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Taylor Swift – The Alchemy Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
Cmaj7
 This happens once
          Am7
 every few lifetimes
Cmaj7
 These chemicals hit
           Am7
 me like a white wine
Cmaj7                   Fmaj7
 What if I told you I'm back?
                    Cmaj7
 The hospital was a drag,
                         Fmaj7
 worst sleep that I ever had
                    Cmaj7
 I circled you on a map
 I haven't come around
       Fmaj7
in so long
Cmaj7
 But I'm coming back
    Fmaj7
so strong

[Chorus]
          Cmaj7
 So when I touch down call
 the amateurs and cut
              Fmaj7
'em from the team
 Ditch the clowns, get
the crown baby, I'm
            Am7
the one to beat
 Cause the sign on your
 heart said it's still
               Fmaj7
 reserved for me
Fmaj7
 Honestly, who are we
 to fight the alchemy?

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[Verse 2]
Cmaj7
 Hey you, what if
I told you we're cool?
      Fmaj7
 That child's play back
 in school is forgiven
 under my rule
   Cmaj7
 I haven't come around
       Fmaj7
 in so long
         Cmaj7
 But I'm making a comeback
            Fmaj7
 to where I belong

[Chorus]
          Cmaj7
 So when I touch down,
call the amateurs and cut
               Fmaj7
 'em from the team
 Ditch the clowns,
get the crown baby,
                 Am7
I'm the one to beat
 Cause the sign on your
heart said it's still
               Fmaj7
reserved for me
Fmaj7
 Honestly, who are we
to fight the alchemy?
       Cmaj7
 These thugs warm the
benches we've been
               Fmaj7
 on a winning streak
 He jokes that it's heroin
                        Am7
but this time with an 'E'
 Cause the sign on your
heart said it's still
               Fmaj7
reserved for me
Fmaj7
 Honestly who are we
to fight the alchemy?

[Bridge]
Cmaj7
 Shirts off and your friends
                        Fmaj7
lift you up over their heads

 Beer sticking to the floor,
                           Cmaj7
 cheers chanted cause they said
 There was no chance tryna
 be the greatest in
      Fmaj7
 the league
 Where's the trophy?
He just comes running
          Cmaj7
over to me

[Chorus]
          Cmaj7
 So when I touch down,
call the amateurs and cut
               Fmaj7
 'em from the team
 Ditch the clowns,
get the crown baby,
                 Am7
I'm the one to beat
 Cause the sign on your
heart said it's still
               Fmaj7
reserved for me
Fmaj7
 Honestly, who are we
to fight the alchemy?
       Cmaj7
 These thugs warm the
benches we've been
               Fmaj7
 on a winning streak
 He jokes that it's heroin

                        Am7
but this time with an 'E'
 Cause the sign on your
heart said it's still
               Fmaj7
reserved for me
Fmaj7
 Honestly who are we
to fight the alchemy?

[Outro]
Cmaj7
 This happens once every
     Am7
few lifetimes
Cmaj7
 These chemicals hit
           Am7
me like a white wine

How to play The Alchemy: key, chords and progression

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

The Alchemy by Taylor Swift is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 3 chords in all: Cmaj7, Am7 and Fmaj7.

Listen for Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 (IVmaj7 – Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – vi7 in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – lah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.