Cardigan chords by Taylor Swift (Ver. 4)

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