Better Than Revenge chords by Taylor Swift (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard

* = Play once and palm mute
~ = strum once, let ring

Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did
Ha, Time for a little revenge

Intro: Am F C G x2

Am                       F
The story starts when it was hot and it was Summer
    C                   G
And, I had it all; I had him right there where I wanted him
Am                    F
She came along, got him alone, and let’s hear the applause
C*                     G*
She took him faster than you can say sabotage
Am                  F
I never saw it coming, wouldn’t have suspected it
C               G
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
Am                         F
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
C*                G*
She underestimated just who she was stealing from

G (building intensity)

Am                      F
She’s not a saint and she’s not what you think
        C       G
She’s an actress, Whoa
Am                      F
She’s better known for the things that she does
        C       G
on the mattress, Whoa
Am
Soon she’s gonna find
        F                         G
Stealing other people’s toys on the playground
                      F
Won’t make you many friends
Am
She should keep in mind,
F
She should keep in mind
               G~
There is nothing I do better than revenge, Ha

Am F C G

Am                     F
She lives her life like it’s a party and she’s on the list
C                      G
She looks at me like I’m a trend and she’s so over it
Am                    F
I think her ever present frown is a little troubling
      C*                         G*
And, she thinks I’m psycho cause I like to rhyme her name with things, but
Am               F
Sophistication isn’t what you wear, or who you know
C                        G
or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
Am                           F
Oh they didn’t teach you that in prep school, so it’s up to me
C*                      G*
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity

Am                      F
She’s not a saint and she’s not what you think
        C       G
She’s an actress, Whoa
Am                      F
She’s better known for the things that she does
        C       G
on the mattress, Whoa
Am
Soon she’s gonna find
        F                         G
Stealing other people’s toys on the playground
                      F
Won’t make you many friends
Am
She should keep in mind,
F
She should keep in mind
               G~
There is nothing I do better than revenge, Ha ha

F (strumming building intensity)

Am~                          F~
I’m just another thing for you to roll your eyes at honey
    G~                 F~
You might have him, but haven’t you heard
   Am~                       F~
I’m just another thing for you to roll your eyes at honey
     G (strumming, building intensity)        Am F C G
You might have him, but I always get the last word   Whoa

Am F C G

Am*                     F*
She’s not a saint and she’s not what you think
        C       G
She’s an actress, Whoa
Am                      F
She’s better known for the things that she does
        C       G
on the mattress, Whoa
Am
Soon she’s gonna find
        F                         G
Stealing other people’s toys on the playground
                      F
Won’t make you many friends
Am
She should keep in mind,
F
She should keep in mind
               G
There is nothing I do better than revenge

Am         F
And do you still feel like you know what you’re doing,
     C                 G
Cause I don’t think you do, Oh
       Am         F
Do you still feel like you know what you’re doing
C                 G
I don’t think you do, I don’t think you do
(G)               Am
Let’s hear the applause
                F                   C
C’mon show me how much better you are
G                        Am
See you deserve some applause
             F
Cause you’re so much better
C*                     G*
She took him faster than you can say sabotage