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Taylor Swift
"folklore"
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Released: July 24, 2020
Genre: Indie folk, alternative rock, electro-folk, chamber pop, indietronica
Track listing:
01.the 1
02.cardigan
03.the last great american dynasty
04.exile (featuring Bon Iver)
05.my tears ricochet
06.mirrorball
07.seven
08.august
09.this is me trying
10.illicit affairs
11.invisible string
12.mad woman
13.epiphany
14.betty
15.peace
16.hoax
Bonus track (for deluxe edition):
17.the lakes
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Track 01 - the 1
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
Intro
   
   
Verse 1
I'm doing good, I'm on some new
shit
Been saying "yes" instead of
"no"
I thought I saw you at the bus
stop, I didn't though
I hit the ground running each
night
I hit the Sunday matinée
You know the greatest films of
all time were never made
Pre-chorus
I guess you never know, never
know
And if you wanted me, you really
should've showed
And if you never bleed, you're
never gonna grow
And it's alright now
Chorus
But we were something, don't you
think so?
Roaring twenties, tossing
pennies in the pool
And if my wishes came true
It would've been you
In my defense, I have none
For never leaving well enough
alone
But it would've been fun
If you would've been the one
(Ooh)
Verse 2
I have this dream you're doing
cool shit
Having adventures on your own
You meet some woman on the
internet and take her home
We never painted by the numbers,
baby
But we were making it count
You know the greatest loves of
all time are over now
Pre-chorus
I guess you never know, never
know
And it's another day waking up
alone
Chorus
But we were something, don't you
think so?
Roaring twenties, tossing
pennies in the pool
And if my wishes came true
It would've been you
In my defense, I have none
For never leaving well enough
alone
But it would've been fun
If you would've been the one
Bridge
I, I, I persist and resist the
temptation to ask you
If one thing had been different
Would everything be different
today?
Chorus
We were something, don't you
think so?
Rosé flowing with your chosen
family
And it would've been sweet
If it could've been me
In my defense, I have none
For digging up the grave another
time
But it would've been fun
If you would've been the one
(Ooh)
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Track 02 - cardigan
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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Verse 1
Vintage tee, brand new phone
High heels on cobblestones
When you are young, they assume
you know nothing
Sequin smile, black lipstick
Sensual politics
When you are young, they assume
you know nothing
Chorus
But I knew you
Dancin' in your Levi's
Drunk under a streetlight, I
I knew you
Hand under my sweatshirt
Baby, kiss it better, I
Chorus
And when I felt like I was an
old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was
your favorite
Verse 2
A friend to all is a friend to
none
Chase two girls, lose the one
When you are young, they assume
you know nothing
Chorus
But I knew you
Playing hide-and-seek and
Giving me your weekends, I
I knew you
Your heartbeat on the High Line
Once in twenty lifetimes, I
Chorus
And when I felt like I was an
old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was
your favorite
Bridge
To kiss in cars and downtown
bars
Was all we needed
You drew stars around my scars
But now I'm bleedin'
Chorus
'Cause I knew you
Steppin' on the last train
Marked me like a bloodstain, I
I knew you
Tried to change the ending
Peter losing Wendy, I
I knew you
Leavin' like a father
Running like water, I
And when you are young, they
assume you know nothing
Verse 3
But I knew you'd linger like a
tattoo kiss
I knew you'd haunt all of my
what-ifs
The smell of smoke would hang
around this long
'Cause I knew everything when I
was young
I knew I'd curse you for the
longest time
Chasin' shadows in the grocery
line
I knew you'd miss me once the
thrill expired
And you'd be standin' in my
front porch light
And I knew you'd come back to me
You'd come back to me
And you'd come back to me
And you'd come back
Chorus
And when I felt like I was an
old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was
your favorite
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Track 03 - the last great american dynasty
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
Intro
Verse 1
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon
train, it was sunny
Her saltbox house on the coast
took her mind off St. Louis
Bill was the heir to the
Standard Oil name and money
And the town said, "How did a
middle-class divorcée do it?"
The wedding was charming, if a
little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home and
called it "Holiday House"
Their parties were tasteful, if
a little loud
The doctor had told him to
settle down
It must have been her fault his
heart gave out
Chorus
And they said
"There goes the last great
American dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed
up, what could've been
There goes the maddest woman
this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining
everything"
Verse 2
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode
Island set forever
Flew in all her Bitch Pack
friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne
and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on
the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets
with Dalí
Chorus
And they said
"There goes the last great
American dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed
up, what could've been
There goes the most shameless
woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining
everything"
Bridge
They say she was seen on
occasion
Pacing the rocks, staring out at
the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it
key lime green
Fifty years is a long time
Holiday House sat quietly on
that beach
Free of women with madness,
their men and bad habits
And then it was bought by me
Chorus
Who knows, if she never showed
up, what could've been
There goes the loudest woman
this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining
everything
Outro
I had a marvelous time   ruining
everything
A marvelous time   ruining
everything
A marvelous time
I had a marvelous time
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Track 04 - exile (featuring Bon Iver)
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, William Bowery, Justin Vernon
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CAPO: 4
Intro
 
