Taylor Swift – Daylight Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Taylor Swift – Daylight Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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

[Verse 1]
C                   G                                        F
My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in
C                                     G                   F
Everyone looked worse in the light
C                                                       G                                     F
There are so many lines that I’ve crossed unforgiven
C                                     G                   F
I’ll tell you the truth, but never goodbye

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[Chorus]
C                                                       G
I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you
Dm                                                                         F
I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you
C                                                           G
I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night
Dm
And now I see daylight,
F
I only see daylight

[Verse 2]
C                   G                                     F
Luck of the draw only draws the unlucky
C                      G                                     F
And so I became the butt of the joke
C                   G                                     F
I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked
C                   G                                     F
Clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke
C
Maybe you ran with the wolves and refused to settle down
G
Maybe I’ve stormed out of every single room in this town
Dm
Threw out our cloaks and our daggers because it’s morning now
F
It’s brighter now, now

[Chorus]
C                                                       G
I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you (I can never look away)
Dm                                                                         F
I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you (Things will never be the same)
C                                                                                           G
I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night (Now I’m wide awake)
Dm
And now I see daylight (Daylight),
F
I only see daylight (Daylight)
C                                                       G
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight
Dm                                                       G
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight

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[Bridge]
C
And I can still see it all (In my mind)
G
All of you, all of me (Intertwined)
Dm
I once believed love would be (Black and white)
F
But it’s golden (Golden)
C
And I can still see it all (In my head)
G
Back and forth from New York (Singing in your bed)
Dm
I once believed love would be (Burning red)
F
But it’s golden
C
Daylight
G
Like daylight
Dm
Like daylight,
F
Daylight

[Chorus]
C G
I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you (I can never look away)
Dm F
I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you (Things will never be the same)
C G
I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night (Now I’m wide awake)
Dm
And now I see daylight (Daylight),
F
I only see daylight (Daylight)

[Post-Chorus]
C G
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight
Dm G
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight (Ah)
C G
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight
Dm G
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight

[Outro]
C G
Like daylight
Dm F
It’s golden like daylight
C G
You gotta step into the daylight and let it go
Dm F C G
Just let it go, let it go
Dm
I wanna be defined by the things that I love
F
Not the things I hate
C
Not the things that I’m afraid of, I’m afraid of
G
Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night
Dm
I, I just think that
F
You are what you love
C G Dm F

How to play Daylight: key, chords and progression

Daylight by Taylor Swift is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: C, G, F and Dm.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

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Daylight chords: questions

What key is Daylight in?

Daylight by Taylor Swift is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Daylight?

Daylight uses 4 chords: C, G, F, Dm.

What is the chord progression of Daylight?

The main progression is F – C – G – Dm (IV – I – V – ii).

Is Daylight easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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