Taylor Swift – Midnight Rain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – Midnight Rain Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
Rain
He wanted it comfortable,
                C
 I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride, I was
           G
making my own name
                                 Am
Chasing that fame, he stayed the same
                               F
All of me changed like midnight
C   G   Am

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[Verse 1]
F
 My town was a wasteland
C
Full of cages, full of fences
                                 G
Pageant queens and big pretenders
                             Am
But for some, it was paradise
F
 My boy was a montage
  C
A slow-motion, love potion
                               G
Jumping off things in the ocean
                                    Am
I broke his heart 'cause he was nice
He was sunshine, I was midnight

[Chorus]
Rain
He wanted it comfortable,
                C
 I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride, I was
           G
 making my own name
Chasing that fame, he
            Am
stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight

[Verse 2]
F
 It came like a postcard
C
Picture perfect shiny family
Holiday peppermint candy
G                           Am
 But for him, it's every day
F
 So I peered through a window
  C
A deep portal, time travel
                       G
All the love we unravel
                        Am
And the life I gave away
'Cause he was sunshine,
                F
I was midnight rain

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[Chorus]
He wanted it comfortable,
                C
I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride, I was
           G
 making my own name
Chasing that fame,
               Am
he stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight
F
Rain
He wanted it comfortable,
               C
 I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride, I was
           G
 making my own name
Chasing that fame,
               Am
 he stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight

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[Outro]
F
I guess sometimes we all get
             C
Just what we wanted,
 just what we wanted
       G
And he never thinks of me
           Am
Except for when I'm on TV
F
I guess sometimes we all get
             C
Some kind of haunted,
some kind of haunted
      G
And I never think of him
          Am
Except on midnights like this
(Midnights like this, midnights
          C   G   Am   C   G    Am
 like this)

How to play Midnight Rain: key, chords and progression

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

Midnight Rain by Taylor Swift is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: C, G, Am and F.

The backbone of the song is C – G – Am – F (III – VII – i – VI in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

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

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Midnight Rain chords: questions

What key is Midnight Rain in?

Midnight Rain by Taylor Swift is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Midnight Rain?

Midnight Rain uses 4 chords: C, G, Am, F.

What is the chord progression of Midnight Rain?

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

Is Midnight Rain easy to play on guitar?

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

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