 
Verse 1
I can see you standing, honey
With his arms around your body
Laughin', but the joke's not
funny at all
And it took you five whole
minutes
To pack us up and leave me with
it
Holdin' all this love out here
in the hall
Chorus
I think I've seen this film
before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So what am I defending now?
You were my town, now I'm in
exile, seein' you out
I think I've seen this film
before
Post-chorus
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Verse 2
I can see you starin', honey
Like he's just your understudy
Like you'd get your knuckles
bloody for me
Second, third, and hundredth
chances
Balancin' on breaking branches
Those eyes add insult to injury
Chorus
I think I've seen this film
before
And I didn't like the ending
I'm not your problem anymore
So who am I offending now?
You were my crown, now I'm in
exile, seein' you out
I think I've seen this film
before
So I'm leaving out the side door
Bridge
So step right out, there is no
amount
Of crying I can do for you
All this time
We always walked a very thin
line
You didn't even hear me out (You
didn't even hear me out)
You never gave a warning sign (I
gave so many signs)
All this time
I never learned to read your
mind (Never learned to read my
mind)
I couldn't turn things around
(You never turned things around)
'Cause you never gave a warning
sign (I gave so many signs)
So many signs, so many signs
You didn't even see the signs
Chorus
I think I've seen this film
before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So what am I defending now?
You were my town, now I'm in
exile, seein' you out
I think I've seen this film
before
So I'm leavin' out the side door
Outro
So step right out, there is no
amount
Of crying I can do for you
All this time
We always walked a very thin
line
You didn't even hear me out
(Didn't even hear me out)
You never gave a warning sign (I
gave so many signs)
All this time
I never learned to read your
mind (Never learned to read my
mind)
I couldn't turn things around
(You never turned things around)
'Cause you never gave a warning
sign (I gave so many signs)
You never gave a warning sign
(All this time)
(So many times) I never learned
to read your mind
(So many signs) I couldn't turn
things around (I couldn't turn
things around)
'Cause you never gave a warning
sign (You never gave a warning
sign)
You never gave a warning sign
Ah, ah
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Track 05 - my tears ricochet
Writer/s: Taylor Swift
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NO CAPO
Intro
   
   
   
Verse 1
We gather here, we line up,
weepin' in a sunlit room
And if I'm on fire, you'll be
made of ashes, too
Even on my worst day, did I
deserve, babe
All the hell you gave me?
'Cause I loved you, I swear I
loved you
'Til my dying day
Chorus
I didn't have it in myself to go
with grace
And you're the hero flying
around, saving face
And if I'm dead to you, why are
you at the wake?
Cursing my name, wishing I
stayed
Look at how my tears ricochet
Verse 2
We gather stones, never knowing
what they'll mean
Some to throw, some to make a
diamond ring
You know I didn't want to have
to haunt you
But what a ghostly scene
You wear the same jewels that I
gave you
As you bury me
Chorus
I didn't have it in myself to go
with grace
'Cause when I'd fight, you used
to tell me I was brave
And if I'm dead to you, why are
you at the wake?
Cursing my name, wishing I
stayed
Look at how my tears ricochet
Bridge
And I can go anywhere I want
Anywhere I want, just not home
And you can aim for my heart, go
for blood
But you would still miss me in
your bones
And I still talk to you  (When
I'm screaming at the sky)
And when you can't sleep at
night (You hear my stolen
lullabies)
Chorus
I didn't have it in myself to go
with grace
And so the battleships will sink
beneath the waves
You had to kill me, but it
killed you just the same
Cursing my name, wishing I
stayed
You turned into your worst fears
And you're tossing out blame,
drunk on this pain
Crossing out the good years
And you're cursing my name,
wishing I stayed
Look at how my tears ricochet
Outro
   
