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Taylor Swift – Foolish One – Tell Me Why Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Foolish One – Tell Me Why by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
   G
My cards are on the table,
 yours are in your hand
C
Chances are, tonight you've
already got plans
    Am                  C
And chances are, I will talk
                    G
 myself to sleep again
            G
You give me just enough attention
to keep my hopes too high
        C
Wishful thoughts forget to mention
 when someting's really not right
    Am                     C
And I will block out these voices
                  G
of reason in my head

[Pre-Chorus]
D
 And the voices say
 C           G     D
"You are not the exception"
 C              D
"You will never learn your
lesson"

[Chorus 1]
G
Foolish one, stop checking
your mailbox
       C
for confessions of love that
 ain't never gonna come
Am
You will take the long way
                           D
You will take the long way down

[Interlude]
G C Am D

[Verse 2]
C                G
 I took a chance, I took a shot
D
 And you might think I'm
 Em
 bulletproof, but I'm not
C                 G
 You took a swing, I took
it hard
D
 And down here on the
Em
ground I see who you are

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[Chorus 2]
C
 I'm sick and tired of
         G
your attitude
I'm feeling like I don't
 D
 know you
You tell me that you
Em
 love me then cut me down
C
 And I need you like a
 G
 heartbeat
But you know you got a
 D
mean streak
                 Em
Makes me run for cover
when you're around
C          D
 Here's to you and your
temper
         G
Yes, I remember what you
            Em
said last night
      C
And I know that you see
               D
what you're doing to me
        G  C Am D
Tell me why

[Bridge 1]
  Em               C
Why do you have to make
 me feel small?
   G                    D
So you can feel whole inside?
 Em                C
Why do you have to put down
 my dreams?
        A
So that you're the only thing
   C  D
on my mind?

[Bridge 2]
       G
'Cause you got her on your arm,
 and me in the wings
     C
I'll get your longing glances,
but she'll get your ring
    Am               C
And you will say you had the
               G
 best of intentions
    Am
And maybe I will finally
 C        D
 learn my lesson

[Chorus 1]
G
Foolish one, stop checking
your mailbox
       C
for confessions of love that
 ain't never gonna come
Am
You will take the long way
                           D
You will take the long way down
G
Foolish one, stop checking
your mailbox
       C
for confessions of love that
ain't never gonna come
Am
You will learn the hard way
                        D  G
Instead of just walking out

[Outro]
C                       Am D
  Ain't never gonna come
G
Foolish one, the day is
 gonna come
            C
for your confessions of
love
When all is said and done
   Am
He just wasn't the one, no,
     D
he just wasn't the one
C                   G
 I take a step back, let
you go
D
 I told you I'm not
 Em                   G
 bulletproof, now you know

How to play Foolish One – Tell Me Why: key, chords and progression

Foolish One – Tell Me Why by Taylor Swift is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 6 chords: G, C, Am, D, Em and A.

Listen for D – G – C – Am (V – I – IV – ii in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – fah – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.