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Taylor Swift Beginner Key of C 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

C · Am · F · G

A reflective love song by Taylor Swift about emerging from darkness into daylight. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Gentle Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a light touch and let the chords ring out for the song’s airy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C

My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in

G Am

Everyone looked worse in the light

F C

There are so many lines that I’ve crossed unforgiven

G Am

I’ll tell you the truth, but never how I’ve been

Verse 2

C

I once believed love would be black and white

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Verse 3

C

I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you

G Am

I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

F C

I’ve been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night

G Am

And now I see daylight, I only see daylight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Bridge

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

F C

I once believed love would be black and white

G

But it’s golden

Am F

And I can still see it all in my head

C G

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

Am

Your love is sunlight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Outro

C

I wanna be defined by the things that I love

G Am

Not the things I hate

F C

Not the things that I’m afraid of, I’m afraid of

G Am

Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night

I, I just think that

F C

You are what you love

Practice tip: The chords C, G, Am, and F are the only ones used. Practice switching between them slowly until you can keep a steady, gentle strum throughout the entire song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

C · Am · F · G

A reflective love song by Taylor Swift about emerging from darkness into daylight. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Gentle Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch and let the chords ring out for the song’s airy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C

My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in

G Am

Everyone looked worse in the light

F C

There are so many lines that I’ve crossed unforgiven

G Am

I’ll tell you the truth, but never how I’ve been

Verse 2

C

I once believed love would be black and white

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Verse 3

C

I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you

G Am

I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

F C

I’ve been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night

G Am

And now I see daylight, I only see daylight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Bridge

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

F C

I once believed love would be black and white

G

But it’s golden

Am F

And I can still see it all in my head

C G

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

Am

Your love is sunlight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Outro

C

I wanna be defined by the things that I love

G Am

Not the things I hate

F C

Not the things that I’m afraid of, I’m afraid of

G Am

Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night

I, I just think that

F C

You are what you love

Practice tip: The chords C, G, Am, and F are the only ones used. Practice switching between them slowly until you can keep a steady, gentle strum throughout the entire song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

C · Am · F · G

A reflective love song by Taylor Swift about emerging from darkness into daylight. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Gentle Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch and let the chords ring out for the song’s airy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C

My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in

G Am

Everyone looked worse in the light

F C

There are so many lines that I’ve crossed unforgiven

G Am

I’ll tell you the truth, but never how I’ve been

Verse 2

C

I once believed love would be black and white

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Verse 3

C

I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you

G Am

I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

F C

I’ve been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night

G Am

And now I see daylight, I only see daylight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Bridge

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

F C

I once believed love would be black and white

G

But it’s golden

Am F

And I can still see it all in my head

C G

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

Am

Your love is sunlight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Outro

C

I wanna be defined by the things that I love

G Am

Not the things I hate

F C

Not the things that I’m afraid of, I’m afraid of

G Am

Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night

I, I just think that

F C

You are what you love

Practice tip: The chords C, G, Am, and F are the only ones used. Practice switching between them slowly until you can keep a steady, gentle strum throughout the entire song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

C · Am · F · G

A reflective love song by Taylor Swift about emerging from darkness into daylight. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Gentle Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch and let the chords ring out for the song’s airy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C

My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in

G Am

Everyone looked worse in the light

F C

There are so many lines that I’ve crossed unforgiven

G Am

I’ll tell you the truth, but never how I’ve been

Verse 2

C

I once believed love would be black and white

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Verse 3

C

I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you

G Am

I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

F C

I’ve been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night

G Am

And now I see daylight, I only see daylight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Bridge

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

F C

I once believed love would be black and white

G

But it’s golden

Am F

And I can still see it all in my head

C G

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

Am

Your love is sunlight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Outro

C

I wanna be defined by the things that I love

G Am

Not the things I hate

F C

Not the things that I’m afraid of, I’m afraid of

G Am

Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night

I, I just think that

F C

You are what you love

Practice tip: The chords C, G, Am, and F are the only ones used. Practice switching between them slowly until you can keep a steady, gentle strum throughout the entire song.

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Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Gtap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

C · Am · F · G

A reflective love song by Taylor Swift about emerging from darkness into daylight. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Gentle Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a light touch and let the chords ring out for the song’s airy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C

My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in

G Am

Everyone looked worse in the light

F C

There are so many lines that I’ve crossed unforgiven

G Am

I’ll tell you the truth, but never how I’ve been

Verse 2

C

I once believed love would be black and white

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Verse 3

C

I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you

G Am

I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

F C

I’ve been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night

G Am

And now I see daylight, I only see daylight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Bridge

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

F C

I once believed love would be black and white

G

But it’s golden

Am F

And I can still see it all in my head

C G

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

Am

Your love is sunlight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Outro

C

I wanna be defined by the things that I love

G Am

Not the things I hate

F C

Not the things that I’m afraid of, I’m afraid of

G Am

Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night

I, I just think that

F C

You are what you love

Practice tip: The chords C, G, Am, and F are the only ones used. Practice switching between them slowly until you can keep a steady, gentle strum throughout the entire song.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

C · Am · F · G

A reflective love song by Taylor Swift about emerging from darkness into daylight. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Gentle Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a light touch and let the chords ring out for the song’s airy feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C

My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in

G Am

Everyone looked worse in the light

F C

There are so many lines that I’ve crossed unforgiven

G Am

I’ll tell you the truth, but never how I’ve been

Verse 2

C

I once believed love would be black and white

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Verse 3

C

I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you

G Am

I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

F C

I’ve been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night

G Am

And now I see daylight, I only see daylight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Bridge

F C

And I can still see it all in my mind

G Am

All of you, all of me intertwined

F C

I once believed love would be black and white

G

But it’s golden

Am F

And I can still see it all in my head

C G

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

Am

Your love is sunlight

Chorus

F C

I once believed love would be burning red

G Am

But it’s golden, like daylight

F C

And I can still see it all in my head

G Am

Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed

F C

I once believed love would be painful

G Am

But it’s peaceful and reverent

F C

It’s shining on me just like daylight

Outro

C

I wanna be defined by the things that I love

G Am

Not the things I hate

F C

Not the things that I’m afraid of, I’m afraid of

G Am

Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night

I, I just think that

F C

You are what you love

Practice tip: The chords C, G, Am, and F are the only ones used. Practice switching between them slowly until you can keep a steady, gentle strum throughout the entire song.