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Taylor Swift - The Lakes Chords

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

[C] [Em] [Dm] [Am] [C]Is it [Em]romantic how all [Dm]my elegies [Am]eulogize me? [C]I’m not cut [Em]out for all these [Dm]cynical clones These [Am]hunters with cell phones

[Em]Take me to the lakes, where all [F]the poets went to die I don’t [Am]belong and, my beloved, neither do [G]you [Em]Those Windermere peaks look [F]like a perfect place to cry I’m setting [G]off, but not without my muse

[C]What should be [Em]over burrowed [Dm]under my skin In [Am]heart-stopping waves [Am]of hurt [C]I’ve come too [Em]far to watch some [Dm]namedropping sleaze Tell me [Am]what are my [Am]words worth

[Em]Take me to the lakes, where all [F]the poets went to die I don’t [Am]belong and, my beloved, neither do [G]you [Em]Those Windermere peaks look like [F]a perfect place to cry I’m setting [G]off, but not without my muse

[C]I want auroras and [Em]sad prose [Dm]I want to watch [Am]wisteria grow right [C]over my bare feet [Em]Because I haven’t moved [Dm]in years, [Am]and I want you right here [C]A red rose grew up out of [Em]ice frozen ground With [Dm]no one around to [Am]tweet it, [C]while I bathe in [Em]cliffside pools With my [Dm]calamitous love and [Am]insurmountable grief

[Em]Take me to the lakes, where all the [F]poets went to die I don’t [Am]belong and, my beloved, neither do [G]you [Em]Those Windermere peaks look like a [F]perfect place to cry I’m setting [G]off, but not without my muse No, not without [C]you

Artist Taylor Swift
Album folklore
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2020
Key C

How to Play The Lakes on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - The Lakes can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, Dm, Am, F, G 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.

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

You can play The Lakes with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.