy WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 1 [Intro] Bm F#m D A [Verse 1]
Bm Hand on the throttle F#mThought I caught lightning in a bottle DOh, but it's gone aAgain Bm And it was written F#mI got cursed like Eve got bitten DOh, was it punishAment? Bm Pad around when I get home F#m I guess a lesser woman would've lost hope D A greater woman wouldn't beg A But I looked to the sky and said
[Chorus]
EPlease I've been on my F#mknees Change the propheDcy
Don't want money
AJust someone who wants my compaEny Let it once be F#mme Who do I have to Dspeak to About if they can Aredo the prophecy?
[Verse 2]
Bm Cards on thе table F#mMine play out like fools in a fablе DOh, it was sinking Ain [Sinking in, ohBm]
Slow is the quicksand
F#mPoison blood from the wound of the pricked hand DOh, still I dream of Ahim
[Chorus]
EPlease I've been on my F#mknees Change the propheDcy
Don't want money
AJust someone who wants my compaEny Let it once be F#mme Who do I have to Dspeak to About if they can Aredo the prophecy?
[Bridge]
D And I sound like an infant AFeeling like the very last drops of an ink pen E A greater woman stays cool D But I howl like a wolf at the moon D And I look unstable AGathered with a coven 'round a sorceress' table E A greater woman has faith D But even statues crumble if they're made to wait I'm Aso afraid I Esealed my fate No sign of Dsoulmates I'm just a Dpaperweight, in Ashades of greige ESpending my last coin so someone will Dtell me it'll be okayBm F#m
[Break]
OohD OohA OohBm F#m ODoh A
[Chorus]
EPlease I've been on my F#mknees Change the propheDcy
Don't want money
AJust someone who wants my compaEny Let it once be F#mme Who do I have to Dspeak to About if they can Aredo the prophecEy? F#m Who do I have to Dspeak to A To change the prophecy?E
[Outro] Hand on the throttle
F#mThought I caught lightning in a bottle DOh, but it's goAne again E Pad around when I get home F#m I guess a lesser woman would've lost hope D A greater woman wouldn't beg A But I looked to the sky and said [EPlease]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 27 - Cassandra WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPO: 3 [Verse 1]
I was in my Dmnew house Cplacing Gdaydreams Patching up the Dmcrack aClong Gthe wall I pass it and lose Dmtrack of Cwhat I'm Gsaying 'Cause that's where I was Dmwhen I Cgot Gthe call
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm When the Cfirst stone's Gthrown, they're screaming Dm In the Cstreets, there's a Graging riot Dm When it's "CBurn the Gbitch," they're shrieking Dm When the Ctruth comes Gout, it's quiet
[Chorus]
Em GSo, they killed CasDsandra first 'cause she feared the worst Em And tried to Gtell the Dtown Em GSo, they filled my Dcell with snakes, I regret to say Em Do you beGlieve me Dnow?
[Verse 2]
I was in my Dmtower Cweaving Gnightmares Twisting all my Dmsmiles CintGo snarls They say, "What doesn't Dmkill you Cmakes you Gaware" What happens if it Dmbecomes Cwho Gyou are?
[Chorus]
Em GSo, they killed CasDsandra first 'cause she feared the worst Em And tried to Gtell the Dtown Em GSo, they set my Dlife in flames, I regret to say Em Do you beGlieve me Dnow?
[Bridge]
C They knew, they Emknew, they knew the Dwhole time That I was onto something C The family, the Empure greed, the Christian Dchorus line
They all said nothing
C Blood's thick but Emnothing like a payroll D Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul C You can mark my Emwords that I said Dit first In a morning warning, no oneDm heard C G
[Verse 3]
I patched up the Dmcrack aClong Gthe wall I pass it and lose Dmtrack of Cwhat I'm Gsaying 'Cause that's where I was Dmwhen I ClostG it all
[Chorus]
Em GSo, they killed CasDsandra first 'cause she feared the worst Em And tried to Gtell the Dtown Em GSo, they filled my Dcell with snakes, I regret to say Em Do you beGlieve me Dnow?
