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The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived Chords

Taylor Swift Beginner Key of C 4 Chords 4 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

Am · C · G · F

Taylor Swift’s poignant ballad about betrayal and disillusionment from her album “The Tortured Poets Department”. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret if you want to play along with the original recording, which is in C#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F C

Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?

G F

Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?

C

Were you writin’ a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?

G F

In fifty-five years, will you think of me?

Verse 2

F C

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

G F

And you deserve prison, but you won’t get time

C

You’ll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars

G F

You’re the smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Verse 3

F C

You tried to buy some pills from a friend of friends of mine

G F

They just laughed at your face and said, “You’re not worth the price”

C

And you haunted all my what-ifs

G F

The smoke would have wafted through all of my fake plants

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Bridge

Am Em

You said normal girls were boring

F C

But you were gone by the morning

Am Em

You kicked out the stage lights, but you’re still performing

F C

And in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did

G F

And I will forget you, but I will never forgive

G F

The smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Outro

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

Practice tip: Focus on the steady, simple strum pattern and let the emotional weight of the lyrics carry the song. The chords F, C, and G are the only ones you need to master.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Am · C · G · F

Taylor Swift’s poignant ballad about betrayal and disillusionment from her album “The Tortured Poets Department”. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret if you want to play along with the original recording, which is in C#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F C

Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?

G F

Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?

C

Were you writin’ a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?

G F

In fifty-five years, will you think of me?

Verse 2

F C

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

G F

And you deserve prison, but you won’t get time

C

You’ll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars

G F

You’re the smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Verse 3

F C

You tried to buy some pills from a friend of friends of mine

G F

They just laughed at your face and said, “You’re not worth the price”

C

And you haunted all my what-ifs

G F

The smoke would have wafted through all of my fake plants

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Bridge

Am Em

You said normal girls were boring

F C

But you were gone by the morning

Am Em

You kicked out the stage lights, but you’re still performing

F C

And in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did

G F

And I will forget you, but I will never forgive

G F

The smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Outro

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

Practice tip: Focus on the steady, simple strum pattern and let the emotional weight of the lyrics carry the song. The chords F, C, and G are the only ones you need to master.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Am · C · G · F

Taylor Swift’s poignant ballad about betrayal and disillusionment from her album “The Tortured Poets Department”. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret if you want to play along with the original recording, which is in C#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F C

Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?

G F

Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?

C

Were you writin’ a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?

G F

In fifty-five years, will you think of me?

Verse 2

F C

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

G F

And you deserve prison, but you won’t get time

C

You’ll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars

G F

You’re the smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Verse 3

F C

You tried to buy some pills from a friend of friends of mine

G F

They just laughed at your face and said, “You’re not worth the price”

C

And you haunted all my what-ifs

G F

The smoke would have wafted through all of my fake plants

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Bridge

Am Em

You said normal girls were boring

F C

But you were gone by the morning

Am Em

You kicked out the stage lights, but you’re still performing

F C

And in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did

G F

And I will forget you, but I will never forgive

G F

The smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Outro

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

Practice tip: Focus on the steady, simple strum pattern and let the emotional weight of the lyrics carry the song. The chords F, C, and G are the only ones you need to master.

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Gtap to play

Ftap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Am · C · G · F

Taylor Swift’s poignant ballad about betrayal and disillusionment from her album “The Tortured Poets Department”. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret if you want to play along with the original recording, which is in C#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F C

Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?

G F

Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?

C

Were you writin’ a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?

G F

In fifty-five years, will you think of me?

Verse 2

F C

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

G F

And you deserve prison, but you won’t get time

C

You’ll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars

G F

You’re the smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Verse 3

F C

You tried to buy some pills from a friend of friends of mine

G F

They just laughed at your face and said, “You’re not worth the price”

C

And you haunted all my what-ifs

G F

The smoke would have wafted through all of my fake plants

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Bridge

Am Em

You said normal girls were boring

F C

But you were gone by the morning

Am Em

You kicked out the stage lights, but you’re still performing

F C

And in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did

G F

And I will forget you, but I will never forgive

G F

The smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Outro

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

Practice tip: Focus on the steady, simple strum pattern and let the emotional weight of the lyrics carry the song. The chords F, C, and G are the only ones you need to master.

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Ftap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Am · C · G · F

Taylor Swift’s poignant ballad about betrayal and disillusionment from her album “The Tortured Poets Department”. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret if you want to play along with the original recording, which is in C#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F C

Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?

G F

Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?

C

Were you writin’ a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?

G F

In fifty-five years, will you think of me?

Verse 2

F C

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

G F

And you deserve prison, but you won’t get time

C

You’ll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars

G F

You’re the smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Verse 3

F C

You tried to buy some pills from a friend of friends of mine

G F

They just laughed at your face and said, “You’re not worth the price”

C

And you haunted all my what-ifs

G F

The smoke would have wafted through all of my fake plants

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Bridge

Am Em

You said normal girls were boring

F C

But you were gone by the morning

Am Em

You kicked out the stage lights, but you’re still performing

F C

And in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did

G F

And I will forget you, but I will never forgive

G F

The smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Outro

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

Practice tip: Focus on the steady, simple strum pattern and let the emotional weight of the lyrics carry the song. The chords F, C, and G are the only ones you need to master.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Am · C · G · F

Taylor Swift’s poignant ballad about betrayal and disillusionment from her album “The Tortured Poets Department”. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 1st fret if you want to play along with the original recording, which is in C#.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

F C

Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?

G F

Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?

C

Were you writin’ a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?

G F

In fifty-five years, will you think of me?

Verse 2

F C

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

G F

And you deserve prison, but you won’t get time

C

You’ll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars

G F

You’re the smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Verse 3

F C

You tried to buy some pills from a friend of friends of mine

G F

They just laughed at your face and said, “You’re not worth the price”

C

And you haunted all my what-ifs

G F

The smoke would have wafted through all of my fake plants

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Bridge

Am Em

You said normal girls were boring

F C

But you were gone by the morning

Am Em

You kicked out the stage lights, but you’re still performing

F C

And in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did

G F

And I will forget you, but I will never forgive

G F

The smallest man who ever lived

Chorus

C F

And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

G F

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

C

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

G F

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

C

You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man

F G

I would’ve died for your sins, in-stead I just died inside

F

You de-serve prison, but you won’t get time

Outro

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

F C G

And you’ll deserve prison, but you won’t get time

Practice tip: Focus on the steady, simple strum pattern and let the emotional weight of the lyrics carry the song. The chords F, C, and G are the only ones you need to master.