Evermore - Taylor Swift
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Taylor Swift
"evermore"
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Released: December 11, 2020
Genre: Alternative rock, chamber rock, folk-pop, indie folk
Track listing:
01.willow
02.champagne problems
03.gold rush
04.'tis the damn season
05.tolerate it
06.no body, no crime (featuring HAIM)
07.happiness
08.dorothea
09.coney island (featuring the National)
10.ivy
11.cowboy like me
12.long story short
13.marjorie
14.closure
15.evermore (featuring Bon Iver)
Bonus tracks (for deluxe edition):
16.right where you left me
17.it's time to go
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Track 01 - willow
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I'm like the w
ater when your
ship rolled i
n that night
Rough on the s
urface, but yo
u cut through
like a knife
And if it wa
s an open-shut
case
I never woul
d've known fro
m that look on
your face
Lost in your c
urrent like a
priceless wine
[Chorus]
The more that
you say, the
less I know
Wherever you s
tray, I follow
I'm begging fo
r you to take
my hand
Wreck my plans
, that's my ma
n
[Verse 2]
Life was a wil
low and it ben
t right to you
r wind
Head on the pi
llow, I could
feel you sneak
in' in
As if you we
re a mythical
thing
Like you wer
e a trophy or
a champion rin
g
And there was
one prize I'd
cheat to win
[Chorus]
The more that
you say, the
less I know
Wherever you s
tray, I follow
I'm begging fo
r you to take
my hand
Wreck my plans
, that's my ma
n
You know that
my train could
take you home
Anywhere else
is hollow
I'm begging fo
r you to take
my hand
Wreck my plans
, that's my ma
n
[Bridge]
Life was
a willow and
it bent right
to your wind
They count m
e out time and
time again
Life was a wil
low and it ben
t right to you
r wind
But I come b
ack stronger t
han a '90s tre
nd
[Verse 3]
Wait for the s
ignal, and I'l
l meet you aft
er dark
Show me the pl
aces where the
others gave y
ou scars
Now this is
an open-shut c
ase
I guess I sh
ould've known
from the look
on your face
Every bait-and
-switch was a
work of art
[Chorus]
The more that
you say, the
less I know
Wherever you s
tray, I follow
I'm begging fo
r you to take
my hand
Wreck my plans
, that's my ma
n
You know that
my train could
take you home
Anywhere else
is hollow
I'm begging fo
r you to take
my hand
Wreck my plans
, that's my ma
n
The more that
you say, the l
ess I know
Wherever you s
tray, I follow
I'm begging fo
r you to take
my hand
Wreck my plans
, that's my ma
n
You know that
my train could
take you home
Anywhere else
is hollow
I'm begging fo
r you to take
my hand
Wreck my plans
, that's my ma
n
[Outro]
Hey, that's m
y man
That's my man
Am e
Yeah, that's my man
Every bait-and
-switch was a
work of art
That's my man
Hey, that's
my man
I'm begging fo
r you to take
my hand
Wreck my plans
, that's my ma
n
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Track 02 - champagne problems
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, William Bowery
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NO CAPO
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
You booked th
e night train
for a reason
So you could s
it there in th
is hurt
Bustling crow
ds or silent s
leepers
You're not sur
e which is wor
se
[Chorus]
Because I drop
ped your hand
while dancing
Left you out
there standing
Crestfallen
on the landing
Champagne prob
lems
Your mom's ri
ng in your poc
ket
My picture in
your wallet
Your heart w
as glass, I dr
opped it
Champagne prob
lems
[Verse 2]
You told your
family for a
reason
You couldn't k
eep it in
Your sister s
plashed out on
the bottle
Now no one's c
elebrating
[Chorus]
Dom Pérignon,
you brought i
t
No crowd of f
riends applaud
ed
Your hometow
n skeptics cal
led it
Champagne prob
lems
You had a spe
ech, you're sp
eechless
Love slipped
beyond your re
aches
And I couldn't
give a reason
Champagne prob
lems
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Your Midas to
uch on the Che
vy door
November flush
and your flan
nel cure
"This dorm was once a madhouse"
I made a joke,
"Well, it's m
ade for me"
How evergreen,
our group of
friends
Don't think we
'll say that w
ord again
And soon they'
ll have the ne
rve to deck th
e halls
That we once walked through
One for the mo
ney, two for t
he show
I never was re
ady so I watch
you go
Sometimes you
just don't kno
w the answer
'Til someone's
on their knee
s and asks you
"She would've
made such a lo
vely bride
What a shame s
he's fucked in
the head," th
ey said
But you'll fin
d the real thi
ng instead
She'll patch u
p your tapestr
y that I shred
[Chorus]
And hold your
hand while da
ncing
Never leave y
ou standing
Crestfallen
on the landing
With champagn
e problems
Your mom's ri
ng in your poc
ket
Her picture i
n your wallet
You won't re
member all my
Champagne prob
lems
[Outro]
You won't re
member all my
Champagne prob
lems
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Track 03 - gold rush
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
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CAPO: 2
[Intro]
Gleaming, twin
kling
Eyes like sink
ing
Ships on water
s
So inviting, I
almost jump i
n
[Chorus]
But I don't li
ke a gold rush
, gold rush
I don't like a
nticipatin' my
face in a red
flush
I don't like t
hat anyone wou
ld die to feel
your touch
Everybody want
s you
Everybody wond
ers what it wo
uld be like to
love you
Walk past, quick brush
I don't like s
low motion, do
uble vision in
rose blush
I don't like t
hat falling fe
els like flyin
g 'til the bon
e crush
Everybody want
s you
But I don't like a gold rush
[Verse 1]
What must it b
e like to grow
up that beaut
iful?
