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Taylor Swift - Safe And Sound Chords

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

[Am]I remember tears streaming [Em]down your face When I [C]said, I’ll never let you [G]go When [Am]all those shadows [Em]almost killed your [C]light [G] [Am]I remember [Em]you said, Don’t [C]leave me here [G]alone But [Am]all that’s dead and [Em]gone and passed [C]tonight.

[C]Just close your [G]eyes The [D]sun is going [C]down You’ll be [G]alright No [D]one can hurt you [C]now Come morning [G]light [D]You and I’ll be [Em]safe and [C]sound.

[Am]Don’t you dare [Em]look out your window [C]darling Everything’s on [G]fire [Am]The war outside our [Em]door keeps raging [C]on [G] [Am]Hold [Em]onto this [C]lullaby [G] [Am]Even when the [Em]music’s [C]gone.

[C]Just close your [G]eyes The [D]sun is going [C]down You’ll be [G]alright No [D]one can hurt you [C]now Come morning [G]light [D]You and I’ll be [Em]safe and [C]sound.

[C]Ooh [G]ooh [Em]ahh [Am]ahh [C]Ooh [G]ooh [Em]ahh [Am]ahh

[C]Just close your [G]eyes [D] [C]You’ll be [G]alright [D] [C]Come morning [G]light, [D]You and I’ll be [Em]safe and [C]sound.

Artist Taylor Swift
Album The Hunger Games Soundtrack
Genres Pop
Year 2012
Key Em

How to Play Safe And Sound on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - Safe And Sound can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Am, C, G, D chords.

  • 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.
  • 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 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.

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

You can play Safe And Sound with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.