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Taylor Swift – Maroon Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C G Em Dsus4 D

[Verse 1]
C
 When the morning came
  G
We were cleaning incense
         Em
off your vinyl shelf
               D
'Cause we lost track of time again
C                      G
 Laughing with my feet in your lap
     Em          D
Like you were my closest friend
C              G
How'd we end up on the floor, anyway?
         Em
You say, "Your roommate's cheap-ass
      D
 screw top Rosé," that's how
C          G        D
 I see you everyday now

[Chorus]
     C      G
And I chose you
    Em        D
The one I was dancing with
       C        G
In New York, no shoes
       Em        D
Looked up at the sky, and it was
    C
The burgundy on my T-shirt
         G
When you splashed your wine onto me

            Em
And how the blood rushed
into my cheeks
   D
So scarlet, it was
    C
The mark you saw on my collarbonе
    G
The rust that grew between
 tеlephones
    Em
The lips I used to call "home"
   D
So scarlet, it was
       C G Em D
maroon

[Verse 2]
C
 When my silence came
  G
We were shaking, blind, and hazy
Em                       D
How the hell did we lose sight
 of us again?
C                              G
Sobbing with your head in your hands
      Em                D
Ain't that the way shit always ends?
C                         G
 You were standing hollow-eyed
 in the hallway
Em
  Carnations you had thought
      D
 were roses, that's us
C            G
 I feel you, no matter what
D
 The rubies that I gave up

[Chorus]
     C      G
When I lost you
    Em        D
The one I was dancing with
       C        G
In New York, no shoes
       Em        D
Looked up at the sky,
and it was marron
    C
The burgundy on my T-shirt
         G
When you splashed
your wine onto me
            Em
And how the blood rushed
into my cheeks
   D
So scarlet, it was maroon
    C
The mark you saw on my collarbonе
    G
The rust that grew between tеlephones
    Em
The lips I used to call "home"
   D
So scarlet, it was (Was) maroon

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[Bridge]
 C                     G
Awake, with your memory over me
         Em                 D
That's a real fucking legacy, legacy
 C                    G
Awake with your memory over me
         Em                 D
That's a real fcking legacy to leave

[Chorus]
    C
The burgundy on my T-shirt
         G
When you splashed your wine onto me
            Em
And how the blood rushed into my cheeks
   D
So scarlet, it was maroon
    C
The mark you saw on my collarbonе
    G
The rust that grew between tеlephones
    Em
The lips I used to call "home"
   D                 C    G Em D
So scarlet, it was maroon

[Outro]
             C    G Em D
And it was maroon
And it was maroon

How to play Maroon: key, chords and progression

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

To play Maroon by Taylor Swift, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 5 chords: C, G, Em, Dsus4 and D.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.