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Taylor Swift feat. The National – Coney Island Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C D Em BmG/B

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[Intro]
G  C  D  Em C

[Verse 1]
Bm
  Break my soul in two 
  looking for you
              C
  But you're right here
D
  If I can't relate to you anymore
                   Em        C
  Then who am I related to?
Bm
  And if this is the long haul
               C
  How'd we get here so soon?
D
  Did I close my fist around 
  something delicate?
      Em             C
  Did I shatter you?

[Pre-Chorus]
          Em           
  And I'm sitting on a 
                  C
  bench in Coney Island
                          G
  Wondering where did my baby go?
                  
  The fast times, 
                          Bm
  the bright lights, the merry go
  C                        D
  Sorry for not making you my 
  centerfold

[Chorus]
           Em
  Over and over
  C
  Lost again with no surprises
  G/B
  Disappointments close your eyes
      Bm                 C
  And it gets colder and colder
                D
  When the sun goes down
Em   C

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[Verse 2]
Bm
  The question pounds my head
                        C
  What's a lifetime of achievement
D
  If I pushed you to the edge?
  But you were 
                Em       C
  too polite to leave me
Bm
  Do you miss the rogue
  Who coaxed you into 
               C
  paradise and left you there?
D
  Will you forgive my soul
  When you're too wise to 
                Em             C
  trust me and too old to care?

[Pre-Chorus]
         Em               
  'Cause we were like the 
                   C
  mall before the internet
                 G
  It was the one place to be
  The mischief, 
                      Bm
  the gift-wrapped suburban dreams
  C                     
  Sorry for not winning 
        D
  you an arcade ring

[Chorus]
           Em
  Over and over
  C
  Lost again with no surprises
  G/B
  Disappointments close your eyes
      Bm                  C
  And it gets colder and colder
                D
  When the sun goes down

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[Bridge]
Em                         C
  Were you waiting at our old spot

  In the tree line
         G
  By the gold clock

  Did I leave you hanging 
  every single day?
Bm                         C
  Were you standing in the hallway
                         D
  With a big cake, happy birthday

  Did I paint your bluest 
  skies the darkest grey?
          Em
  The universe waits
              C
  And when I got into the accident
      G
  The sight that flashed before 
  me was your face
Bm                                   
  But when I walked up to the podium 
    D
  I think that I forgot 
  to say your name

[Pre-Chorus]
Em                         C
  I'm on a bench in Coney Island
                          G
  Wondering where did my baby go
  The fast times, 
                       Bm
  the bright lights, the merry go
  C                        D
  Sorry for not making you my 
  centerfold

[Chorus]
           Em
  Over and over
  C
  Lost again with no surprises
  G/B
  Disappointments close your eyes
      Bm                  C
  And it gets colder and colder
                D
  When the sun goes down

[Outro]
                Em       C
  When the sun goes down
      G
  The sight that flashed before 
  me was your face
                Bm      C
  When the sun goes down
        D
  But I think that I forgot 
  to say your name
           Em   C
  Over and over
  G                         Bm
  Sorry for not making you my, 
  making you my
C                     D
  Making you my centerfold

How to play Coney Island: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Coney Island by Taylor Swift feat. The National on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Coney Island by Taylor Swift feat. The National is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 6 chords in all: G, C, D, Em, Bm and G/B.

Most of the song cycles through C – D – Em – C (IV – V – vi – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

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