With your hair
falling into
place like dom
inoes
I see me paddi
ng across your
wooden floors
With my Eagles
T-shirt hangi
ng from the do
or
[Refrain]
At dinner part
ies, I call yo
u out on your
contrarian shi
t
And the coasta
l town we wand
ered 'round ha
d nеver seen a
love as pure
as it
And thеn it fa
des into the g
ray of my day-
old tea
'Cause it could never be
[Chorus]
But I don't li
ke a gold rush
, gold rush
I don't like a
nticipatin' my
face in a red
flush
I don't like t
hat anyone wou
ld die to feel
your touch
Everybody want
s you
Everybody wond
ers what it wo
uld be like to
love you
Walk past, quick brush
I don't like s
low motion, do
uble vision in
rose blush
I don't like t
hat falling fe
els like flyin
g 'til the bon
e crush
Everybody want
s you
But I don't like a gold rush
[Verse 2]
What must it b
e like to grow
up that beaut
iful?
With your hair
falling into
place like dom
inoes
My mind turns
your life into
folklore
I can't dare t
o dream about
you anymore
[Refrain]
At dinner part
ies, I won't c
all you out on
your contrari
an shit
And the coasta
l town we neve
r found will n
ever see a lov
e as pure as i
t
'Cause it fade
s into the gra
y of my day-ol
d tea
'Cause it will never be
[Outro]
Gleaming, twin
kling
Eyes like sink
ing
Ships on water
s
So inviting, I
almost jump i
n
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Track 04 - 'tis the damn season
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 3
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
If I wanted t
o know who you
were hanging
with
While I was go
ne, I would've
asked you
It's the kind
of cold, fogs
up windshield
glass
But I felt it
when I passed
you
There's an ac
he in you, put
there by the
ache in me
But if it's a
ll the same to
you
It's the same
to me
[Chorus]
So we could ca
ll it even
You could call
me "babe" for
the weekend
'Tis the damn
season, write
this down
I'm stayin' at
my parents' h
ouse
And the road n
ot taken looks
real good now
And it always
leads to you a
nd my hometown
[Verse 2]
I parkеd my c
ar right betwe
en the Methodi
st
And thе school
that used to
be ours
The holidays l
inger like bad
perfume
You can run, b
ut only so far
I escaped it t
oo, remember h
ow you watched
me leave
But if it's o
kay with you,
it's okay with
me
[Chorus]
We could call
it even
You could call
me "babe" for
the weekend
'Tis the damn
season, write
this down
I'm stayin' at
my parents' h
ouse
And the road n
ot taken looks
real good now
Time flies, m
essy as the mu
d on your truc
k tires
Now I'm missin
g your smile,
hear me out
We could just
ride around
And the road n
ot taken looks
real good now
And it always
leads to you a
nd my hometown
[Bridge]
Sleep in half
the day just
for old times
' sake
I won't ask y
ou to wait if
you don't ask
me to stay
So I'll go bac
k to L.A. and
the so-called
friends
Who'll write b
ooks about me
if I ever make
it
And wonder abo
ut the only so
ul
Who can tell w
hich smiles I'
m fakin'
And the heart
I know I'm bre
akin' is my ow
n
To leave the w
armest bed I'v
e ever known
We could call
it even
Even though I'
m leaving
And I'll be yo
urs for the we
ekend
'Tis the damn
season
[Chorus]
We could call
it even
You could call
me "babe" for
the weekend
'Tis the damn
season, write
this down
I'm stayin' at
my parents' h
ouse
And the road n
ot taken looks
real good now
Time flies, m
essy as the mu
d on your truc
k tires
Now I'm missin
g your smile,
hear me out
We could just
ride around
And the road n
ot taken looks
real good now
And it always
leads to you a
nd my hometown
[Outro]
It always lead
s to you and m
y hometown
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Track 05 - tolerate it
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 2
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I sit and wat
ch you readin'
with your hea
d low
I wake and wa
tch you breath
in' with your
eyes closed
I sit and wat
ch you
I notice ever
ything you do
or don't do
You're so much
older and wis
er, and I
[Chorus]
I wait by the
door like I'm
just a kid
Use my best c
olors for your
portrait
Lay the table
with the fancy
shit
And watch you
tolerate it
If it's all in
my head, tell
me now
Tell me I've g
ot it wrong so
mehow
I know my love
should be cel
ebrated
But you tolera
te it
[Verse 2]
I greet you wi
th a battle he
ro's welcome
I take your i
ndiscretions a
ll in good fun
I sit and lis
tеn
I polish plat
es until they
gleam and glis
tеn
You're so much
older and wis
er, and I
[Chorus]
I wait by the
door like I'm
just a kid
Use my best c
olors for your
portrait
Lay the table
with the fancy
shit
And watch you
tolerate it
If it's all in
my head, tell
me now
Tell me I've g
ot it wrong so
mehow
I know my love
should be cel
ebrated
But you tolera
te it
[Bridge]
While you were
out buildin'
other worlds,
where was I?