[Bridge]
CAh, Emah-ah-ah, Dah I was onto something CAh-Emah-ah, Dah
They all said nothing
C Blood's thick but Emnothing like a payDroll Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul CYou can mark my Emwords that I said it Dfirst In a morning warning, Cno one heard Em No Done heard, not a Csingle wordEm was Dheard
[Outro]
C When the first stone's Emthrown, they're screaDming In the streets, there's a raging riot C When it's "Burn the Embitch," they're shrieDking When the truth comes out, it's Cquiet Em It's Dso quiet
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 28 - Peter WRITER/S: Taylor Swift -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] C Em Am G F G [Verse 1]
CForgive me, Peter My Emlost fearless leader In Amclosets like cedar GPreserved from when we were just Fkids Is it something I Gdid? The Cgoddess of timing Once Emfound us beguiling She Amsaid she was trying GPeter, was she lying? My Fribs get the feeling she Gdid
[Pre-Chorus]
And AmI didn't Gwanna Fcome down I Amthought it was Gjust goodFbye for now
[Chorus]
You Dmsaid you were gonna grow up FThen you were gonna come find me AmSaid you were gonna grow up GThеn you were gonna come find mе DmSaid you were gonna grow up FThen you were gonna come find me AmWords from the mouths of babes GPromises oceaFns deep Dm But neveCr to keep Em Am G Oh, never to Fkeep G
[Verse 2]
Are you Cstill a mind reader? A Emnatural scene stealer? I've Amheard great things, Peter But Glife was always easier Fon you Than it was on Gme And Csometimes it gets me When Emcrossing your jet stream We Amboth did the best we could Gdo Underneath the Fsame moon In different galaxGies
[Pre-Chorus]
And AmI didn't Gwanna Fhang around We Amsaid it was Gjust goodFbye for now
[Chorus]
You Dmsaid you were gonna grow up FThen you were gonna come find me AmSaid you were gonna grow up GThеn you were gonna come find mе DmSaid you were gonna grow up FThen you were gonna come find me AmWords from the mouths of babes GPromises oceaFns deep Dm But neveCr to keep Em Am G Never to Fkeep G
[Bridge]
And I won't conCfess that I waited, but I Amlet the lamp burn As the Fmen masqueraded, I Ghoped you'd return With your Cfeet on the ground, tell me Amall that you'd learned 'Cause Flove's never lost when persGpective is earned And you Csaid you'd come and get me, but Amyou were twenty-five And the Fshelf life of those fantaGsies has expired CLost to the "Lost Boys" Amchapter of your life FForgive me, Peter, please Gknow that I tried To Amhold on [Hold on] to the Gdays [To the days] When you were Fmine But the Amwoman who sits by the Gwindow Has turned outF the light Dm
[Chorus]
You Dmsaid you were gonna grow up FThen you were gonna come find me AmSaid you were gonna grow up G You Dmsaid you were gonna grow up FThen you were gonna come find me AmSaid you were gonna grow up G You Dmsaid you were gonna grow up FThen you were gonna come find me AmSaid you were gonna grow up GThen you were gonna come find me DmSaid you were gonna grow up FThen you were gonna come find me AmWords from the mouths of babes GPromises oceaFns deep Dm But neveCr to keep
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 29 - The Bolter WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] C [Verse 1]
C By all accounts, she almost Gdrowned When she was six in frigid Fwater And I can confirm she Cmade A curious child, ever reGviled By everyone except her own Ffather With a quite bewitching Cface Splendidly selfish, charmingly Ghelpless Excellent fun 'til you get to Fknow her Then she runs like it's a Crace Behind her back, her best mates Glaughed And they nicknamed her "The FBolter"
[Chorus]
CStarted with a kiss "Oh, we must stop meeting like Gthis" But it always ends up with a town car Fspeeding
Out the drive one evening
CEnded with the slam of a door Then he'll call her a Gwhore
Wish he wouldn't be sore
But as she was Fleaving It felt like breathing G All her fuckin' Amlives Flashed before her Feyes G It feels like the Amtime She fell through the Fice Then came out alCive
[Verse 2]
