Taylor Swift – Cardigan Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – Cardigan Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEmAGDBmF

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[Verse 1]
Em                          A
   Vintage tee, brand new phone
                         G
   High heels on cobblestones
                                          A
   When you are young they assume you know nothing
Em                                             G
   Sequined smile, black lipstick, sentual politics
                                            A
   When you are young, they assume you know nothing

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[Pre-Chorus]
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	

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[Chorus 1]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus 2]
G                                    Bm
   And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
                       D
   Under someone's bed
                                     G
   You put me on and said I was your favorite
G   Bm
A   G	

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[Verse 3]
              G
   To kiss in cars, in downtown bars
             Bm
   Was all I needed
                                     F
   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

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[Bridge]
                    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 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

   [Chorus 3]
G                                    Bm
   And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
                       D
   Under someone's bed
                                     G
   You put me on and said I was your favorite		

How to play Cardigan: key, chords and progression

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

To play Cardigan by Taylor Swift, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 6 chords: Em, A, G, D, Bm and F.

The backbone of the song is D – A – G – A (I – V – IV – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Am, D, C, G, Em, Bb (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

Cardigan chords: questions

What key is Cardigan in?

Cardigan by Taylor Swift is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Cardigan?

Cardigan uses 6 chords: Em, A, G, D, Bm, F.

What is the chord progression of Cardigan?

The main progression is D – A – G – A (I – V – IV – V).

Is Cardigan easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Am, D, C, G, Em, Bb (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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