   
   
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Track 06 - mirrorball
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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NO CAPO
Intro
Verse 1
I want you to know
I'm a mirrorball
I'll show you every version of
yourself tonight
I'll get you out on the floor
Shimmering beautiful
And when I break, it's in a
million pieces
Chorus
Hush, when no one is around, my
dear
You'll find me on my tallest
tiptoes
Spinning in my highest heels,
love
Shining just for you
Hush, I know they said the end
is near
But I'm still on my tallest
tiptoes
Spinning in my highest heels,
love
Shining just for you
Verse 2
I want you to know
I'm a mirrorball
I can change everything about me
to fit in
You are not like the regulars
The masquerade revelers
Drunk as they watch my shattered
edges glisten
Chorus
Hush, when no one is around, my
dear
You'll find me on my tallest
tiptoes
Spinning in my highest heels,
love
Shining just for you
Hush, I know they said the end
is near
But I'm still on my tallest
tiptoes
Spinning in my highest heels,
love
Shining just for you
Bridge
And they called off the circus,
burned the disco down
When they sent home the horses
and the rodeo clowns
I'm still on that tightrope
I'm still trying everything to
get you laughing at me
And I'm still a believer, but I
don't know why
I've never been a natural, all I
do is try, try, try
I'm still on that trapeze
I'm still trying everything to
keep you looking at me
Outro
Because I'm a mirrorball
I'm a mirrorball
And I'll show you every version
of yourself tonight
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Track 07 - seven
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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Verse 1
Please picture me in the trees
I hit my peak at seven
Feet in the swing over the creek
I was too scared to jump in
But I, I was high in the sky
With Pennsylvania under me
Are there still beautiful
things?
Chorus
Sweet tea in the summer
Cross your heart, won't tell no
other
And though I can’t recall your
face
I still got love for you
Your braids like a pattern
Love you to the Moon and to
Saturn
Passed down like folk songs
The love lasts so long
Instrumental
   
Bridge
And I've been meaning to tell
you
I think your house is haunted
Your dad is always mad and that
must be why
And I think you should come live
with me
And we can be pirates
Then you won't have to cry
Or hide in the closet
And just like a folk song
Our love will be passed on
Verse 2
Please picture me in the weeds
Before I learned civility
I used to scream ferociously
Any time I wanted
I,  I
Chorus
Sweet tea in the summer
Cross my heart, won’t tell no
other
And though I can't recall your
face
I still got love for you
Pack your dolls and a sweater
We'll move to India forever
Passed down like folk songs
Our love lasts so long
Outro
   
   
   
   
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Track 08 - august
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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CAPO: 3
Verse 1
Salt air, and the rust on your
door
I never needed anything more
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
"Never have I ever before"
Chorus
But I can see us lost in the
memory
August slipped away into a
moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in
bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle
of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Verse 2
Your back beneath the sun
Wishin' I could write my name on
it
Will you call when you're back
at school?
I remember thinkin' I had you
Chorus
But I can see us lost in the
memory
August slipped away into a
moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in
bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle
of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Instrumental
   
Bridge
Back when we were still changin'
for the better
Wanting was enough
For me, it was enough
To live for the hope of it all
Cancel plans just in case you'd
call
And say, "Meet me behind the
mall"
So much for summer love and
saying "us"
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
You weren't mine to lose, no
Chorus
But I can see us lost in the
memory
August slipped away into a
moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in
bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle
of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Outro
'Cause you were never mine
Never mine
But do you remember?
Remember when I pulled up and
said "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just
in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the
hope of it all, for the hope of
it all
"Meet me behind the mall"
(Remember when I pulled up and
said "Get in the car")
(And then canceled my plans just
in case you'd call?)
(Back when I was livin' for the
hope of it all, for the hope of
it all)
("Meet me behind the mall")
Remember when I pulled up and
said "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just
in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the
hope of it all (For the hope of
it all)
For the hope of it all, for the
hope of it all
(For the hope of it all, for the
hope of it all)
   
   
   
   
  
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Track 09 - this is me trying
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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CAPO: 2
Intro
   
