Taylor Swift – Dear Reader Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – Dear Reader Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G Am C
G Am F

[Verse 1]
F                  Am
Dear reader, if it feels like a trap
       G
You're already in one
F            Am
Dear reader, get out your map
     G
Pick somewhere and just run
F            Am
Dear reader, burn all the files
    G
Desert all your past lives
F                Am
And if you don't recognize yourself
G
That means you did it right

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[Chorus]
G
Never take advice from someone
 Am             F
 who's falling apart
G
Never take advice from someone
  Am            F
who's falling apart

[Verse 2]
F            Am
Dear reader, bend when you can
G
Snap when you have to
F                Am
Dear reader, you don't
have to answer
G
Just 'cause they asked you
(you should find another)
F                Am
Dear reader, the greatest
            G
 of luxuries

Is your secrets
F                     Am
Dear reader, when you aim
at the devil
G
Make sure you don't miss

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[Chorus]
G
Never take advice from someone
 Am             F
 who's falling apart
G
Never take advice from someone
  Am            F
 who's falling apart

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[Bridge]
   F
So wander through these nights
         Am
I prefer hiding in plain sight
   G
My fourth drink in my hand

These desperate prayers
are the cursed man
         F
Spilling out to you for free
    Am
But darling, darling, please
              G
You wouldn't take my word for
                               F
it if you knew who was talking
       Am                    G
If you knew where I was walking
To a house, not a home, all alone
                F
'cause nobody's there
        Am
Where I pace in my pent and my
                           G
friends found friends who care

No one sees when you lose when
                    F
you're playing solitaire

[Outro]
                        Am
You should find another guiding
        G
light, guiding light

While I shine so bright
F                       Am
You should find another guiding
        G
 light, guiding light

While I shine so bright
F Am G

F                      Am
You should find another, you
                    G
should find another
 (guiding light)
            G
Find another, you should
             F Am G F Am
find another
                       G F Am G
You should find another

How to play Dear Reader: key, chords and progression

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

To play Dear Reader by Taylor Swift, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 4 chords: G, Am, C and F.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Am – G – F (VI – i – VII – VI in A minor). 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 D, Em, G, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Dear Reader chords: questions

What key is Dear Reader in?

Dear Reader by Taylor Swift is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Dear Reader?

Dear Reader uses 4 chords: G, Am, C, F.

What is the chord progression of Dear Reader?

The main progression is F – Am – G – F (VI – i – VII – VI).

Is Dear Reader easy to play on guitar?

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

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