THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION AND TAB OF This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things BY TAYLOR SWIFT ON PIANO, GUITAR KEYBOARD AND UKULELE.
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Whooooooo F
It was so nice throwing big parties F
Jump into the pool from the balcony F(Bb)
Everyone swimming in a champagne sea (whooooo) F
And there are no rules when you show up here F
Bass beat rattling the chandelier F(Bb)
Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year
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[Pre-Chorus] GmC
So why’d you have to rain on my parade? GmC
I’m shaking my head, I’m locking the gates
[Chorus] FDmBbC
This is why we can’t have nice things, dar-ling F
Because you break them DmBb
I had to take them awaayayayay CFDmBbC
This is why we can’t have nice things, ho-ney FDmBb
Did you think I wouldn’t hear all the things you said about meeEeEeeEeEe?
C -stop
This is why we can’t have nice things
[pitch bend]
whooooooo
How to play This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things: key, chords and progression
This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things by Taylor Swift is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 5 chords in all: F, Bb, Gm, C and Dm.
Listen for C – F – Dm – Bb (V – I – vi – IV in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – lah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, G, Em, A, Bm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things chords: questions
What key is This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things in?
This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things by Taylor Swift is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).
What chords are in This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things?
This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things uses 5 chords: F, Bb, Gm, C, Dm.
What is the chord progression of This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things?
The main progression is C – F – Dm – Bb (V – I – vi – IV).
Is This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, G, Em, A, Bm (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).
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