Cruel Summer chords

Taylor Swift

NowCapo 2

G

then C

G(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

GFever Cdream high in the Gquiet of the night

GYou know that I Emcaught it

EmCBad, bad boy

CShiny toy with a Gprice

GYou know that I bought it

GKilling me slow, out the window

GI'm always waiting for you to be Emwaiting below

EmDevils roll Cthe dice, angels roll their eyes

CWhat doesn't Gkill me makes me want you more

GAnd it's new, the shape of your body

GIt's blue, the feeling I've got

GAnd Emit's ooh, whoa, oh

EmCIt's a cruel summer

CIt's Gcool, that's what I tell 'em

GNo rules in breakable heaven

GEmBut ooh, whoa oh

EmCIt's a cruel summer

CGWith you

GCHang your head low

CDIn the glow of the Gvending machine

GI'm not Emdying

EmYou Csay that we'll just Dscrew it up in these trying times

DWe're not Gtrying

GSo cut the Cheadlights, summer's a Dknife

DI'm Galways waiting for you just to cut Emto the bone

EmGDevils roll Cthe dice, angels roll their eyes

CAnd if I Gbleed, you'll be the last to know

GOh, it's new, the shape of your body

GIt's blue, the feeling I've got

GAnd Emit's ooh, whoa, oh

CIt's a cruel summer

CIt's Gcool, that's what I tell 'em

GNo rules in breakable Bmheaven

BmEmBut ooh, whoa, oh

EmCIt's a cruel summer

CWith Gyou

GI'm drunk in the back of the car

GAnd I cried like a Bmbaby coming home from the bar (oh)

BmEmSaid, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true

EmI Cdon't wanna keep secrets just to keep you

CAnd GI snuck in through the garden gate

GEvery night Bmthat summer just to seal my fate Em(oh)

EmAnd I screamed for whatever it's worth

Em"I love Cyou," ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?

He looks up grinning like a devil

It's Gnew, the shape of your body

GIt's blue, the feeling I've got

GAnd Emit's ooh, whoa, oh

EmCIt's a cruel summer

CIt's Gcool, that's what I tell 'em

GNo rules, in Bmbreakable heaven

BmEmBut ooh, whoa, oh

EmCIt's a cruel summer

CWith Gyou

GI'm drunk in the back of the car

GAnd I cried like a baby coming home from the bar Em(oh)

EmSaid, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true

EmI don't Cwanna keep secrets just to keep you

CAnd I Gsnuck in through the garden gate

GEvery night that Bmsummer just to seal my fate (oh)

EmAnd I screamed for whatever it's worth

Em"I love Cyou," ain't that the worst thing you ever Gheard?

G(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

G

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C

Then

GEmC

Key, capo and speedOriginal key · Capo 2 · 1x

Key

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Capo

Fret 2

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Key A major · Capo 2

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How to play Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 2 you play G, C, Em, D, Bm, the shapes the player above shows.

The chart has five main chords: A, D, F#m, C#m and E. F#m and C#m are barre chords. The others are open shapes. The change you will play most is D to A, 14 times in the chart, so practise that one first.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.

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