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Taylor Swift - You’re on Your Own, Kid Chords

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

[C] Summer went away, still the yearning stays [Em] I play it [F]cool with, the best of them, [C] I wait patiently, He’s gonna notice me, [Em] It’s [F]okay, we’re the best of [Am]friends [G]Anyway, [C] I hear it in your voice,

You’re smoking with your boys, [Em] I touch my [F]phone as if It’s your face, [C] I didn’t choose this town, I dream of getting out, [Em] there’s just [F]one who Could make me [Am]stay, [G]all my days

[F] From sprinkler [G]splashes to fireplace [C]ashes I waited [Am]ages to see you [F]there; I searched the [G]party of better [C]bodies Just to [Am]learn that you never [F]cared You’re on your [G]own, kid; you always have [C]been

[C] I see the great escape, so long Daisy Mae, [Em] I picked the [F]petals, He loves me, not, [C] something different bloomed, Writing in my room, [Em] I play my [F]songs in The parking [Am]lot, I [G]run away

[F] From sprinkler [G]splashes to, fireplace [C]ashes I called a [Am]taxi to take me [F]there I searched the [G]party of better [C]bodies Just to [Am]learn that, my dreams aren’t [F]rare You’re on your [G]own, kid; you always have been

[F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [F] From sprinkler [G]splashes to fireplace [C]ashes I gave my [Am]blood, sweat and tears for [F]this I hosted [G]parties and starved my [C]body Like I’d be [Am]saved by a perfect [F]kiss The jokes weren’t [G]funny, I took the [C]money My friends from [Am]home don’t know what to [F]say I looked [G]around in a blood-soaked [C]gown And I saw [Am]something they can’t take [F]away ‘Cause there were pages [G]turned with the bridges [C]burned Everything you [Am]lose is a step you [F]take So make the friendship [G]bracelets, take the moment and [C]taste it You got no [Am]reason to be [F]afraid, you’re on your [G]own, kid

[F] Yeah, you can [G]face this, [F] you’re on your [G]own, kid You always have [C]been

Artist Taylor Swift
Album Midnights (3am Edition)
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2022
Key C

How to Play You’re on Your Own, Kid on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - You’re on Your Own, Kid can be played in the key of C using the C, Em, F, Am, 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 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 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 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 You’re on Your Own, Kid with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.