Taylor Swift Love Story

Taylor Swift - Love Story 

Taylor Swift 

Love Story 

Teachers Resource 

Lyrics 

Lyrics + Chords 

Bass 

Guitar 

Piano / Keyboard 

Drum Kit 

Ukulele 

Uses 4 Chords: 

D, A, Bm, G 

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Lyrics 

Verse 1: 

We were both young when I first saw you. 

I close my eyes and the flashback starts: 

I'm standing there, 

On a balcony in summer air. 

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns. 

See you make your way through the crowd 

And say, "Hello," 

Little did I know... 

Pre-Chorus 1: 

That you were Romeo, you were throwing 

pebbles, 

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" 

And I was crying on the staircase 

Begging you, "Please don't go" 

And I said... 

Chorus 1: 

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone. 

I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run. 

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess, 

It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes". 

Bridge: 

I got tired of waiting 

Wondering if you were ever coming around. 

My faith in you was fading 

When I met you on the outskirts of town. 

And I said... 

Chorus 3: 

Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone. 

I keep waiting for you but you never come. 

Is this in my head I don't know what to think. 

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring 

and said... 

Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone. 

I love you, and that's all I really know. 

I talked to your dad ‒ go pick out a white dress 


Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. 

'cause we were both young when I first saw 

you 

Verse 2: 

So I sneak out to the garden to see you. 

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew 

So close your eyes... 

Escape this town for a little while. Oh, oh. 

Pre-Chorus 2: 

'cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter, 


But you were everything to me, 

I was begging you, "Please don't go" 

And I said... 

Chorus 2: 



You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess. 


Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how 

to feel. 

This love is difficult but it's real. 

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess. 


Oh, oh. 

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Lyrics + Chords 

Intro: D, A, Bm, G 

Verse 1: 

D 

We were both young when I first saw you. 

G 

I close my eyes and the flashback starts: 

Bm 

I'm standing there, 

G 

On a balcony in summer air. 

D 

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns. 

G 

See you make your way through the crowd 

Bm 

And say, "Hello," 

A 

Little did I know... 

Pre-Chorus 1: 

G 

A 

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles, 

Bm 

D 


G 

And I was crying on the staircase 

A 

Bm 

Begging you, "Please don't go" 

D 

And I said... 

Chorus 1: 

D 


A 


Bm 


G A D 


Verse 2: 

D 

So I sneak out to the garden to see you. 

G 

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew 

Bm 

So close your eyes... 

A 

Escape this town for a little while. Oh, oh. 

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Pre-Chorus 2: 

G 

A 

'cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter, 

Bm 

D 


G 

But you were everything to me, 

A 

Bm 

I was begging you, "Please don't go" 

D 

And I said... 

Chorus 2: 

D 


A 


Bm 


G 

A 

It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes" 

D 

Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel. 

A 

This love is difficult but it's real. 

Bm 

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess. 

G 

A 


Interlude: D, A, Bm, G 

Bridge: 

Bm G 

I got tired of waiting 

D 

A 

Wondering if you were ever coming around. 

Bm G 

My faith in you was fading 

D 

A 

When I met you on the outskirts of town. 

And I said... 

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Chorus 3: 

D 

Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone. 

A 

I keep waiting for you but you never come. 

Bm 

Is this in my head I don't know what to think. 

G 

A 

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said... 

D 

Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone. 

A 

I love you, and that's all I really know. 

Bm 

I talked to your dad ‒ go pick out a white dress 

G 

A 


D, A, Bm, 

G ! ! ! ! D 

'cause we were both young when I first saw you 

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Check Bass Tuning 


Bass 

Remember to tune your 

strings from low to high 

E, A, D, G 

! This song uses four chords in different combinations throughout: D, A, Bm, and G. 

Shown below are the intro / interlude chords with a suggested rhythm; 

Learn which note to play for each chord and follow the lyric + chord sheet. You will 

be able to play along to the song with these four notes. 

Note: In the actual track there is a key change in the final chorus which isn’t given here. If 

you wish to play it then move the notes up 2 frets. 

