Red - Taylor's Version, From The Vault! C They tell you while you’re young Am “Girls, go out and have your fun” Em Then they hunt and slay the ones who F G actually do it C Criticize the way you fly Am When you’re soaring through the sky Em Shoot you down and then they sigh F G And say, “she looks like she’s been through it”
F Lord, what will become of me G Once I’ve lost my novelty? F G C I’ve had too much to drink tonight And I know it’s sad C7 but this is what I think about F G C And I wake up in the middle of the night Am It’s like I can feel time moving F G How can a person know everything at eighteen C Em Am But nothing at 22? F And will you still want me G when I’m nothing new? C How long will it be cute Am all this crying in my room? Em When you can’t blame it on my youth F G And roll your eyes with affection C And my cheeks are growing tired Am From turning red and faking smiles Em Are we only biding time F G till I lose your attention? F And someone else lights up the room G people love an ingénue F G C I’ve had too much to drink tonight C7 How did I go from growing up to breaking down? F G C And I wake up in the middle of the night Am It’s like I can feel time moving F G How can a person know everything at eighteen C Em Am But nothing at 22? F And will you still want me G when I’m nothing new? F I know someday I’m gonna meet her G F It’s a fever dream F G F The kind of radiance you only have at seventeen F She’ll know the way F G F and then she’ll say she got the map from me F I’ll say I am happy for her Am G C then I’ll cry myself to sleep Cm Ooh woah, ooh woah, ooh, ooh F F G C I’ve had (I’ve had) too much to drink tonight But I wonder if they’ll C7 miss me once they drive me out F F G C I wake up (wake up) in the middle of the night Am And I can feel time moving F G How can a person know everything at eighteen C Em Am But nothing at 22? F G And will you still want me C Am will you still want me F G C Will you still want me when I am nothing new?