Taylor Swift – Suburban Legends Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – Suburban Legends Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
C                   Am
 You had people who called
                 F
 you on unmarked numbers
In my peripheral vision
C                      Am
 I let it slide like a hose
                       F
on a slippery plastic summer
All was quickly forgiven
C               Am
 You were so magnetic
                 F
it was almost obnoxious
                           C
Flush with the currency of cool
                     Am
I was always turnin' out
          F
my empty pockets
    G
And when it came to you

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[Chorus]
C        Am
I didn't come here
 to make friends
        F          G
We were born to be suburban
legends
         C           Am
When you hold me, it holds
me together
        F
And you kiss me in a way
              G
 that's gonna screw
me up forever

[Verse 2]
C                       Am
 I had the fantasy that maybe
                F
our mismatched star signs

Would surprise the whole school
C                Am
 When I ended up back at
             F
 our class reunion
Walkin' in with you
C                     Am
 You'd be more than a chapter
            F
 in my old diaries

With the pages ripped out
C                   Am
 I am standing in a 1950s
   F
 gymnasium
    G
And I can still see you now

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[Chorus]
C        Am
I didn't come here to
 make friends
        F          G
We were born to be suburban
 legends
         C           Am
When you hold me, it holds
me together
        F
And you kiss me in a way that's
      G
gonna screw me up forever
C           Am
I know that you still remember
        F          G
We were born to be national
treasures
         C            Am
When you told me we'd get
back together
        F
And you kissed me in a way
              G
 that's gonna screw
 me up forever

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Outro]
C                 Am
 Tick-tock on the clock,
                   F
I pace down your block
I broke my own heart
'cause you were too
             C
 polite to do it
                   Am
Waves crash on the shore,
               F
 I dash to the door
You don't knock anymore
                     C
 and my whole life's ruined
                 Am
Tick-tock on the clock,
                  F
I pace down your block
I broke my own heart
 'cause you were too
           C
polite to do it
                   Am
Waves crash on the shore,
                 F
I dash to the door
                   G
You don't knock anymore and
          C       Am F
I always knew it
G
 That my life would be
 C Am F G  C
 ruined

How to play Suburban Legends: key, chords and progression

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

Suburban Legends by Taylor Swift is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: C, Am, F and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Am – F – G (I – vi – IV – V in C major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, C, D (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
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

Suburban Legends chords: questions

What key is Suburban Legends in?

Suburban Legends by Taylor Swift is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Suburban Legends?

Suburban Legends uses 4 chords: C, Am, F, G.

What is the chord progression of Suburban Legends?

The main progression is C – Am – F – G (I – vi – IV – V), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression.

Is Suburban Legends easy to play on guitar?

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

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