Guitar lesson for "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift
Tune down 1/2 step to play along with Taylor Swift
Note that the album version of this song is a 1/2 step below the chords shown below. If you want to play along with Taylor Swift’s version using these chords, you’ll need to tune your guitar so that E = Eb, A = Ab, etc.
You can still use the chords below and play the song in standard tuning - but note you’ll be in a different key than Taylor Swift and it won’t sound right if you play along.
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Chords needed
Here is how to play the basic chords in this song:
e-|----3-----2-----0-----0-----
B-|----0-----3-----1-----1-----
G-|----0-----2-----0-----2-----
D-|----0-----0-----2-----2-----
A-|----2-----------3-----0-----
E-|----3-----------------------
G D C Am
Here’s how the chords are used, from a big picture point of view:
INTRO
| G . . . | C . . . | G . . . | C . . . |
VERSE
"You're on the phone with your girlfriend..."
| G . . . | . . . . | D . . . | . . . . |
| Am . . . | . . . . | C . . . | . . . . |
PRE-CHORUS
"She wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts..."
| Am . . . | C . . . | G . . . | D . . . |
| Am . . . | C . . . | D . . . | . . . . |
CHORUS
"If you could see that I'm the one who understands you..."
| G . . . | . . . . | D . . . | . . . . |
| Am . . . | . . . . | C . . . | . . . . |
BRIDGE
"Oh, I remember you driving to my house..."
| Am . . . | C . . . | G . . . | D . . . |
| Am . . . | C . . . | G . . . | D . . . |
Lyrics w/ chords
INTRO
G ... C ... G ... C ...
VERSE
G D
You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset
Am
She's going off about something that you said
C
She doesn't get your humor like I do...
I'm in the room, its a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do...
PRE-CHORUS
Am C
She wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts
G D
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Am C
Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find
D
That what you're... looking for has been here the whole time
CHORUS
G
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
D
Been here all along so why can't you
Am C (let ring)
See------ You belong with me-----
G C G C
You belong with me
Walking the streets with you in your worn out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on the park bench, thinking to myself
Hey, isn't this easy?
And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while, since she brought you down
You say you're fine, I know you better than that
So, whatcha doing with a girl like that?
She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you
See------ You belong with me-----
You belong with me
Standing by, and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know
Baby------ You belong with me-----
You belong with me
BRIDGE
Am C
Oh, I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
G D
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're 'bout to cry
Am C
I know your favorite songs and you tell me 'bout your dreams
G D
I think I know where you belong, I think I know it's with me...
Can't you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you
See------ You belong with me-----
Standing by, and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know
Baby------ You belong with me-----
You belong with me
Have you ever thought just
Maybe----- You belong with me-----
You belong with me
Good luck!
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