Verse 1
I've been having a hard time
adjusting
I had the shiniest wheels, now
they're rusting
I didn't know if you'd care if I
came back
I have a lot of regrets about
that
Pulled the car off the road to
the lookout
Could've followed my fears all
the way down
And maybe I don't quite know
what to say
But I'm here in your doorway
Chorus
I just wanted you to know that
this is me trying
I just wanted you to know that
this is me trying
Instrumental
 
Verse 2
They told me all of my cages
were mental
So I got wasted like all my
potential
And my words shoot to kill when
I'm mad
I have a lot of regrets about
that
I was so ahead of the curve, the
curve became a sphere
Fell behind all my classmates
and I ended up here
Pouring out my heart to a stranger
But I didn't pour the whiskey
Chorus
I just wanted you to know that
this is me trying
I just wanted you to know that
this is me trying
Post-chorus
At least I'm trying
Bridge
And it's hard to be at a party
when I feel like an open wound
It's hard to be anywhere these
days when all I want is you
You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town
Chorus
And I just wanted you to know
that this is me trying
(And maybe I don't quite know what to say)
I just wanted you to know that
this is me trying
Outro
At least I'm trying
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Track 10 - illicit affairs
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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CAPO: 3
Intro
    
Verse 1
Make sure nobody sees you leave
Hood over your head, keep your
eyes down
Tell your friends you're out for
a run
You’ll be flushed when you
return
Take the road less traveled by
Tell yourself you can always
stop
What started in beautiful rooms
Ends with meetings in parking lots
Chorus
And that's the thing about
illicit affairs
And clandestine meetings and
longing stares
It's born from just one single
glance
But it dies and it dies and it
dies
A million little times
Verse 2
Leave the perfume on the shelf
That you picked out just for him
So you leave no trace behind
Like you don’t even exist
Take the words for what they are
A dwindling, mercurial high
A drug that only worked
The first few hundred times
Chorus
And that's the thing about
illicit affairs
And clandestine meetings and
stolen stares
They show their truth one single
time
But they lie and they lie and
they lie
A million little times
Bridge
And you wanna scream
Don't call me "kid," don't call
me "baby"
Look at this godforsaken mess
that you made me
You showed me colors you know I
can't see with anyone else
Don't call me "kid," don't call
me "baby"
Look at this idiotic fool that
you made me
You taught me a secret language
I can't speak with anyone else
Outro
And you know damn well
For you, I would ruin myself
A million little times
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Track 11 - invisible string
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
Intro
   
   
Verse 1
Green was the color of the grass
Where I used to read at
Centennial Park
I used to think I would meet
somebody there
Teal was the color of your shirt
When you were sixteen at the
yogurt shop
You used to work at to make a
little money
Chorus
Time, curious time
Gave me no compasses, gave me no
signs
Were there clues I didn't see?
And isn't it just so pretty to
think
All along there was some
Invisible string
Tying you to me?
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Verse 2
Bad was the blood of the song in
the cab
On your first trip to LA
You ate at my favorite spot for
dinner
Bold was the waitress on our
three-year trip
Getting lunch down by the Lakes
She said I looked like an
American singer
Chorus
Time, mystical time
Cutting me open, then healing me
fine
Were there clues I didn't see?
And isn't it just so pretty to
think
All along there was some
Invisible string
Tying you to me?
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Bridge
A string that pulled me
Out of all the wrong arms, right
into that dive bar
Something wrapped all of my past
mistakes in barbed wire
Chains around my demons
Wool to brave the seasons
One single thread of gold
Tied me to you
Verse 3
Cold was the steel of my axe to
grind
For the boys who broke my heart
Now I send their babies presents
Gold was the color of the leaves
When I showed you around
Centennial Park
Hell was the journey, but it
brought me heaven
Chorus
Time, wondrous time
Gave me the blues and then
purple-pink skies
And it's cool, baby, with me
And isn't it just so pretty to
think
All along there was some
Invisible string
Tying you to me?
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Me
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Outro
(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah-ah)
  
  
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Track 12 - mad woman
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 1
Intro
  
  
  
