I Knew You Were Trouble Chords

by Taylor Swift
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F#
Capo: 4th fret
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D
A
Bm
G

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Taylor plays this with the the Capo on 6.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7PNRKpMYKQ
 
So, if you want to play like her, then
click the transpose down arrow 2 times (-2)
and the chords become C G Am F. Make sure to put
the capo on the 6th fret!
 
*Note - Taylor plays the G as [320010]; a regular G
works just fine though.
 
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* = one strum
 
 
[Intro]
 
D
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
D
Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago
A
I was in your sights, you got me alone
    Bm                          G
You found me, you found me, you found me-e-e-e-e
 
  D
I guess you didn't care, and I guess liked that
    A
And when I fell hard, you took a step back
    Bm                      G
Without me, without me, without me-e-e-e-e
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
D               A                       Bm
  And he's long gone, when he's next to me and I
    G
Realize the blame is on me
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Bm*             G*                        A*
'Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
   D*       A*     Bm*
So shame on me now-ow
           G*                  A*
Flew me to places I'd never been
         D*     A*
Till you put me down, oh
Bm              G                         A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
   D        A      Bm
So shame on me now-ow
           G                   A
Flew me to places I'd never been
        D N.C.                 Bm
Now I'm lyin' on the cold hard ground!
 
   G     A           D        A      Bm
Aahh  oohh, trouble, trouble, trouble
   G     A           D        A
Aahh  oohh, trouble, trouble, trouble
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
D
No apologies, he'll never see you cry
   A
Pretends he doesn't know, that he's the reason why
       Bm                                G
You're drowning, you're drowning, you're drowni-i-i-i-ing
 
      D
And I heard you moved on, from whispers on the street
  A
A new notch in your belt, is all I'll ever be
    Bm                    G                D
And now I see, now I see, now I see-e-e-e-ee
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
            A                 Bm
He was long gone, when he met me
          G                       N.C.
And I realize, the joke is on me, yeah
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Bm              G                        A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
   D        A      Bm
So shame on me now-ow
           G                   A
Flew me to places I'd never been
         D      A
Till you put me down, oh
Bm              G                        A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
   D        A      Bm
So shame on me now-ow
           G                   A
Flew me to places I'd never been
        D            A         Bm
Now I'm lyin' on the cold hard ground!
 
   G     A           D        A      Bm
Aahh  oohh, trouble, trouble, trouble
   G     A           D        A
Aahh  oohh, trouble, trouble, trouble
 
 
[Bridge]
 
        G*                  Bm*
And the saddest fear, comes creepin' in
         G*
That you never loved me or her,
   A*         A*        A
Or anyone, or anything, yeah yeah
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Bm              G                        A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
   D        A      Bm
So shame on me now-ow
           G                   A
Flew me to places I'd never been (never been)
         D      A
Till you put me down, oh
Bm              G                        A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in (you were right there)
   D        A      Bm
So shame on me now-ow
           G                   A
Flew me to places I'd never been
        D            A         Bm
Now I'm lyin' on the cold hard ground!
 
   G     A           D        A      Bm
Aahh  oohh, trouble, trouble, trouble
   G     A           D        A
Aahh  oohh, trouble, trouble, trouble
 
 
[Outro]
 
Bm              G                        A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
         D        A
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Bm              G                        A
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
         D        N.C.
trouble, trouble, trouble
 
 
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156 comments
IluvguitarXD
Awesome tab!! 5starrs !! I just thought the A sounded a bit weird . But superrrrrrr
+21
cristy♥twilight
You've found my weakness! I can't play barre chords like the F#m, where a fret is open. F and Bm can be cheated but F#m...not so much:(
+13
maysie44
Noooooo! Don't change it!! I can't barre either!!!lolol:)
+8