Death By A Thousand Cuts

by Taylor Swift

Chords

4.8 (1,046)

novice Key: G# Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 4th fret

Version:

v1 v2 v3 v4

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Chords for strumming

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Intro and Chorus riff
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    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G/B[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]  
e|--3--3p0-x--3-p0-x-|--3--3p0-x--3-p0-x-|--0---------0---x--|-------------------|
B|--1--1---x--1----x-|--0--0---x--0----x-|--------1-------x--|--1---------1------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|--2---2-------2-x--|--------0----------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--2---2------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Gsus4[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--1---------1--x---|--1---------1------|-------------------|-----3-x-----3-x---|
G|--------2------x---|--------2----------|--2-----2---2------|--/5-------4-------|
D|--3---3--------x---|--2---2-------2----|--0---0-------0----|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
p = pull-off
x = mute string
/ = slide-up

Capo 4th fret

Intro

N.C.

My, my, my, my (my, my, my, my)

N.C.

My, my, my, my (my, my, my, my)

My, my

, my, my

My, my,

my, my

My, my

, my, my

My, my,

my,

Chorus 1

Saying goodbye is

death by a thousand

cuts

Flashbacks

waking me up

I get drunk, but it's

not enough

'Cause the

morning comes and you're

not my

baby

I look through the

windows of this

love

Even though we

boarded them up

Chandelier still

flickering here

'Cause I

can't pretend

it's o

kay when it's

not

It's death by a

thousand

cuts

Verse 1

I dress to kill my time

, I take the long way

home

I ask the traffic lights if it'll

be alright, they say, "I don't know"

And what once was ours

, is no one's

now

I see you everywhere, the only

thing we share is this small town

You said it was a great love

, one for the ages

But if the story's over, why am I

still writing pages?

Chorus 2

'Cause

saying goodbye is

death by a thousand

cuts

Flashbacks

waking me up

I get drunk, but it's

not enough

'Cause the

morning comes and you're

not my

baby

I look through the

windows of this

love

Even though we

boarded them up

Chandelier still

flickering here

'Cause I

can't pretend

it's o

kay when it's

not

It's death by a

thousand

cuts

Verse 2

My heart, my hips, my body, my

love

Tryna find a part of me that

you didn't

touch

Gave up on me like I was a bad

drug

Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted

club

Our songs, our films, united we

stand

Our country, guess it was a

lawless

land

Quiet my fears at the touch of your

hand

Paper cut stings from our paper-thin

plans

My time, my wine, my spirit, my

trust

Tryna find a part of me you

didn't take

Gave you too much but it wasn't e

nough

But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand

cuts

Chorus 3

I get drunk, but it's

not enough

'Cause you're

not my

baby

I look through the

windows of this

love

Even though we

boarded them up

Chandelier still

flickering here

'Cause I

can't pretend

it's o

kay when it's

not, no it's not

It's death by a

thousand

cuts

(you didn't touch)

[Post-Chorus]

Tryna find a part of me that you didn't

touch

My body, my

love, my trust (it's death by a

thousand

cuts)

But it wasn't e

nough, it wasn't enough, no, no

Outro

I take the

long way home

I ask the

traffic lights if it'll

be alright

They say, "

don't know"