Chords
Cardigan

cardigan by Taylor Swift is a track from her album folklore, released in 2020. The song tackles themes of nostalgia, love, and loss, depicting the imagery of an old cardigan as a symbol of the memories of a past love. Taylor Swift created the folklore album during the COVID-19 quarantine, working remotely with Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, and other contributors. She described this album as a departure from her previous works, allowing herself un ... restricted creativity and the exploration of new narratives. See more [+]

Key: G

Introduction:

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 Em                           A 
   Vintage tee, brand new phone
                          G 
   High heels on cobblestones
                                           A 
   When you are young they assume you know nothing
 Em                           A                   G 
   Sequined smile, black lipstick, sensual politics
                                             A 
   When you are young, they assume you know nothing

 D                                   A 
   But I knew you, dancin'  in your Levi' s
                                 G 
   Drunk under a streetlight, I
                              A 
   I knew you, hand under my sweatshirt
   Baby, kiss it better, I

 Em                                    A 
   And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
                        G 
   Under someone' s bed
                                      A 
   You put me on and said I was your favorite

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

 D 
   But I knew you
                     A 
   Playing hide-and-seek and
                             G 
   Giving me your weekends, I
   I knew you
                          A 
   Your heartbeat on the High Line
   Once in twenty lifetimes, I

 G                                     Bm 
   And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
                        D 
   Under someone' s bed
                                      A 
   You put me on and said I was your favorite

               G 
   To kiss in cars, and downtown bars
               Bm 
   Was all we needed
             A 
   You drew stars around my scars
                G 
   But now I' m bleedin' 
 D 
   ' Cause I knew you
                    A 
   Steppin'  on the last train
                                 G 
   Marked me like a bloodstain, I
   I knew you
                        A 
   Tried to change the ending
   Peter losin'  Wendy, I
 D 
   I knew you
                    A                              G 
   Leavin'  like a father, runnin'  like water, I
                                             A 
   When you are young, they assume you know nothing

                     D 
   But I knew you' d linger like a tattoo kiss
                  A 
   I knew you' d haunt all of my what-ifs
                  G 
   The smell of smoke would hang around this long
                  A 
   ' Cause I knew everything when I was young
                D 
   I knew I' d curse you for the longest time
            A 
   Chasin'  shadows in the grocery line
                  G 
   I knew you' d miss me once the thrill expired
                   A 
   And you' d be standin'  in my front porch light
                          Em 
   And I knew you' d come back to me
                    A 
   And you' d come back to me
                    G 
   And you' d come back to me
                    A 
   And you' d come back

 G                                     Bm 
   And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
                        D 
   Under someone' s bed
                                      A 
   You put me on and said I was your favorite

   Em                                A 
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   G                                 A 
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   D                                 A 
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   G                                 A 
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   G                                 Bm 
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   D                                 G 
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   G                                 Bm 
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   D                                 G 
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   G                                 Bm 
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   D                                 G 
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B --------0---------------------3- 0-----------------------------3-

   Em                                A 
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   G                                 A 
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