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Taylor Swift – August Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD G Em A

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This is the chords of August by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D                   G           Em
Salt air, and the rust on your door
                          A
I never needed anything more
D        G             Em
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
                     A
Never have I ever before

[Chorus]
    D
But I can see us lost in 
the memory
  G                        
August slipped away into a
           Em
 moment in time
                      A
'Cause it was never mine
    D
And I can see us twistin' 
in bedsheets
  G                        
August slipped away like a 
           Em
bottle of wine
                        A
'Cause you were never mine

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[Verse 2]
  D           G         Em
You're back beneath the sun
                    A
Wishin' I could write my name on it
  D             G             
Will you call when you're back
    Em
 at school?
       A
I remember thinkin' I had you

[Chorus]
    D
But I can see us lost in the memory
  G                       
August slipped away into a 
            Em
moment in time
                      A
'Cause it was never mine
    D
And I can see us twistin' 
in bedsheets
  G                        
August slipped away like a 
           Em
bottle of wine
                        A
'Cause you were never mine
D G Em A

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[Bridge]
  D                    
Back when we were still 
                     G
changin' for the better
                Em
Wanting was enough
                A
For me, it was enough
                 D
To live for the hope of it all
                         G
Canceled plans just in case 
you'd call
           Em
And say "Meet me behind the mall"
                    A
So much for summer love and
 saying "Us"
                    D        G
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
        Em                 A
You weren't mine to lose, oh

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[Chorus]
    D
But I can see us lost in the memory
  G                        
August slipped away into a 
           Em
moment in time
                      A
'Cause it was never mine
    D
And I can see us twistin' 
in bedsheets
  G                       
August slipped away like a 
            Em
bottle of wine
                        A
'Cause you were never mine

[Outro]
  D                    G
'Cause you were never mine
       Em
Never mine
               A
But do you remember
    D
Remember when I pulled up and
 said "Get in the car"
            G
And then canceled my plans 
just in case you'd call
 Em                           
Back when I was livin' for the
                            A
 hope of it all, for the hope of it all
                     D
"Meet me behind the mall"
   D
Remember when I pulled up and said 
"Get in the car"
             G
And then canceled my plans just in 
case you'd call
  Em                                
Back when I was livin' for the hope 
                     A
of it all, for the hope of it all
                      D
"Meet me behind the mall"
    D
Remember when I pulled up and
 said "Get in the car"
             G
And then canceled my plans just 
in case you'd call
  Em                             A
Back when I was livin' for the hope 
of it all (For the hope of it all)
         D                        G
For the hope of it all, for the hope 
of it all
           Em                    
(For the hope of it all, for the 
    A
hope of it all)

[Outro]
D G Em A

How to play August: key, chords and progression

August by Taylor Swift is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: D, G, Em and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – Em – A (I – IV – ii – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.