Where's that m
an who'd throw
blankets over
my barbed wir
e?
I made you my
temple, my mur
al, my sky
Now I'm beggin
' for footnote
s in the story
of your life
Drawin' hearts
in the byline
Always takin'
up too much sp
ace or time
You assume I'm
fine, but wha
t would you do
if I (I)
[Chorus]
Break free and
leave us in r
uins?
Took this dagg
er in me and r
emoved it
Gain the weigh
t of you, then
lose it
Believe me, I
could do it
If it's all in
my head, tell
me now
Tell me I've g
ot it wrong so
mehow
I know my love
should be cel
ebrated
But you tolera
te it
[Outro]
I sit and wat
ch you
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Track 06 - no body, no crime (featuring HAIM)
Writer/s: Taylor Swift
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CAPO: 3
[Intro]
He did it
He did it
[Verse 1]
Este's a fri
end of mine
We meet up eve
ry Tuesday nig
ht for dinner
and a glass of
wine
Este's been lo
sin' sleep
Her husband's
actin' differe
nt and it smel
ls like infide
lity
She says, "Tha
t ain't my Mer
lot on his mou
th
That ain't my
jewelry on ou
r joint accoun
t"
No, there ain'
t no doubt
I think I'm g
onna call him
out
[Chorus]
She says, "I t
hink he did it
, but I just c
an't prove it"
I think he d
id it, but I j
ust can't prov
e it
I think he d
id it, but I j
ust can't prov
e it
No, no body,
no crime
But I ain't le
ttin' up until
the day I die
[Post-Chorus]
No, no
I think he d
id it
No, no
He did it
[Verse 2]
Este wasn't
there Tuesday
night at Olive
Gardеn
At her job or
anywhere
Hе reports his
missing wife
And I noticed
when I passed
his house
His truck has
got some brand
new tires
And his mistre
ss moved in
Sleeps in Est
e's bed and ev
erything
No, there ain'
t no doubt
Somebody's go
tta catch him
out 'cause
[Chorus]
I think he d
id it, but I j
ust can't prov
e it (He did i
t)
I think he did
it, but I jus
t can't prove
it (He did it)
I think he did
it, but I jus
t can't prove
it
No, no body,
no crime
But I ain't le
ttin' up until
the day I die
[Post-Chorus]
No, no
I think he d
id it
No, no
He did it
[Bridge]
Good thing m
y daddy made m
e get a boatin
g license when
I was fifteen
And I've cle
aned enough ho
uses to know h
ow to cover up
a scene
Good thing E
ste's sister's
gonna swear s
he was with me
(She was with
me, dude)
Good thing h
is mistress to
ok out a big l
ife insurance
policy
[Chorus]
They think s
he did it, but
they just can
't prove it
They think s
he did it, but
they just can
't prove it
She thinks I
did it, but s
he just can't
prove it
[Outro]
No, no body,
no crime
I wasn't letti
n' up until th
e day he
No, no body, n
o crime
I wasn't letti
n' up until th
e day he
No, no body, n
o crime
I wasn't letti
n' up until th
e day he died
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Track 07 - happiness
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Honey, when I
'm above the t
rees
I see this fo
r what it is
But now I'm r
ight down in i
t, all the yea
rs I've given
Is just shit w
e're dividin'
up
Showed you all
of my hiding
spots
I was dancing
when the music
stopped
And in the dis
belief, I can'
t face reinven
tion
I haven't met
the new me yet
[Chorus]
There'll be h
appiness after
you
But there was
happiness bec
ause of you
Both of these
things can be
true
There is happi
ness
[Post-Chorus]
Past the blood
and bruise
Past the cur
ses and cries
Beyond the te
rror in the ni
ghtfall
Haunted by t
he look in my
eyes
That would've
loved you for
a lifetime
Leave it all b
ehind
And there is
happiness
[Verse 2]
Tell me, when
did your winn
ing smile
Begin to look
like a smirk?
