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Taylor Swift - I’m Only Me When I’m With You Chords

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

[G]Friday night beneath the [D]stars, in a field behind your [C]yard You and [Em]I are painting [Am]pictures in the [D]sky [G]And sometimes we don’t say a [D]thing Just listen to the crickets [C]sing Every[Em]thing I need is [Am]right here by my [D]side

And [C]I know [G]everything about you [Am]I don’t wanna [D]live without you

I’m [G]only up when you’re not down Don’t [D]wanna fly if you’re still on the [Em]ground It’s [C]like no [G]matter [C]what I [D]do Well you [G]drive me crazy half the time The [D]other half I’m only trying to [Em]Let you [C]know that [G]what I [C]feel is [D]true And [C]I’m only [G]me when [D]I’m with [G]you

[D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G]Just a small town boy and [D]girl, living in a crazy [C]world Trying to [Em]figure out what [Am]is and isn’t [D]true [G]And I don’t try to hide my [D]tears The secrets all my deepest [C]fears Through it [Em]all nobody [Am]gets me like you [D]do

And [C]you know [G]everything about me You [Am]say that you can’t [D]live without me

I’m [G]only up when you’re not down Don’t [D]wanna fly if you’re still on the [Em]ground It’s [C]like no [G]matter [C]what I [D]do Well you [G]drive me crazy half the time The [D]other half I’m only trying to [Em]Let you [C]know that [G]what I [C]feel is [D]true And [C]I’m only [G]me when [D]I’m with [G]you

[D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [Em]When I’m with anybody else [C]It’s so hard to be [Am]myself And only you [C]can tell

That I’m [G]only up when you’re not down Don’t [D]wanna fly if you’re still on the [Em]ground It’s [C]like no [G]matter [C]what I [D]do Well you [G]drive me crazy half the time The [D]other half I’m only trying to [Em]Let you [C]know that [G]what I [C]feel is [D]true And I’m [C]only [D]me Who I [Em]wanna [C]be Well I’m [C]only [Em]me when [D]I’m with [G]you [D] [Em] [C] With [G] [D]you, [Em] [C]oh ho [G]ho yeah

Artist Taylor Swift
Album Taylor Swift
Genres Country
Year 2006
Key G

How to Play I'm Only Me When I'm With You on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - I'm Only Me When I'm With You can be played in the key of G using the G, D, C, Em, Am 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 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.
  • 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 Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

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

You can play I'm Only Me When I'm With You with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.