Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver – Exile Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver – Exile Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsF#D#mBC#F#m

Key
View
[Intro]
F#   D#m

[Verse 1]
F#
 I can see you standing, honey
D#m
 With his arms around your body
F#                            
 Laughin', but the joke's not 
             D#m
 funny at all
F#
 And it took you five whole minutes
D#m
 To pack us up and leave me with it
F#                                 
 Holdin' all this love out here in
         D#m
  the hall

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[Chorus]
B             C#                 D#m
 I think I've seen this film before
      C#
And I didn't like the ending
B              C#             D#m
 You're not my homeland anymore
   C#                  B
So what am I defending now?
            C#               D#m   
You were my town, now I'm in exile, 
            F#
seein' you out
B             C#                D#m
 I think I've seen this film before
F#   D#m x2

[Verse 2]
F#
 I can see you starin', honey
D#m
 Like he's just your understudy
F#                                   
 Like you'd get your knuckles bloody 
      D#m
 for me
F#
 Second, third, and hundredth chances
D#m
 Balancin' on breaking branches
F#                              D#m
 Those eyes add insult to injury

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[Chorus]
B             C#                 D#m
 I think I've seen this film before
      C#
And I didn't like the ending
B             C#            D#m
 I'm not your problem anymore
    C#                 B
 So who am I offending now?
             C#               D#m   
You were my crown, now I'm in exile, 
            F#    B
seein' you out
              C#                D#m
I think I've seen this film before
        C#                   F#m
So I'm leaving out the side door

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[Bridge]
               D#m               C#
So step right out, there is no amount
          B
Of crying I can do for you
         F#
All this time
                          D#m
We always walked a very thin line
                        C#
You didn't even hear me out 
(You didn't even hear me out)
                         B
You never gave a warning sign 
(I gave so many signs)
         F#
All this time
                             D#m
I never learned to read your mind 
(Never learned to read my mind)
                         C#
I couldn't turn things around 
(You never turned things around)
                                B    
'Cause you never gave a warning sign 
                 F#
(I gave so many signs)
         D#m            C#
So many signs, so many signs
                         B
You didn't even see the signs

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[Chorus]
B              C#                 D#m
 I think I've seen this film before
      C#
And I didn't like the ending
B              C#           D#m
 You're not my homeland anymore
   C#                  B
So what am I defending now?
            C#               D#m   
You were my town, now I'm in exile,
            F#
 seein' you out
B              C#               D#m
 I think I've seen this film before
       C#                   F#
So I'm leavin' out the side door

[Outro]
        D#m                      C#
So step right out, there is no amount
          B
Of crying I can do for you
         F#
All this time
                             D#m
We always walked a very thin line
                        C#
You didn't even hear me out 
(Didn't even hear me out)
                         B
You never gave a warning sign 
(I gave so many signs)
         F#
All this time
                             D#m
I never learned to read your mind 
(Never learned to read my mind)
                         C#
I couldn't turn things around
 (You never turned things around)
                                B
'Cause you never gave a warning sign
 (I gave so many signs)
         F#
All this time (So many signs)
                             D#m
I never learned to read your mind
 (So many signs)
                         C#
I couldn't turn things around
                                B
'Cause you never gave a warning sign
                         F#     D#m
You never gave a warning sign
C#  B
Ah, ah

How to play Exile: key, chords and progression

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

Exile by Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver sits in F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: F#, D#m, B, C# and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – C# – D#m – C# (IV – V – vi – V in F♯ major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, Bm, G, A, Dm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
D#m chord on guitar (x68876)
D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

Exile chords: questions

What key is Exile in?

Exile by Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Exile?

Exile uses 5 chords: F#, D#m, B, C#, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Exile?

The main progression is B – C# – D#m – C# (IV – V – vi – V).

Is Exile easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, Bm, G, A, Dm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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