Taylor Swift – New Romantics Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – New Romantics Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGBmAEmD

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[Intro]
G Bm A Em
G Bm A

[Verse 1]
      G                Bm
We're all bored, we're all
so tired of everything
   A        Em
We wait for trains that
 just aren't comin'
   G            Bm
We show off our different
 scarlet letters
A
Trust me, mine is better
      G
We're so young, but we're
 Bm
 on the road to ruin
   A
We play dumb, but we know
  Em
exactly what we're doin'
   G               Bm
We cry tears of mascara
in the bathroom
       A
Honey, life is
just a classroom
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

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[Chorus]
Em            G
 'Cause baby, I could
build a castle
D       A
 Out of all the bricks
                Em
they threw at me
          G
And every day is like a battle
D          A
 But every night with us
               Em
 is like a dream
                          G
Baby, we're the new romantics,
 come on, come along with me
D
 Heartbreak is the national
       A
 anthem, we sing it proudly
Em                       G
  We are too busy dancin' to
get knocked off our feet
D
 Baby, we're the new romantics
A
 The best people in
life are free

[Verse 2]
      G             Bm
We're all here, the lights
and noise are blinding
   A          Em
We hang back, it's all
 in the timing
     G               Bm
It's poker, he can't see
 it in my face
         A
But I'm about to
play my Ace, ah
   G              Bm
We need love, but all
 we want is danger
   A
We team up, then switch
       Em
sides like a record changer
    G          Bm
The rumors are terrible
 and cruel
            A
But, honey, most of
 them are true
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

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[Chorus]
Em            G
 'Cause baby, I could
 build a castle
D       A
 Out of all the bricks
                Em
 they threw at me
          G
And every day is like a battle
D          A
 But every night with us'
             Em
 is like a dream
                          G
Baby, we're the new romantics,
 come on, come along with me
D
 Heartbreak is the national
       A
anthem, we sing it proudly
Em                       G
  We are too busy dancin'
(Yeah)
 to get knocked off our
feet (Hey)
D
 Baby, we're the new romantics
A                   Em
 The best people in life
are free

[Post-Chorus]
            G
(Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) Oh
D           A
(Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) So,
                Em
come on, come along with me
            G
(Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
                     D
The best people in life
 are free
            A
(Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)

[Bridge]
G                Bm
 Please, take my hand and
A                Em
 Please, take me dancing and
G                 Bm
 Please, leave me stranded
          A
It's so romantic
 (It's so romantic)
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Chorus]
Em            G
 'Cause baby, I could build
 a castle (Oh)
D       A
 Out of all the bricks
                Em
 they threw at me (At me)
          G
And every day is like
a battle (Oh)
D          A
 But every night with us
               Em
is like a dream
(Is like a dream)
                     G
'Cause baby, I could build
           D
 a castle (Castle)
       A
Out of all the bricks
                Em
they threw at me (And)
          G
And every day is like
           D
a battle (Oh)
          A
But every night with us
               Em
is like a dream
                          G
Baby, we're the new romantics,
 come on, come along with me
D
 Heartbreak is the national
       A
anthem, we sing it proudly
Em                       G
  We are too busy dancin' (Hey)
to get knocked off our feet
D
 Baby, we're the new
romantics
A
 The best people in
 life are free

How to play New Romantics: key, chords and progression

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

To play New Romantics by Taylor Swift, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 5 chords: G, Bm, A, Em and D.

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

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, Em, D, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

New Romantics chords: questions

What key is New Romantics in?

New Romantics by Taylor Swift is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in New Romantics?

New Romantics uses 5 chords: G, Bm, A, Em, D.

What is the chord progression of New Romantics?

The main progression is A – Em – G – D (V – ii – IV – I).

Is New Romantics easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, Em, D, Am, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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