Taylor Swift – The 1 Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Taylor Swift – The 1 Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFCDmAm

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[Intro]
F C (4x)

[Verse 1]
F            C
  I'm doing good, I'm on some new shit
F              C
  Been saying "yes" instead of "no"
F                C                     
  I thought I saw  you at the bus stop,
  F            C
   I didn't though
F           C
  I hit the ground running each night
F           C
  I hit the Sunday matinée
Dm       C                      
  You know the greatest films of 
                Dm        C
  all time were never made	

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[Pre-Chorus]
F               C
  I guess you never know, never know
F            C                    
  And if you wanted me, you really 
           F
  should've showed
           C                        
And if you never bleed, you're never
       F
 gonna grow
            C
And it's alright now

[Chorus]
Am              C
But we were something, don't you
 think so?
F         C                        
  Roaring twenties, tossing pennies 
        Dm
  in the pool
          C           Dm
And if my wishes came true
   C                 Am
It would've been you
      C                    F
In my defense, I have none
C                              Dm
For never leaving well enough alone
C                     Dm
But it would've been fun
               C
If you would've been the one
Dm C Dm C
(Ooh)	

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[Verse 2]
Dm            C
  I had this dream you're doing cool shit
Dm           C
  Having adventures on your own
Dm          C                        
  You meet some woman on the internet 
     Dm           C
  and take her home
Dm          C                       Dm
  We never painted by the numbers, baby
            C
But we were making it count
Dm            C                     
  You know the greatest loves of all
          F        C
   time are over now

[Pre-Chorus]
F  C
 I guess you never know, never know
F    C
 And it's another day waking up alone
	

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[Chorus]
Am              C
But we were something, don't 
you think so?
F         C                
  Roaring twenties, tossing 
                Dm
  pennies in the pool
          C           Dm
And if my wishes came true
   C                 Am
It would've been you
      C                    F
In my defense, I have none
C                              Dm
For never leaving well enough alone
C                     Dm
But it would've been fun
               C
If you would've been the one

[Bridge]
Am C        F                  
I, I, I persist and resist the 
    C
temptation to ask you
   Dm                 C
If one thing had been different
      Dm            C
Would everything be different today?

[Chorus]
Am  C
  We were something, don't you think so?
F  C                                Dm
  Rosé flowing with your chosen family
C                       Dm
And it would've been sweet
  C                    Am
If it could've been me
C                     F
In my defense, I have none
C                                  Dm
For digging up the grave another time
C                    Dm
But it would've been fun
       C
If you would've been the one
Dm C Dm C
(Ooh)	

How to play The 1: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of The 1 by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

The 1 by Taylor Swift keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 4 chords: F, C, Dm and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – F – C – Dm (I – IV – I – ii in C major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – reh. 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 C, G, Am, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

The 1 chords: questions

What key is The 1 in?

The 1 by Taylor Swift is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The 1?

The 1 uses 4 chords: F, C, Dm, Am.

What is the chord progression of The 1?

The main progression is C – F – C – Dm (I – IV – I – ii).

Is The 1 easy to play on guitar?

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

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