When did all
our lessons st
art to look li
ke weapons
Pointed at my
deepest hurt?
I hope she'll
be a beautiful
fool
Who takes my s
pot next to yo
u
No, I didn't m
ean that
Sorry, I can't
see facts thr
ough all of my
fury
You haven't me
t the new me y
et
[Chorus]
There'll be h
appiness after
me
But there was
happiness bec
ause of me
Both of these
things, I bel
ieve
There is happi
ness
[Post-Chorus]
In our histor
y, across our
great divide
There is a gl
orious sunrise
Dappled with
the flickers o
f light
From the dress
I wore at mid
night, leave i
t all behind
And there is
happiness
[Bridge]
I can't make i
t go away by m
aking you a vi
llain
I guess it's t
he price I pai
d for seven ye
ars in Heaven
And I pulled
your body int
o mine
Every goddamn
night, now I g
et fake niceti
es
No one teach
es you what to
do
When a good ma
n hurts you
And you know y
ou hurt him to
o
[Verse 3]
Honey, when I
'm above the t
rees
I see it for
what it is
But now my ey
es leak acid r
ain on the pil
low where you
used to lay yo
ur head
After giving y
ou the best I
had
Tell me what t
o give after t
hat
All you want f
rom me now is
the green ligh
t of forgivene
ss
You haven't me
t the new me y
et
And I think sh
e'll give you
that
[Chorus]
There'll be h
appiness after
you
But there was
happiness bec
ause of you to
o
Both of these
things can be
true
There is happi
ness
[Post-Chorus]
In our histor
y, across our
great divide
There is a gl
orious sunrise
Dappled with
the flickers o
f light
From the dress
I wore at mid
night, leave i
t all behind
Oh, leave it
all behind
Leave it all
behind
And there is h
appiness
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Track 08 - dorothea
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 2
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Hey, Dorothea,
do you ever s
top and think
about me?
When we were y
ounger, down i
n the park
Honey, makin'
a lark of the
misery
You got shiny
friends since
you left town
A tiny screen'
s the only pla
ce I see you n
ow
And I got noth
in' but well w
ishes for ya
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh
This place is
the same as it
ever was
Ooh
But you won't
like it that
way
[Chorus]
It's never too
late to come
back to my sid
e
The stars in y
our eyes shine
d brighter in
Tupelo
And if you're
ever tired of
bеin' known fo
r who you know
You know that
you'll always
know me
Dorothea, uh-u
h
Dorothea, ah-a
h
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh
You'rе a queen
sellin' dream
s, sellin' mak
eup and magazi
nes
Ooh
From you, I'd
buy anything
[Verse 2]
Hey, Dorothea,
do you ever s
top and think
about me?
When it was ca
lmer, skippin'
the prom
Just to piss o
ff your mom an
d her pageant
schemes
And damn, Doro
thea, they all
wanna be ya
But are you st
ill the same s
oul I met unde
r the bleacher
s? Well
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh
I guess I'll
never know
Ooh
And you'll go
on with the s
how
[Chorus]
But it's never
too late to c
ome back to my
side
The stars in y
our eyes shine
d brighter in
Tupelo
And if you're
ever tired of
bein' known fo
r who you know
You know, you'
ll always know
me
Dorothea, uh-u
h
Dorothea, ah-a
h
[Outro]
Ooh, ooh
Ooh-woo-ooh-oo
h-ooh, ooh-ooh
-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh-woo-ooh-oo
h-ooh, ooh-ooh
-ooh
Dorothea (Ah-a
h-ah)
Ah-ah
Ooh
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Track 09 - coney island (featuring the National)
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, William Bowery, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner
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CAPO: 1
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Break my sou
l in two looki
ng for you
But you're rig
ht here
If I can't re
late to you an
ymore
Then who am I
related to?
And if this
is the long ha
ul
How'd we get h
ere so soon?
Did I close m
y fist around
something deli
cate?
Did I shatter
you?
[Chorus]
And I'm sittin
g on a bench i
n Coney Island
Wondering, whe
re did my baby
go?
The fast times
, the bright l
ights, the mer
ry go
Sorry for not
making you my
centerfold
Over and over
Lost again wit
h no surprises
Disappointment
s, close your
eyes
And it gets co
lder and colde
r
When the sun g
oes down
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
The question
pounds my hea
d
What's a lifet
ime of achieve
ment
If I pushed y
ou to the edge
But you were t
oo polite to l
eave me?
And do you m
iss the rogue
Who coaxed you
into paradise
and left you
there?
Will you forg
ive my soul
When you're to
o wise to trus
t me and too o
ld to care?