Intro / Verse 1: 

! There is no bass in the intro. Join in halfway through the 1 st verse i.e “See the lights, 

see the party, the ball gowns....” 

Chorus 3: 

! The first half of this chorus is a build up with the bass joining in on the third line i.e 

“Is this in my head I don’t know what to think”. 

Listen to the song and you will hear what rhythms to play and when to play loud / quiet. 

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Guitar 

Check Guitar Tuning 

Remember to tune your 

strings from low to high 

E, A, D, G, B, E 

This song uses four chords in different combinations throughout. These are D, A, Bm and 

G. Given is the intro / interlude chords; 

! Learn to play and change between these four chords. Then you will be able to 

follow the lyrics + chord sheet through the whole song. 

! Bm is a barre chord. Put your 1st finger across all of the strings on the 2nd fret then 

add the other fingers as marked. Alternatively if you are struggling then omit some of the 

notes, for example playing only the top 3 or bottom 3 notes. 


you wish to play it then you have to move the chords up a tone i.e E, B, C#m and A. 

Chorus 3: 

! The first half of this chorus is a build up with the guitar joining in on the third line i.e 

“Is this in my head I don’t know what to think”. 


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Piano / Keyboard: 

C# 

Db 

D# 

Eb 

F# 

Gb 

G# 

Ab 

A# 

Bb 

C# 

Db 

D# 

Eb 

F# 

Gb 

G# 

Ab 

A# 

Bb 

C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C 

This song uses four chords in different combinations throughout. These are D, A, Bm and 

G; 

Here are how they look written out; 

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! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (Piano / Keyboard) 

Once you have learnt the above chords you can follow the lyrics + chord sheet for 

the song. Listen to the song and you will hear what rhythms to play and when to play 

loud / quiet. 

Note: In the second half of the last chorus there is a key change which isn’t given here. To 

play this move all the chords up a tone i.e E, B, C#m and A. 

Alternatively for the intro / interlude you could play the picked guitar part in the right hand; 

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Drum Kit 

Verse 1: 

There is a simple bass drum rhythm for the 1 st verse; 

! If you listen to the song you will hear the drummer plays interjecting tom / hi-hat 

hits. You can add these as you feel. 

Pre-Chorus: 

Chorus: 

Verse 2: 

Bridge: 

Chorus 3: 

! The first half of the last chorus is a build up; 

This gets gradually louder until the second half kicks in where you play the normal chorus 

beat. 

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! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (Drum Kit) 

Verse 1: 

There is a simple bass drum rhythm for the 1 st verse; 

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 

Bass X X X X X 

! 

If you listen to the song you will hear the drummer plays interjecting tom / hi-hat hits. You 

can add these as you feel. 

Pre-Chorus: 

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 

Hi-Hat X X X X X X O X 

Snare 

X 

Bass X X X X X X 

Chorus: 

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 

Crash X X X X 

Snare X X 

Bass X X 

Verse 2: 

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 

Hi-Hat X X X X X X O X 

Snare X X X X 

Bass X X X X X X 

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! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (Drum Kit) 

Bridge: 

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 

Crash X X X 

Hi-Hat 

O 

Bass X X X 

Hi-Hat 

Pedal 

X 

Chorus 3: 

! The first half of the last chorus is a build up; 

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 

Bass X X X X X X X X 

This gets gradually louder until the second half kicks in where you play the normal chorus 

beat. 

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Check Ukulele Tuning 


Ukulele 

Remember to tune 

your strings 

G, C, E, A 

! This song uses four chords in different combinations throughout. These are D, A, 

Bm and G. Given is the intro / interlude chords; 

! Learn to play and change between these four chords. Then you will be able to 

follow the lyrics + chord sheet through the whole song. 

! Playing Bm is quite difficult. If you are struggling then feel free to omit the 4 th fret on 

the G-string. 


you wish to play it then you have to move the chords up a tone i.e E, B, C#m and A. 

Chorus 3: 

! The first half of this chorus is a build up with the ukulele joining in on the third line 

i.e “Is this in my head I don’t know what to think”. 


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Taylor Swift Love Story

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