Taylor Swift Mash-up
Anthem Lights
RockMedium for beginners11 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
Cadd9
Em7
D
Dsus4Diagram coming soon
Am
C
Bm
E
A
F#mDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 3rd fret STANDARD TUNING w/ Capo on 3 *palm muted* G We were both young when I first saw you Cadd9 I close my eyes and the flashback starts Em7 Cadd9 I'm standing there in the balcony in summer air *strums or palm mute* G See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns Cadd9 See you make your way through the crowd Em7 And say, "Hello" D Little did I know... *picking or strums Cadd9 Dsus4 That I was Romeo, I was throwing pebbles Em7 Dsus4 And your daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" Cadd9 I was crying on the staircase Dsus4 Em7 Begging you, please don't go D 'Cause you belong with me G If you could see That I'm the one who understands you D Been here all along Am So why can't you see C You belong with me G Standing by and waiting at your backdoor D All this time how could you not know Am C -once Baby, you belong with me G -once You belong with me (* -once) Em7* So glad you made time to see me Cadd9* How's life, tell me how's your family G* D* (G & D are picked) I haven't seen them in a while G Em7 You've been good, busier than ever Cadd9 Small talk, work and the weather G D Em7 Your guard is up and I know why D Because the last time you saw me G Cadd9 Is still burned in the back of your mind Em7 D Cadd9 You gave me roses and I left them there to die G So this is me swallowing my pride Bm C Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night" G D I go back to December all the time G It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you Bm C Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine G -once D -once A -palm muted I go back to December all the time E D Someday, I?ll be living in a big old city A E D And all you?re ever gonna be is mean A E D Oh, someday, I?ll be big enough so you can?t hit me A E D And all you?re ever gonna be is mean Why you gotta be so (mean) A E Don't you worry your pretty little mind F#m D People throw rocks at things that shine A E D And life makes love look hard Why you gotta be so mean A E F#m D The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is A E F#m D We are never ever ever getting back together (This love is ours) A E F#m D We are never ever ever getting back together (This love is ours) F#m D E 'Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in (We are never getting back together) A E F#m Shame on me now D E Flew me to places I'd never been (We are never getting back together) A E F#m 'Till you put me down D E I knew you were trouble when you walked in (We are never getting back together) A E F#m Shame on me now D E -once Flew me to places I'd never been (No chords) I'm feeling 22 2 2 2 D* F#m* Losing her was blue like I'd never known E* Missing her was dark grey all alone D A E Forgetting her is like trying to know somebody you never met D F#m E Loving her was re ee ed, so red, re ee ed D F#m E Loving her was re ee ed, so red, re ee ed D F#m E Loving her was re ee ed, so red, re ee ed D F#m E -once Loving her was re ee ed, so red
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Chord set
G · Cadd9 · Em7 · D · Dsus4 · Am · C · Bm · E · A · F#m
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.