THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION AND TAB OF GETAWAY CAR BY TAYLOR SWIFT ON PIANO, GUITAR KEYBOARD AND UKULELE.
[Verse 1] C
It was the best of times, the worst of crimes G
I struck a match and blew your mind Dm
But I didn’t mean it F
And you didn’t see it C
The ties were black, the lies were white G
In shades of gray in candlelight Dm
I wanted to leave him F
I needed a reason
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[Pre-Chorus] C
X marks the spot where we fell apart G
He poisoned the well, I was lyin’ to myself Dm
I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed F
We never had a shot, gunshot in the dark
(Oh!)
NOTE: The other parts of the song has the same progression.
How to play Getaway Car: key, chords and progression
Getaway Car by Taylor Swift is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: C, G, Dm and F.
Most of the song cycles through C – G – Dm – F (I – V – ii – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Am, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
