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Taylor Swift - Fifteen Chords

Chord reference G, C, Em, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [C] [Em] [C] [G]You take a deep breath and you [C]walk through the doors It’s the [Em]morning of your very first [C]day You say [G]hi to your friends you ain’t [C]seen in a while Try and stay [Em]out of everybody’s [C]way [G]It’s your freshman year and you’re [C]gonna be here For the [Em]next four years in [C]this town Hoping one of [G]those senior boys will [C]wink at you and say You know I [Em]haven’t seen you [C]around, [C]before

‘Cause when [G]you’re fifteen and, [Em]somebody tells you they [D]love you You’re gonna [C]believe them, and when [G]you’re fifteen [D]Feeling like there’s [Em]nothing to figure [C]out [Em]Well count to ten, take it [D]in This is life before you [G]know who you’re [D]gonna [C]be [D]At fifteen…

[G] [C] [Em] [C] [G]You sit in class next to a [C]redhead named Abigail And [Em]soon enough you’re best [C]friends [G]Laughing at the other girls who [C]think they’re so cool We’ll be [Em]out of here as soon as we [C]can And [G]then you’re on your very first [C]date And he’s got a [Em]car and you’re feeling like [C]flying And you’re [G]momma’s waiting, up and you’re [C]thinking he’s the one And you’re [Em]dancing round your room when the [C]night ends When the [C]night ends…

‘Cause when [G]you’re fifteen and, [Em]somebody tells you they [D]love you You’re gonna [C]believe them, and when [G]you’re fifteen [D]And your first kiss [Em]makes your head spin [C]around [Em]But in your life you’ll do [D]things greater than Dating the [G]boy on the [D]football [C]team But I didn’t [D]know it at fifteen…

[G] [C] [Em] [C] [D] [C]When all you [Em]wanted was to be [D]wanted Wish you could go back and [G]tell, yourself what [D]you know [C]now [D]

[G]Back then I swore I was gonna [C]marry him someday But I [Em]realized some bigger dreams of [C]mine And [G]Abigail gave [C]everything she had to a [Em]boy Who changed his [C]mind and we both [C]cried

‘Cause when [G]you’re fifteen and, [Em]somebody tells you they [D]love you You’re gonna [C]believe them, and when [G]you’re fifteen [D]Don’t forget to [Em]look before you [C]fall [Em]I’ve found time can heal [D]most anything And you just might [G]find who you’re [D]supposed to [C]be I didn’t [Em]know who I was [D]supposed to [C]be [D]At fifteen…

[G] [C] [Em]La [C]la la la la [G] [C]La la [Em]la la la [C]Your very [G]first [C]day, take a deep breath girl [Em]Take a deep breath as you [C]walk through the doors

Artist Taylor Swift
Album Fearless
Genres Country, Pop
Year 2008
Key G

How to Play Fifteen on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - Fifteen can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Em, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Fifteen with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.