Apr52022

Taylor Swift – Holy Ground (Acoustic Live) Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C x2

[Verse 1]
 C
I was reminiscing
just the other day
While having coffee all alone,
and Lord, it took me away
              Fsus2
Back to a first-glance
feeling on New York time
Back when you fit in my
poems like a perfect rhyme
 C
Took off faster than
a green light, go
Hey, you skip the conversation
when you already know
          Am
I left a note on the door
with a joke we'd made
   Fsus2
And that was the first day

[Chorus]
      Gsus4     Am      Fsus2
And darling, it was good
 Gsus4   Am    Fsus2
Never looking down
      Gsus4          Am       Fsus2
And right there where we stood
           C    Fsus2
Was holy ground

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[Verse 2]
  C
Spinning like a girl
in a brand new dress
We had this big wide
city all to ourselves
              Fsus2
We blocked the noise with
the sound of, "I need you"
And for the first time,
I had something to lose
 C
And I guess we fell apart
in the usual way
And the story's got
dust on every page
          Am
But sometimes, I wonder
how you think about it now
   Fsus2
And I see your face in every crowd

[Chorus]
         Gsus4     Am      Fsus2
'Cause darling, it was good
 Gsus4   Am    Fsus2
Never looking down
      Gsus4          Am       Fsus2
And right there where we stood
           C    Fsus2
Was holy ground

[Bridge]
C                    Fsus2
Tonight, I'm gonna dance
For all that we've been through
But I don't wanna dance
If I'm not dancing with you
C                    Fsus2
Tonight, I'm gonna dance
Like you were in this room
But I don't wanna dance
                        Gsus4
If I'm not dancing with you

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[Chorus]
 Am     Fsus2
It was good
Gsus4     Am     Fsus2
Never looking down
      Gsus4         Am      Fsus2
And right there where we stood
              C
Was holy ground
Fsus2  Am  Fsus2

[Outro]
C
Tonight, I'm gonna dance
Fsus2                       Am
For all that we've been through
But I don't wanna dance
Fsus2
If I'm not dancing with you
C
Tonight, I'm gonna dance
Fsus2                  Am
Like you were in this room
But I don't wanna dance
Fsus2
If I'm not dancing with you

How to play Holy Ground (Acoustic Live): key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Holy Ground (Acoustic Live) by Taylor Swift on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Holy Ground (Acoustic Live) by Taylor Swift is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: C, Fsus2, Am and Gsus4.

Most of the song cycles through Fsus2 – Gsus4 – Am – Fsus2 (IVsus2 – Vsus4 – vi – IVsus2 in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, Fsus2 needs a barre or movable shape. Take the change into it slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.