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Taylor Swift - The 1 Chords

Chord reference C, F, Dm, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[F] [C] [F]I’m doing [C]good, I’m on some new shit [F]Been saying [C]”yes” instead of “no” [F]I thought I saw[C]  you at the bus stop, I [F]didn’t though [C] [F]I hit the [C]ground running each night [F]I hit the [C]sunday matinée [Dm]You [C]know the greatest films of all time were [Dm]never made [C]

[F]I guess you [C]never know, never know [F]And if you [C]wanted me, you really should’ve [F]showed And if you [C]never bleed, you’re never gonna [F]grow And it’s [C]alright now

[Am]But we were [C]something, don’t you think so? [F]Roaring [C]twenties, tossing pennies in the [Dm]pool And if my [C]wishes came [Dm]true, it [C]would’ve been you [Am] In my [C]defense, I have none, [F] [C]for never leaving well enough [Dm]alone [C]But it would’ve been [Dm]fun, if you [C]would’ve been the one [Dm] [C] [Dm]ohh [C]

[Dm]I had this [C]dream you’re doing cool shit, [Dm]having [C]adventures on your own [Dm]You meet [C]some woman on the internet and [Dm]take her [C]home [Dm]We never [C]painted by the numbers, [Dm]baby, but we were [C]making it count [Dm]You know [C]the greatest loves of all time are [F]over now [C]

[F]I [C]guess you never know, never know [F]And [C]it’s another day waking up alone

[Am]But we were [C]something, don’t you think so? [F]Roaring [C]twenties, tossing pennies in the [Dm]pool And if my [C]wishes came [Dm]true It [C]would’ve been you [Am]in my [C]defense, I have none [F] [C]For never leaving well enough [Dm]alone [C]But it would’ve been [Dm]fun, if you [C]would’ve been the one

[Am]I, [C]I, I [F]persist and resist the [C]temptation to ask you If [Dm]one thing had been [C]different Would [Dm]everything be [C]different today?

[Am] [C]We were something, don’t you think so? [F] [C]Rosé flowing with your chosen [Dm]family [C]And it would’ve been [Dm]sweet, [C]if it could’ve been me [Am] [C]In my defense, I have [F]none, [C]for digging up the grave another [Dm]time [C]But it would’ve been [Dm]fun, if you [C]would’ve been the one [Dm] [C] [Dm]ohh [C]

Artist Taylor Swift
Album folklore
Genres Soft Rock
Year 2020
Key F

How to Play The 1 on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - The 1 can be played in the key of F using the C, F, Dm, Am chords.

  • 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 F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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 The 1 with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.