  
Verse 1
What did you think I'd say to
that?
Does a scorpion sting when
fighting back?
They strike    to kill, and you
know I will
You know I will
What do you sing on your drive
home?
Do you see my face in the
neighbor's lawn?
Does she smile?
Or does she mouth, "Fuck you
forever"?
Pre-chorus
Every time you call me crazy, I
get more crazy
What about that?
And when you say I seem angry, I
get more angry
Chorus
And there's nothing like a mad
woman
What a shame she went mad
No one likes a mad woman
You made her like that
And you'll poke that bear 'til
her claws come out
And you find something to wrap
your noose around
And there's nothing like a mad  
 woman
Instrumental
  
  
  
  
Verse 2
Now I breathe flames each time I
talk
My cannons all firin' at your
yacht
They say, "Move on," but you
know I won't
And women like hunting witches
too
Doing your dirtiest work for you
It's obvious that wanting me
dead
Has really brought you two
together
Pre-chorus
Every time you call me crazy, I
get more crazy
What about that?
And when you say I seem angry, I
get more angry
Chorus
And there's nothing like a mad
woman
What a shame she went mad
No one likes a mad woman
You made her like that
And you'll poke that bear 'til
her claws come out
And you find something to wrap
your noose around
And there's nothing like a mad  
woman
Bridge
I'm taking my time, taking my
time
'Cause you took everything from
me
Watching you climb, watching you
climb
Over people like me
The master of spin has a couple
side flings
Good wives always know
She should be mad, should be
scathing like me, but
No one likes a mad   woman
Outro
What a shame she went mad
You made her like that
  
  
  
  
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Track 13 - epiphany
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 1
Intro
  
Verse 1
Keep your helmet, keep your
life, son
Just a flesh wound, here's your
rifle
Crawling up the beaches now
"Sir, I think he's bleeding out"
And some things you just can't
speak about
Chorus
With you I serve, with you I
fall down, down
Watch you breathe in, watch you
breathing out, out
Verse 2
Something med school did not
cover
Someone's daughter, someone's
mother
Holds your hand through plastic
now
"Doc, I think she's crashing
out"
And some things you just can't
speak about
Instrumental
   
   
Bridge
Only twenty minutes to sleep
But you dream of some epiphany
Just one single glimpse of
relief
To make some sense of what
you've seen
Chorus
With you I serve, with you I
fall down, down (Down)
Watch you breathe in, watch you
breathing out, out
With you I serve (With you I
serve), with you I fall down
(Down), down (Down)
Watch you breathe in (Watch you
breathe in), watch you breathing
out (Out), out (Out)
Outro
Only twenty minutes to sleep
But you dream of some epiphany
Just one single glimpse of
relief
To make some sense of what
you've seen
   
   
   
   
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Track 14 - betty
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, William Bowery
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NO CAPO
Intro
     
Verse 1
Betty, I won't make assumptions
About why you switched your
homeroom, but
I think it's 'cause of me
Betty, one time, I was riding on
my skateboard
When I passed your house
It's like I couldn't breathe
Pre-chorus
You heard the rumors from Inez
You can't believe a word she
says
Most times, but this time, it
was true
The worst thing that I ever did
Was what I did to you
Chorus
But if I just showed up at your
party
Would you have me? Would you
want me?
Would you tell me to go fuck
myself
Or lead me to the garden?
In the garden, would you trust
me
If I told you it was just a
summer thing?
I'm only seventeen, I don't know
anything
But I know I miss you
Verse 2
Betty, I know where it all went
wrong
Your favorite song was playing
From the far side of the gym
I was nowhere to be found
I hate the crowds, you know that
Plus, I saw you dance with him
Pre-chorus
You heard the rumors from Inez
You can't believe a word she
says
Most times, but this time, it
was true
The worst thing that I ever did
Was what I did to you
Chorus
But if I just showed up at your
party
Would you have me? Would you
want me?
Would you tell me to go fuck
myself
Or lead me to the garden?
In the garden, would you trust
me
If I told you it was just a
summer thing?
I'm only seventeen, I don't know
anything
But I know I miss you
Bridge
I was walking home on broken
cobblestones
Just thinking of you when she
pulled up like
A figment of my worst intentions
She said, "James, get in, let's
drive"
Those days turned into nights
Slept next to her, but
I dreamt of you all summer long
Instrumental
    