[Chorus]
'Cause we were
like the mall
before the in
ternet
It was the one
place to be
The mischief,
the gift-wrapp
ed suburban dr
eams
Sorry for not
winning you an
arcade ring
Over and over
Lost again wit
h no surprises
Disappointment
s, close your
eyes
And it gets co
lder and colde
r
When the sun g
oes down
[Bridge]
Were you wai
ting at our ol
d spot
In the tree li
ne by the gold
clock
Did I leave you hanging every single day?
Were you sta
nding in the h
allway
With a big cak
e, happy birth
day
Did I paint your bluest skies the darkest grey?
A universe awa
y
And when I got
into the acci
dent
The sight that
flashed befor
e me was your
face
But when I w
alked up to th
e podium
I think that I
forgot to say
your name
[Chorus]
I'm on a ben
ch in Coney Is
land
Wondering, whe
re did my baby
go?
The fast times
, the bright l
ights, the mer
ry go
Sorry for not
making you my
centerfold
Over and over
Lost again wit
h no surprises
Disappointment
s, close your
eyes
And it gets co
lder and colde
r
When the sun g
oes down
[Outro]
When the sun g
oes down
The sight that
flashed befor
e me was your
face
When the sun g
oes down
But I think th
at I forgot to
say your name
Over and over
Sorry for not
making you my,
making you my
Making you my
centerfold
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Track 10 - ivy
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff
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NO CAPO
[Verse 1]
How's one to k
now?
I'd meet you w
here the spiri
t meets the bo
nes
In a faith-for
gotten land
In from the sn
ow
Your touch bro
ught forth an
incandescent g
#
low
Tarnished but
so grand
[Pre-Chorus]
And the old wi
dow goes to th
e stone every
day
But I don't, I
just sit here
and wait
Grieving for t
he living
[Chorus]
Oh, goddamn
My pain fits i
n the palm of
your freezing
hand
Taking mine, b
ut it's been p
romised to ano
ther
Oh, I can't
Stop you putti
ng roots in my
dreamland
My house of st
one, your ivy
grows
And now I'm co
vered in you
[Verse 2]
I wish to know
The fatal flaw
that makes yo
u long to be
Magnificently
cursed
He's in the ro
om
Your opal eyes
are all I wis
h to see
He wants what'
s only yours
[Chorus]
Oh, goddamn
My pain fits i
n the palm of
your freezing
hand
Taking mine, b
ut it's been p
romised to ano
ther
Oh, I can't
Stop you putti
ng roots in my
dreamland
My house of st
one, your ivy
grows
And now I'm covered
[Verse 3]
Clover blooms
in the fields
Spring breaks
loose, the tim
e is near
What would h
e do if he fou
nd us out?
Crescent moon,
coast is clea
r
Spring breaks
loose, but so
does fear
He's gonna b
urn this house
to the ground
How's one to k
now?
I'd live and d
ie for moments
that we stole
On begged and
borrowed time
So tell me to
run
Or dare to sit
and watch wha
t we'll become
And drink my h
usband's wine
[Chorus]
Oh, goddamn
My pain fits i
n the palm of
your freezing
hand
Taking mine, b
ut it's been p
romised to ano
ther
Oh, I can't
Stop you putti
ng roots in my
dreamland
My house of st
one, your ivy
grows
And now I'm co
vered in you
And I'm covere
d in you
[Bridge]
So yeah, it's
a fire
It's a goddamn
blaze in the
dark
And you starte
d it
You started it
So yeah, it's
a war
It's the godda
mn fight of my
life
And you starte
d it
You started it
[Chorus]
Oh, I can't
Stop you putti
ng roots in my
dreamland
My house of st
one, your ivy
grows
And now I'm co
vered
In you, in
you
Now I'
m covered in y
ou
In you
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Track 11 - cowboy like me
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
[Verse 1]
And the tenn
is court was c
overed up
With some tent
-like thing
And you aske
d me to dance
But I said, "D
ancin' is a da
ngerous game"
Oh, I though
t
This is gonna
be one of thos
e things
Now I know
I'm never gonn
a love again
[Refrain]
I've got some
tricks up my
sleeve
Takes one to
know one
You're a cowb
oy like me
[Verse 2]
Never wanted l
ove
Just a fancy c
ar
Now I'm wait
ing by the pho
ne
Like I'm sitti
ng in an airpo
rt bar
[Refrain]
You had some
tricks up your
sleeve
Takes one to
know one
You're a cowb
oy like me
[Chorus]
Perched in the
dark
Tellin' all th
e rich folks a
nything they w
anna hear
Like it could
be love
I could be the
way forward
Only if they p
ay for it
You're a bandi
t like me
Eyes full of s
tars
Hustling for t
he good life,
never thought
I'd meet you h
