willow - Taylor Swift

willow - Taylor Swift Lyrics with Notes. Music Letters Violin, Lyre, Flute, Piano, Recorder Chords, etc.

 
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"willow" is the lead single of evermore, Swift’s second surprise album of 2020 and her ninth record overall. She released the accompanying music video at midnight EST on December 11th, 2020, alongside the evermore album. Swift hinted at this song title twice during the folklore era: the first time being a framed willow tree photo in an Instagram post, and the second one being a subtle reference included in a tweet thanking Rolling Stone for ranking folklore as the best album of 2020. Excerpt taken at genius.

 

♫ willow - Taylor Swift ♫

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willow *Original Version
Taylor Swift
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Verse 1: @0:12
G      G    G    A  B      B       B       G       G     B     B     G~E
I'm like the water when your ship rolled in that night
G           G    G    A   B      B     B    G          G        B  B    G~E
Rough on the surface, but you cut through like a knife
G     B B    A   G    A A     A       A~B
And if it was an open-shut case
G B B       A    G          A       A     A        A     A     B     G~E
I never would've known from that look on your face
G      G     G      A   B     B  A     A    A..    G~E
Lost in your current like a priceless wine

Chorus 1: @0:35
G         G       A     B    A.         A    A  G    A
The more that you say,     the less I know
G      G  A     B      A.       A  C2~BAGG
Wherever you stray,     I      follow
G       G    A    B     A.     A    A    G      A
I'm begging for you    to take my hand
A            G       A        G     G      A
Wreck my plans, that's my man

Verse 2: @0:47
G        G G   A   B    B    B    G     G    B      B      G~E
Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind
G         G   G    A   B   B    B       G     G     B   B..  G~E
Head on the pillow, I could feel you sneakin' in
E   B    B      A   G  A  A  A     A~B
As if you were a mythical thing
B         B       A  G  A  A    A  A    A     A B    G~E
Like you were a trophy or a champion ring
            G      G      G      B     A     A..  G    G~E
And there was one prize I'd cheat to win

Chorus: @1:11
G         G       A     B    A.         A    A  G    A
The more that you say,     the less I know
G      G  A     B      A.       A  C2~BAGG
Wherever you stray,     I      follow
G       G    A    B     A.     A    A    G      A
I'm begging for you    to take my hand
A            G       A        G     G      A
Wreck my plans, that's my man
G          G      A     B     A.       A       A     G       A
You know that my train could take you home
G  A      B     A.  A  C2~BAGG
Anywhere else is     hollow
G       G    A    B     A.     A    A    G      A
I'm begging for you    to take my hand
A            G       A        G     G      A
Wreck my plans, that's my man

Bridge: @1:37
G        D  D D   D     D  G    F#     D    D    C   B(low)
Life was a willow and it bent right to your  wind
G           A      G    A         A       B     G    G G
They count me out    time and time again
G        D  D D   D     D  G    F#     D    D    C  B(low)
Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind
       A     A       A       A   A        A  B   AG     G  
But I come back stronger than a '90s trend

Verse 3: @1:59
G        G    G    A  B      B    B     G      G   B B     G~E
Wait for the signal, and I'll meet you after dark
G          G    G   A   B       B      B    G  G        B   B..     G~E
Show me the places where the others gave you scars
B         B   A  G   A A      A      B
Now this is an open-shut case
G    B   B      A    G         A         A     A     A    A      B     G~E
I guess I should've known from the look on your face
G    G    G     G        B        B   A    A   A.. G~E
Every bait-and-switch was a work of art

Chorus 3: @2:22
G         G       A     B    A.         A    A  G    A
The more that you say,     the less I know
G      G  A     B      A.       A  C2~BAGG
Wherever you stray,     I      follow
G       G    A    B     A.     A    A    G      A
I'm begging for you    to take my hand
A            G       A        G     G      A
Wreck my plans, that's my man
G          G      A     B     A.       A       A     G       A
You know that my train could take you home
G  A      B     A.  A  C2~BAGG
Anywhere else is     hollow
G       G    A    B     A.     A    A    G      A
I'm begging for you    to take my hand
A            G       A          G      G.    E
Wreck my plans,    that's my man

Chorus 4: @2:45
G         G       G   G    F#.       D     D C     C
The more that you say,     the less I know
G      G  G    G      A        E E~GG
Wherever you stray,     I  follow
 G      G    G   F#.      D    D    C       C
Begging for you      to take my hand
C2         B      A         G      G      A
Wreck my plans, that's my man
G          G      A     B     A.       A       A     G       A
You know that my train could take you home
G  A      B     A.  A  C2~BAGG
Anywhere else is     hollow
G       G    A    B     A.     A    A    G      A
I'm begging for you    to take my hand
A            G       A        G     G.    D
Wreck my plans, that's my man

Outro: @3:09
B          A      G      A
Hey, that's my man
A           G    D
That's my man
G            A      G    D
Yeah, that's my man
A   A     A      B         A            A  B   A     G.  D
Every bait-and-switch     was a work of art
A          G.    D
That's my man
B          A      G      A
Hey, that's my man
G       G    A    B     A.     A    A    G      A
I'm begging for you    to take my hand
A            G       A          G      G.    E
Wreck my plans,    that's my man