He was a cad, wanted her Gbad Just like any good trophy Fhunter And she liked the way he Ctastes Taming a bear, making him Gcare Watching him jump then pulling him Funder And at first blush, this is Cfate When it's all roses, portrait Gposes Central Park Lake in tiny Frowboats What a charming SaturdaCy That's when she sees the littlest Gleaks
Down in the floorboards
And she Fjust knows She must bolt
[Chorus]
CStarted with a kiss "Oh, we must stop meeting like Gthis" But it always ends up with a town car Fspeeding
Out the drive one evening
CEnded with the slam of a door Then he'll call her a Gwhore
Wish he wouldn't be sore
But as she was Fleaving It felt like breathing G All her fuckin' Amlives Flashed before her Feyes G It feels like the Amtime She fell through the Fice Then came out alCive
[Bridge]
GShe's been many places with AmMen of many faces First, they're Coff to the races
And she's laughing drawin' aces
But, Gnone of it is changin' That the Amchariot is waitin' Hearts are Chers for the breakin'
There's an escape in escaping [Chorus]
CStarted with a kiss "Oh, we must stop meeting like Gthis" But it always ends up with a town car Fspeeding
Out the drive one evenin'
CEnded with the slam of a door But she's got the best Gstories
You can be sure
That as she was Fleaving It felt like freedom G All her fuckin' Amlives Flashed before her Feyes And she realGized It feels like the Amtime She fell through the Fice Then came out al

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 30 - Robin WRITER/S: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] C F G F [Verse 1]
CLong may Fyou reign You're anG animal, you are Fbloodthirsty C Out windoFw panes talkingG utter nonsense You have Fno idea
[Pre-Chorus]
AmStrings tied to levers FSlowed-down clocks tethered GAll this showmanship To Fkeep it for you inC sweetness Am F
[Chorus]
Way to Ggo, tiger C Am F GHigher and Chigher Am F GWilder and Clighter Am For Fyou G
[Instrumental] C F G F [Verse 2]
CLong may Fyou roar At Gyour dinosaurs You're a Fjust ruler C Covered iFn mud, you look Gridiculous And you have Fno idea
[Pre-Chorus]
AmBuried down deep and Fout of your reach The Gsecret we all vowed To Fkeep it from you inC sweetness Am F
[Chorus]
Way to Ggo, tiger C Am F GHigher and Chigher Am F GWilder and Clighter Am For Fyou G
[Bridge]
Em You got the dragonflies above your Fbed You have a favorite spot on the Gswing set
You have no room in your dreams for regrets
[You have no ideaEm] The time will arrive for the cruel and the Fmean You'll learn to bounce back just like your trampoGline
But now we'll curtail your curiosity
InC sweetnessAm F
[Chorus]
Way to Ggo, tiger [CWay to go, Amtiger] F GHigher and Chigher [AmHigher and Fhigher] GWilder and Clighter Am For Fyou G
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRACK 31 - The Manuscript WRITER/S: Taylor Swift -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO CAPO [Intro] C G G F C G G F [Verse 1]
CNow and then she rereads the Gmanuscript Of Gthe entire torrid affaiFr CThey compared their licenses He Gsaid, "I'm not a donor but I'd Ggive you my heart if you Fneeded it" She Crolled her eyes and said "You're a Gprofessional" He said, "GNo, just a good saFmaritan" He Csaid that if the sex was half as Ggood as the conversation was GSoon they'd be pushin' Fstrollers But soon itC was over G F C G F
[Verse 2]
In the Cage of him, she wished she was Gthirty And made Gcoffee every morning in a FFrеnch press CAfterwards she only atе kids' Gcereal And couldn't Gsleep unless it was in her Fmother's bed CThen she dated boys who were her Gown age With Gdart boards on the backs of their Fdoors She Cthought about how he said since she Gwas so wise beyond her years GEverything had been above boardF She wasn'tC sure G F C G F
[Bridge]
And the Gyears passed Like Amscenes of a Fshow The ProGfessor said to Amwrite what you Fknow Lookin' Gbackwards Might Cbe the only Gway to move Fforward Then the Gactors Were Amhitting their Fmarks And the Gslow dance Was aAmlight with the Fsparks And the Gtears fell In CsynchroniciGty with the Fscore And at Glast She knew Cwhat the agoGny had been Ffor
[Verse 3]
The Conly thing that's left is the Gmanuscript One last Gsouvenir from my trip to yourF shores CNow and then I Greread the manuscript But the Gstory isn't mineF anymore