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Cardigan (Ver4) by Taylor Swift

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
F G C Am Dm


Verse 1:
F                      G
Vintage tee, brand new phone
                    F   
High heels on cobblestones
                                          G
When you are young, they assume you know  nothing
F                           G
Sequined smile, black lipstick
             F   
Sensual politics
                                         G
When you are young, they assume you know nothing


Chorus:
C
But I knew you
                Am
Dancin' in your Levi's

Drunk under a streetlight, I
C
I knew you
              Am
Hand under my sweatshirt

Baby, kiss it better, I


Refrain:
F                                   G
And when I felt like I was an old  cardigan

Under someone's bed
F                                  G
You put me on and said I was your favorite


Verse 2:
F                              G
A friend to all is a friend to none
                          F   
Chase two girls, lose the one
                                         G
When you are young, they assume you know nothing


Chorus:
C
But I knew you
                 Am
Playing hide-and-seek and

Giving me your weekends, I
C
I knew you
                      Am
Your heartbeat on the High Line

Once in twenty lifetimes, I


Refrain:
F                                 G
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan

Under someone's bed
F                                  G
You put me on and said I was your favorite


Bridge:
           Dm                G
To kiss in cars and downtown bars
           C
Was all we needed
         Dm               G
You drew stars around my scars
            C
But now I'm bleedin'


Chorus:
C
'Cause I knew you
                Am
Steppin' on the last train

Marked me like a bloodstain, I
C
I knew you
                    G
Tried to change the ending

Peter losing Wendy, I
G
I knew you
               Am
Leavin' like a father

Running like water, I
F    or Dm                                    G
And when you are young, they assume you know nothing


Verse 3:
                 C
But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
             G
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
             Am
The smell of smoke would hang around this long
              F    or Dm
'Cause I knew everything when I was young
           C
I knew I'd curse you for the longest time
        G
Chasin' shadows in the grocery line
             Am
I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
             F    or Dm
And you'd be standin' in my front porch light

                      F   
And I knew you'd come back to me
           Am
You'd come back to me
               Dm
And you'd come back to me
               G
And you'd come back


Refrain:
F                                  G
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan

Under someone's bed
F                                  G
You put me on and said I was your favorite

Cardigan (Ver4) Chords Info

Last Updated: February 8, 2026

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, F, C, Am, Dm