ere
It could be lo
ve
We could be th
e way forward
And I know I'l
l pay for it
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
You're a cowbo
y like me
Perched in the
dark
Tellin' all th
e rich folks a
nything they w
anna hear
Like it could
be love
I could be the
way forward
Only if they p
ay for it
You're a bandi
t like me
Eyes full of s
tars
Hustling for t
he good life,
never thought
I'd meet you h
ere
It could be lo
ve
We could be th
e way forward
And I know I'l
l pay for it
[Bridge]
And the skel
etons in both
our closets
Plotted hard t
o fuck this up
And the old me
n that I've sw
indled
Really did bel
ieve I was the
one
And the ladies
lunchin' have
their stories
about
When you passe
d through town
Oh, but that w
as all before
I locked it do
wn
[Verse 3]
Now you hang
from my lips
Like the Garde
ns of Babylon
With your bo
ots beneath my
bed
Forever is the
sweetest con
[Refrain]
I've had some
tricks up my
sleeve
Takes one to
know one
You're a cowb
oy like me
[Outro]
And I'm never
gonna love aga
in
I'm never g
onna love agai
n
I'm never g
onna love agai
n
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Track 12 - long story short
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Fatefully
I tried to pic
k my battles '
til the battle
picked me
Misery
Like the war o
f words I shou
ted in my slee
p
And you passe
d right by
I was in the a
lley, surround
ed on all side
s
The knife cut
s both ways
If the shoe fi
ts, walk in it
'til your hig
h heels break
[Chorus]
And I fell fr
om the pedesta
l
Right down the
rabbit hole
Long story sho
rt, it was a b
ad time
Pushed from th
e precipice
Clung to the n
earest lips
Long story sho
rt, it was the
wrong guy
[Post-Chorus]
Now I'm all ab
out you
I'm all abou
t you, ah
Yeah, yeah
I'm all about
you, ah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
Actually
I always felt
I must look be
tter in the re
ar view
Missing me
At the golden
gates they onc
e held the key
s to
When I droppe
d my sword
I threw it in
the bushes and
knocked on yo
ur door
And we live i
n peace
But if someone
comes at us,
this time, I'm
ready
[Chorus]
'Cause I fell
from the pedes
tal
Right down the
rabbit hole
Long story sho
rt, it was a b
ad time
Pushed from th
e precipice
Clung to the n
earest lips
Long story sho
rt, it was the
wrong guy
[Post-Chorus]
Now I'm all ab
out you
I'm all abou
t you, ah
Yeah, yeah
I'm all about
you
[Bridge]
No more keep
in' score
Now I just kee
p you warm (Ke
ep you warm)
No more tug of
war
Now I just kno
w there's more
(Know there's
more)
No more keepin
' score
Now I just kee
p you warm (Ke
ep you warm)
And my waves m
eet your shore
Ever and everm
ore
[Verse 3]
Past me
I wanna tell y
ou not to get
lost in these
petty things
Your nemeses
Will defeat th
emselves befor
e you get the
chance to swin
g
And he's passi
ng by
Rare as the gl
immer of a com
et in the sky
And he feels
like home
If the shoe fi
ts, walk in it
everywhere yo
u go
[Chorus]
And I fell fr
om the pedesta
l
Right down the
rabbit hole
Long story sho
rt, it was a b
ad time
Pushed from th
e precipice
Climbed right
back up the cl
iff
Long story sho
rt, I survived
[Post-Chorus]
Now I'm all a
bout you
(And now) I'm
all about you,
ah
(And now) I'm
all about you
(And now) I'
m all about yo
u, ah
Yeah, yeah
I'm all about
you
(And now) Yeah
, yeah
I'm all about
you
[Outro]
Long sto
ry short, it w
as a bad time
Long story s
hort, I surviv
ed
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Track 13 - marjorie
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 3
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Never be so
kind
You forget to
be clever
Never be so
clever
You forget to
be kind
[Pre-Chorus]
And if I didn
't know better
I'd think you
were talking t
o me now
If I didn't k
now better
I'd think you
were still ar
ound
[Chorus]
What died di
dn't stay dead
What died didn
't stay dead
You're alive,
you're alive i
n my head
What died di
dn't stay dead
What died didn
't stay dead
You're alive,
so alive
[Verse 2]
Never be so
politе
You forget you
r power
Nevеr wield
such power
You forget to
be polite
[Pre-Chorus]
And if I didn
't know better
I'd think you
were listening
to me now
If I didn't k
now better
I'd think you
were still ar
ound
[Chorus]
What died di
dn't stay dead
What died didn
't stay dead
You're alive,
you're alive i
n my head
