Taylor Swift – Clean Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – Clean Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDABmG

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[Intro]
D A Bm G
D A Bm G

[Verse 1]
D    A
 The drought was the
           Bm G
very worst,  ah-ah, ah-ah
D         A
 When the flowers that we'd
 Bm             G
grown together died of thirst
D       A
 It was months and months
                  Bm G
of back and forth,  ah-ah,
ah-ah
D                 A
 You're still all over me
        Bm
like a wine-stained dress
          G
I can't wear anymore

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[Pre-Chorus]
A                 G
Hung my head as I lost the war
        A
And the sky turned black
        G
 like a perfect storm

[Chorus]
    D         A       Bm
The rain came pouring down
                     G
When I was drownin', that's
                      D
 when I could finally breathe
       A
And by mornin'
Bm
Gone was any trace of you,
  G                    D
I think I am finally clean

[Verse 2]
D          A
 There was nothin'
           Bm G
left to do,  ah-ah, ah-ah
D         A
 When the butterflies turned
    Bm                G
to dust that covered my
whole room
D     A
 So I punched a
hole in the roof,
Bm G
  ah-ah, ah-ah
D        A            Bm
 Let the flood carry away
            G
all my pictures of you

[Pre-Chorus]
    A               G
The water filled my lungs,
                A
 I screamed so loud
           G
But no one heard a thing

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[Chorus]
    D         A       Bm
The rain came pouring down
                     G
When I was drownin', that's
                      D
when I could finally breathe
       A
And by mornin'
Bm                         G
Gone was any trace of you, I
                   D
think I am finally clean

[Post-Chorus]
A                    Bm
I think I am finally clean
G           D
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
      A
Said, I think I am
         Bm
 finally clean
G
Ah-ah-ah-ah

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Bridge]
D
Ten months sober,
 I must admit
D
Just because you're clean,
don't mean you don't miss it
D
Ten months older,
 I won't give in
G
Now that I'm clean,
 I'm never gonna risk it
D    A
 The drought was the very worst
 Bm G
   ah-ah, ah-ah
D         A
 When the flowers that we'd
 Bm             G
 grown together died of
thirst (Oh)

[Chorus]
    D         A       Bm
The rain came pouring down
                     G
When I was drownin', that's
                      D
 when I could finally breathe
       A
And by mornin'
Bm                         G
Gone was any trace of you, I
think I am finally clean
    D         A       Bm
The rain came pouring down
                     G
When I was drownin', that's
                      D
 when I could finally breathe
       A
And by mornin'
Bm
Gone was any trace of you,
 G                    D
 I think I am finally clean

[Outro]
A        Bm
 Finally clean
G                  D
 Think I'm finally clean
A           Bm
Ah-ah, ah-ah
G
 Think I'm finally clean

How to play Clean: key, chords and progression

These are Clean chords by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Clean by Taylor Swift, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 4 chords: D, A, Bm and G.

The backbone of the song is D – A – Bm – G (I – V – vi – IV in D major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. 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 G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

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

Clean chords: questions

What key is Clean in?

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

What chords are in Clean?

Clean uses 4 chords: D, A, Bm, G.

What is the chord progression of Clean?

The main progression is D – A – Bm – G (I – V – vi – IV), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs.

Is Clean easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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