Death By A Thousand Cuts chords by Taylor Swift (Ver. 5)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Note: This version is based on Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert.
Avoid hitting the first string when playing this version.

* = Single Strum
*** = Downward Heavy Strums

Intro:

C Gsus/B Am Gsus F Em F Gsus

Chorus:
C         Gsus/B       Am
Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
      Gsus     F
Flashbacks waking me up
           Em
I get drunk, but it's not enough
      F            Gsus
’Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby
C         Gsus/B     Am
I look through the windows of this love
        Gsus      F
Even though we boarded them up
          Em
Chandelier's still flickering here
     F       Gsus        C   Gsus
’Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
             F  Gsus C
It's death by a thousand cuts

Verse 1:
          Gsus            F
I dress to kill my time, I take the long way home
                 Gsus
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
            C
They say, "I don't know"
           Gsus      F
And what once was ours is no one's now
                Gsus
I see you everywhere, the only thing we share
         C
Is this small town
              Gsus        F
You said it was a great love, one for the ages
                 Gsus
But if the story’s over, why am I still writing pages?


Chorus:
C         Gsus/B       Am
Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
      Gsus     F
Flashbacks waking me up
           Em
I get drunk, but it's not enough
      F            Gsus
’Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby
C         Gsus/B     Am
I look through the windows of this love
        Gsus      F
Even though we boarded them up
          Em
Chandelier's still flickering here
     F       Gsus        C   Gsus
’Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
             F  Gsus*** C
It's death by a thousand cuts


Verse 2:
(C)              Gsus
My heart, my hips, my body, my love
                    F
Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
                Gsus
Gave up on me like I was a bad drug
                       C
Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted club
                Gsus
Our songs, our films, united we stand
                  F
Our country, guess it was a lawless land
                   Gsus
Quiet my fears with the touch of your hand
                     C*
Paper cut stings from our paper-thin plans
                Gsus
My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust
                    F
Tryna find a part of me you didn't take up
                Gsus
Gave you so much, but it wasn't enough
                     C Gsus/B Am Gsus F
But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand cuts


Chorus:
           Em    F
I get drunk, but it's not enough
       Gsus
'Cause you're not my baby
C         Gsus/B     Am
I look through the windows of this love
        Gsus      F
Even though we boarded them up
          Em
Chandelier's still flickering here
     F       Gsus        C
’Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
    Gsus
No it’s not
             F  Gsus
It's death by a thousand cuts


Post-Chorus:
              C
Part of me that you didn't touch
     Gsus     F
My body, my love, my trust
         Gsus             C Gsus/B Am
But it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough, no, no


Outro:
(Am)     Gsus   F
I take the long way home
                 Gsus
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
          C*
They say, "I don't know"