   
Verse 3
Betty, I'm here on your doorstep
And I planned it out for weeks
now
But it's finally sinkin' in
Betty, right now is the last
time
I can dream about what happens
when
You see my face again
Pre-chorus
The only thing I wanna do
Is make it up to you
So I showed up at your party
Yeah, I showed up at your party
Chorus
Yeah, I showed up at your party
Will you have me? Will you love
me?
Will you kiss me on the porch
In front of all your stupid
friends?
If you kiss me, will it be just
like I dreamed it?
Will it patch your broken wings?
I'm only seventeen, I don't know
anything
But I know I miss you
Outro
Standing in your cardigan
Kissin' in my car again
Stopped at a streetlight
You know I miss you
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Track 15 - peace
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 3
Intro
   
     
Verse 1
Our coming-of-age has come and
gone
Suddenly, this summer, it's
clear
I never had the courage of my
convictions
As long as danger is near
And it's just around the corner,
darlin'
'Cause it lives in me
No, I could never give you peace
Chorus
But I'm a fire and I'll keep
your brittle heart warm
If your cascade, ocean wave blues come
All these people think love's
for show
But I would die for you in
secret
The devil's in the details, but
you got a friend in me
Would it be enough if I could
never give you peace?
Verse 2
Your integrity makes me seem
small
You paint dreamscapes on the
wall
I talk shit with my friends,
it's like I'm wasting your honor
And you know that I'd swing with
you for the fences
Sit with you in the trenches
Give you my wild, give you a
child
Give you the silence that only
comes when two people understand
each other
Family that I chose, now that I
see your brother as my brother
Is it enough?
But there's robbers to the east,
clowns to the west
I'd give you my sunshine, give
you my best
But the rain is always gonna
come if you're standin' with me
Chorus
But I'm a fire and I'll keep
your brittle heart warm
If your cascade, ocean wave blues come
All these people think love's
for show
But I would die for you in
secret
The devil's in the details, but
you got a friend in me
Would it be enough if I could
never give you peace?
Would it be enough if I could
never give you peace?
Would it be enough if I could
never give you peace?
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Track 16 - hoax
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 1
Verse 1
My only one
My smoking gun
My eclipsed sun
This has broken me down
My twisted knife
My sleepless night
My winless fight
This has frozen my ground
Chorus
Stood on the cliffside
screaming, "Give me a reason"
Your faithless love's the only
hoax I believe in
Don't want no other shade of
blue but you
No other sadness in the world
would do
Verse 2
My best laid plan
Your sleight of hand
My barren land
I am ash from your fire
Chorus
Stood on the cliffside
screaming, "Give me a reason"
Your faithless love's the only
hoax I believe in
Don't want no other shade of
blue but you
No other sadness in the world
would do
Bridge
You know I left a part of me
back in New York
You knew the hero died so what's
the movie for?
You knew it still hurts
underneath my scars
From when they pulled me apart
You knew the password so I let
you in the door
You knew you won so what's the
point of keeping score?
You knew it still hurts
underneath my scars
From when they pulled me apart
But what you did was just as
dark
(Ah, ah, ah)
Darling, this was just as hard
As when they pulled me apart
Outro
My only one
My kingdom come undone
My broken drum
You have beaten my heart
Don't want no other shade of
blue but you
No other sadness in the world
would do
   
   
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Track 17 - the lakes
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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NO CAPO
Intro
   
   
Verse 1
Is it romantic how all my
elegies eulogize me?
I'm not cut out for all these
cynical clones
These hunters with cell phones
Chorus
Take me to the Lakes, where all
the poets went to die
I don't belong and, my beloved,
neither do you
Those Windermere peaks look like
a perfect place to cry
I'm setting off, but not without
my muse
Verse 2
What should be over, burrowed
under my skin
In heart-stopping waves of hurt
I've come too far to watch some
namedropping sleaze
Tell me what are my words worth
Chorus
Take me to the Lakes, where all
the poets went to die
I don't belong and, my beloved,
neither do you
Those Windermere peaks look like
a perfect place to cry
I'm setting off, but not without
my muse
Bridge
I want auroras and sad prose
I want to watch wisteria grow
right over my bare feet
'Cause I haven't moved in years
And I want you right here
A red rose grew up out of ice
frozen ground
With no one around to tweet it
While I bathe in cliffside pools
With my calamitous love and
insurmountable grief
Chorus
Take me to the Lakes, where all
the poets went to die
I don't belong and, my beloved,
neither do you
Those Windermere peaks look like
a perfect place to cry
I'm setting off, but not without
my muse
No, not without you
Outro
   
   
  
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