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20 CLASSIC SONGS your friends will love

Beatles - Petty - Johnny Cash - Eagles - John Denver - Dylan

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Safe and Sound

Taylor Swift

 

Capo 7

Each chord gets two beats unless otherwise noted.

 

Strum Guide

Main Strum:

 

D d D DUD d D DU

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chorus & Bridge Strum:

 

D d D d D d D d

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 

 

Intro: / Dm - Am - / F - C - / x2

 

Dm                          Am

I remember tears streaming down your face

        F                        C

When I said, I'll never let you go

     Dm                Am                  F     C

When all those shadows almost killed your light

Dm          Am              F              C

I remember you said, Don't leave me here alone

    G (1)                                  F (1)

But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight

 

Chorus:

F (1)             C           G

  Just close your eyes   the sun is going

F (1)               C        G

down   You'll be alright  No one can hurt you now

F (1)                C      G

now    Come morning light  You and I'll be

Am     C/G    D7sus2/F# (1)

safe   and   sound

 

Repeat Intro

 

Dm                  Am

Don't you dare look out your window

F                        C

Darling everything's on fire

     Dm              Am               F   C

The war outside our door keeps raging on

Dm       Am      F     C

Hold on to this lullabye

G (1)                  F (2)

Even when the music's gone.   Gone.

 

Chorus

 

Bridge:

F (1)   G (1)   Am (1)   G (1)

Oooo    Oooo    Aaah     Aaah

F (1)   G (1)   Am (1)   G (1)

Oooo    Oooo    Aaah     Aaah

 

Outro Chorus;

F (1)             C     G

  Just close your eyes

F (1)          C     G

  You'll be alright

F (1)           C      G

  Come morning light  You and I'll be

Am     C/G    D7sus2/F# (1)

safe   and   sound

 

F (1)  C    G

Ooooo  Oooo Oooo   Repeat x5

 

F (1 hold)  C (hold)  G (hold)

Ooooo       Oooo      Ohoh

 

End


This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.