What died di
dn't stay dead
What died didn
't stay dead
You're alive,
so alive
[Bridge]
The autumn c
hill that wake
s me up
You loved the
amber skies so
much
Long limbs and frozen swims
You'd always g
o past where o
ur feet could
touch
And I complain
ed the whole w
ay there
The car ride b
ack and up the
stairs
I should've as
ked you questi
ons
I should've as
ked you how to
be
Asked you to w
rite it down f
or me
Should've kept
every grocery
store receipt
'Cause every s
crap of you wo
uld be taken f
rom me
Watched as y
ou signed your
name Marjorie
All your close
ts of backlogg
ed dreams
And how you le
ft them all to
me
[Chorus]
What died di
dn't stay dead
What died didn
't stay dead
You're alive,
you're alive i
n my head
What died di
dn't stay dead
What died didn
't stay dead
You're alive,
so alive
[Outro]
And if I did
n't know bette
r
I'd think you
were singing t
o me now
If I didn't k
now better
I'd think you
were still ar
ound
I know better
But I still fe
el you all aro
und
I know better
But you're st
ill around
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Track 14 - closure
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 2
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
It's been a l
ong time
And seeing th
e shape of yo
ur name
Still spells o
ut pain
It wasn't rig
ht
The way it all
went down
Looks like yo
u know that no
w
[Chorus]
Yes, I got you
r letter
Yes, I'm doing
better
It cut deep to
know ya, righ
t to the bone
Yes, I got you
r letter
Yes, I'm doing
better
I know that it
's over, I don
't need your
Closure, your
closure
[Verse 2]
Don't treat m
e like
Some situation
that needs to
be handled
I'm fine with
my spite
And my tears a
nd my beers an
d my candles
I can feel yo
u smoothing me
over
[Chorus]
Yes, I got you
r letter
Yes, I'm doing
better
It cut deep to
know ya, righ
t to the bone
Yes, I got you
r letter
Yes, I'm doing
better
I know that it
's over, I don
't need your
Closure, your
closure
Your closu
re, yo
ur closure
[Bridge]
I know I'm ju
st a wrinkle i
n your new lif
e
Staying frien
ds would iron
it out so nic
e
Guilty, guilt
y, reaching ou
t across the s
ea
That you put
between you an
d me
But it's fake
and it's oh-s
o unnecessary
[Chorus]
Yes, I got you
r letter
Yes, I'm doing
better
It cut deep to
know ya, righ
t to the bone
Yes, I got you
r letter
Yes, I'm doing
better
I know that it
's over, I don
't need your
Closure, closu
re, your closu
re
Your closure
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Track 15 - evermore (featuring Bon Iver)
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, William Bowery, Justin Vernon
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CAPO: 1
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Gray November
I've been down
since July
Motion captur
e
Put me in a ba
d light
I replay my f
ootsteps on ea
ch stepping st
one
Trying to find
the one where
I went wrong
Writing letters
Addressed to t
he fire
[Chorus]
And I was catc
hin' my breath
Starin' out an
open window,
catchin' my de
ath
And I couldn't
be sure
I had a feelin
g so peculiar
That this pain would be for
Evermore
[Verse 2]
Hey, December
Guess I'm feel
ing unmoored
Can't remembe
r
What I used to
fight for
I rewind thе
tape, but all
it does is pau
se
On thе very moment all was lost
Sending signa
ls
To be double-c
rossed
[Chorus]
And I was catc
hin' my breath
Barefoot in th
e wildest wint
er, catchin' m
y death
And I couldn't
be sure
I had a feelin
g so peculiar
That this pain would be for
Evermore
[Post-Chorus]
(Evermore)
[Bridge]
Can't not thi
nk of all the
cost
And the thin
gs that will b
e lost
Oh, can we ju
st get a pause
?
To be certai
n we'll be tal
l again
Whether weath
er be the fros
t
Or the viole
nce of the dog
days
I'm on waves,
out being tos
sed
Is there a lin
e that I could
just go cross
?
And when I was
shipwrecked (
Can't think of
all the cost
now)
I thought of y
ou (All the th
ings that will
be lost now)
In the cracks
of light (Can
we just get a
pause?)
I dreamed of y
ou (To be cert
ain we'll be t
all again)
(If you think of all the cost)
It was real en
ough (Whether
weather be the
frost)
To get me thro
ugh (Or the vi
olence of the
dog days)
(Or the violence of the dog days)
(Out on waves,
being tossed)
(I'm on waves, out being tossed)
But I swear (I
s there a line
that we can j
ust go cross?)
