Taylor Swift - Midnight Rain Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G key to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
[chorus]
He wanted it comfortable; I wanted that [C]pain
He wanted a bride; I was making my [G]own name
Chasing that fame, he stayed the [Am]same
All of me changed like midnight [F]
[Opening]
[C] [G] [Am]
[F]My town was a wasteland, [C]full of cages, full of fences
Pageant queens and big pretenders [G]
Am
But for some, it was paradise, [Am] [F]my boy was a montage
A [C]slow-motion, love potion, jumping off things in the ocean [G]
I broke his heart ’cause he was nice [Am]
He was sunshine; I was midnight.
[chorus]
Rain
He wanted it comfortable, I wanted that [C]pain
He wanted a bride; I was making my [G]own name
Chasing that fame, he stayed the [Am]same
All of me changed like midnight.
[verse 2]
[F]It came like a postcard, [C]picture perfect shiny family
Holiday peppermint candy, [G]but for him, it’s every [Am]day
[F]So I peered through a window, a [C]deep portal, time travel
All the love we unravel, [G]and the life I gave away [Am]
‘Cause he was sunshine, I was midnight [F]rain
[chorus]
He wanted it comfortable; I wanted that [C]pain
He wanted a bride; I was making my [G]own name
Chasing that fame, he stayed the [Am]same
All of me changed like midnight. [F]Rain
[chorus]
He wanted it comfortable; I wanted that [C]pain
He wanted a bride; I was making my [G]own name
Chasing that fame, he stayed the [Am]same
All of me changed like midnight
[Closing]
[F]I guess sometimes we all get, just what we [C]wanted, just what we wanted
And he [G]never thinks of me, except for [Am]when I’m on TV
[F]I guess sometimes we all get, some kind of [C]haunted, some kind of haunted
And I [G]never think of him, except on [Am]midnights like this
(Midnights like this, midnights like this) [C] [G] [Am] [C] [G] [Am]
How to play Midnight Rain on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Taylor Swift - Midnight Rain on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Midnight Rain uses these transitions most often: C → G (13), G → Am (13), and Am → F (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
4. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
5. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Midnight Rain chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Midnight Rain.
- Midnight Rain includes 47 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Midnight Rain contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Midnight Rain connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → Am: 13%