We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together chords by Taylor Swift (Ver. 4)

Title:    We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Artist:   Taylor Swift
Album:    Red
Submitted by:Karl

[start]

Tuning: Standard
No capo, key of G.

Chords:
If you're playing the riff:
Csus2: x35533
G:   32003x
Dsus4: xx0233
Em:  022000

If you're NOT plauing the riff i.e. strumming:
Cadd9: x32033 (will replace Csus2!)
G:   320033
D:   xx0232 (can replace Dsus4)
Em7:  022033 (can replace Em)

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Riff too difficult? You can play this INSTEAD of the riff:
D = downstrum
m = mute (NOT palm-mute)
Cadd9  G    D    Em7
D D m  D D m  D D m  D D m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Guitar riff:
      hit (body)      mute
   Csus2       G
E||--3-----x--------------------x----------|
B||--3-----x------------------3-x----3-----|
G||--5-----x----------0-----0---x------0---|
D||--5-----x--------------0-----x--------0-|
A||--3-----x--------------------x----------|
E||--x-----x------------3-------x----------|
   1 & 2   &   3  &  4   &

hit (body)      mute
 Dsus4       Em
--3-----x---------------------x----------||
--3-----x-------------------0-x----0-----||
--2-----x----------0------0---x------0---||
--0-----x---------------2-----x--------0-||
--x-----x---------------------x----------||
--x-----x------------0--------x----------||
 1 & 2   &   3  &  4   &

Alt chorus:
This is how the chorus can be played alternatively.
D = downstrum
m = mute (NOT palm-mute)
Cadd9  G    D    Em7 D
D D m  D D m  D D m  D m D m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

The 'stop riff' parts marked with a * should be played like below:
Csus2  G    Dsus4
D D m  D D m  D D m  D m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Connecting passage 2, also marked with a *:
Csus2  G    Dsus4  Em D
D D m  D D m  D D m  D m D m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Intro: (play above riff)
Csus2 G Dsus4 Em

Verse one: (play riff)
Csus2          G
I remember when we broke up the first time
Dsus4            Em
Seeing this is it, I've had enough, 'cause like
  Csus2            G
We haven't seen each other in a month
     Dsus4       Em
When you, said you, needed space, what?

Verse two: (play riff)
Csus2             G
Then you come around again and say
    Dsus4             Em
Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change
      Csus2            G
Trust me, remember how that lasted for a day
     Dsus4           Em
I say, I hate you, we break up, you call me, I love you

Pre-Chorus: (play riff)
Csus2   G      Dsus4     Em
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh we called it off again last night
  Csus4   G    Dsus4     Em
But Ooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

Chorus: (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
* = do NOT play when playing riff, DO play when playing chords
Csus2 G       Dsus4   Em   D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2 G       Dsus4   Em   D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2     G
You go talk to your friends talk
  Dsus4        Em D*
To my friends talk to me
(stop riff)*
  Csus2 G         Dsus4
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Connecting passage:
(play riff)
Csus4 G   Dsus4   Em
    Like   ever...

Verse three: (play riff)
  Csus4             G
I'm really gonna miss you picking fights
    Dsus4              Em
And me, falling for a screaming that I'm right
       Csus2              G
And you, will hide away and find your piece of mind with some
Dsus4          Em
Indie record that's much cooler than Mine

Pre-Chorus: (play riff)
Csus2   G       Dsus4     Em
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-ohh you called me up again tonight
  Csus4   G    Dsus4     Em
But oooh, oh-oh-oh-oh this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

Chorus: (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
Csus2 G      Dsus4   Em   D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2 G      Dsus4   Em   D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2     G
You go talk to your friends talk
  Dsus4       Em
To my friends talk to me (talk to me)
(stop riff)*
  Csus2 G       Dsus4
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Connecting passage 2*: (play riff or play chords acoording to 'alt chorus')
Csus2   G
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
Dsus4   Em7  D*
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh oh (yeah)
Csus2   G
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
Dsus4   Em D*
   Ooh, ooh

Bridge: (filter drop, play riff or... palm muting works - 8th notes, downstrums)
Csus2   G      Dsus4    Em
I used to think, that we, were forever ever ever
  Csus4   G  Dsus4   Em
And I used to say never say never
Csus2   G              Dsus4
 Huh, he calls me up and he's like "I still love you"
      Em         Csus2          G
And I'm like, I'm just, I mean this is exhausting, you know
           Dsus4 (tape stop)
We are never getting back together, like ever

NOO!

Chorus: (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
Csus2 G      Dsus4   Em   D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2 G      Dsus4   Em   D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2     G
You go talk to your friends talk
  Dsus4       Em
To my friends talk to me
  Csus2 G       Dsus4     Em   D*
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
Csus4  G     Dsus4 Em
We, ooh-oh-oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (getting back together)
Csus2   G   Dsus4    Em   D*
We, ooh-oh-oh-oh, oh, getting back together
Csus2     G
You go talk to your friends talk
  Dsus4       Em D*
To my friends talk to me
(stop riff)*
  Csus2 G       Dsus4
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

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