You were there
[Chorus]
And I was catc
hin' my breath
Floors of a ca
bin creakin' u
nder my step
And I couldn't
be sure
I had a feelin
g so peculiar
This pain wouldn't be for
Evermore
[Outro]
Evermore (Ever
more)
Evermore (Ever
more)
This pain woul
dn't be for ev
ermore
Evermore
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Bonus tracks (for deluxe edition):
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Track 16 - right where you left me
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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CAPO: 3
[Verse 1]
Friends break
up, friends ge
t married
Strangers get
born, stranger
s get buried
Trends change,
rumors fly th
rough new skie
s
But I'm right
where you left
me
Matches burn a
fter the other
Pages turn and
stick to each
other
Wages earned a
nd lessons lea
rned
But I, I'm rig
ht where you l
eft me
[Pre-Chorus]
Help, I'm stil
l at the resta
urant
Still sitting
in a corner I
haunt
Cross-legged in the dim light
They say, "Wha
t a sad sight,
" I
I swear you co
uld hear a hai
r pin drop
Right when I f
elt the moment
stop
Glass shattered on the white cloth
Everybody move
d on, I, I sta
yed there
Dust collected
on my pinned-
up hair
They expected
me to find som
ewhere
Some perspecti
ve, but I sat
and stared rig
ht where
[Chorus]
You left me, y
ou left me no,
oh, you left
me no
You left me no
choice but to
stay here for
ever
You left me, y
ou left me no,
oh, you left
me no
You left me no
choice but to
stay here for
ever
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Did you ever
hear about th
e girl who got
frozen?
Time went on f
or everybody e
lse, she won't
know it
She's still tw
enty-three ins
ide her fantas
y
How it was sup
posed to be
Did you hear
about the gir
l who lives in
delusion?
Breakups happe
n every day, y
ou don't have
to lose it
She's still tw
enty-three ins
ide her fantas
y
And you're sit
ting in front
of me
[Pre-Chorus]
At the restaur
ant
When I was sti
ll the one you
want
Cross-legged in the dim light
Everything was
just right, I
I could feel t
he mascara run
You told me th
at you met som
eone
Glass shattered on the white cloth
Everybody move
d on
Help, I'm stil
l at the resta
urant
Still sitting
in a corner I
haunt
Cross-legged in the dim light
They say, "Wha
t a sad sight,
" I, I stayed
there
Dust collected
on my pinned-
up hair
I'm sure that
you got a wife
out there
Kids and Chris
tmas, but I'm
unaware 'cause
I'm right whe
re
I cause no har
m, mind my bus
iness
If our love di
ed young, I ca
n't bear witne
ss, and it's b
een so long
If you ever th
ink you got it
wrong, I'm ri
ght where
[Chorus]
You left me, y
ou left me no,
oh, you left
me no
You left me no
choice but to
stay here for
ever
You left me, y
ou left me no,
oh, you left
me no
You left me no
choice but to
stay here for
ever
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Track 17 - it's time to go
Writer/s: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner
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NO CAPO
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
When the dinn
er is cold and
the chatter g
ets old
You ask for th
e tab
Or that momen
t again, he's
insisting that
friends
Look at each o
ther like that
When the word
s of a sister
come back in w
hispers
That prove she
was not
In fact what
she seemed, no
t a twin from
your dreams
She's a crook
who was caught
[Chorus]
That old famil
iar body ache
The snaps from
the same litt
le breaks in y
our soul
You know when
it's time to g
o
[Verse 2]
Twenty years
at your job, t
hen the son of
the boss
Gets the spot
that was yours
Or trying to
stay for the k
ids, when keep
ing it how it
is
Will only brea
k their hearts
worse
[Chorus]
That old famil
iar body ache
The snaps from
the same litt
le breaks in y
our soul
You know when
it's time to g
o
[Post-Chorus]
Sometimes, gi
vin' up is the
strong thing
Sometimes, to
run is the br
ave thing
Sometimes, wa
lkin' out is t
he one thing
That will fin
d you the righ
t thing
Sometimes, gi
vin' up is the
strong thing
Sometimes, to
run is the br
ave thing
Sometimes, wa
lkin' out is t
he one thing
That will fin
d you the righ
t thing
[Verse 3]
Fifteen years
, fifteen mill
ion tears
Begging 'til m
y knees bled
I gave it my
all, he gave m
e nothin' at a
ll
Then wondered
why I left
Now he sits o
n his throne i
n his palace o
f bones
Praying to his
greed
He's got my p
ast frozen beh
ind glass
But I've got m
e
[Chorus]
That old famil
iar body ache
The snaps from
the same litt
le breaks in y
our soul
I know when it
's time to go
[Post-Chorus]
Sometimes, giv
in' up is the
strong thing
Sometimes, to
run is the br
ave thing
Sometimes, wa
lkin' out is t
he one thing
That will fin
d you the righ
t thing
Sometimes, gi
vin' up is the
strong thing
Sometimes, to
run is the br
ave thing
Sometimes, wa
lkin' out is t
he one thing
That will fin
d you the righ
t thing
[Outro]
That will find
you the right
thing
And you know
in your sou
l
And you know
in your sou
l
When it's time
to go
And, well, you
know, you kno
w, you know, y
ou know
When it's time
to go
So then you go
and then you
go
You just go