Written by Aaron Dessner / Taylor Swift
Verse 1:
Bm D Wise man once said G7M A "Wild winds are death to the candle" Bm D G7M A A rose by any other name is a scandal Bm D G7M Cautions issued, he stood A Shooting the messengers Bm A G7M D They tried to warn him about herD A Cross your thoughtless heart Bm G7M Only liquor anoints you D A She's the albatross Bm G7M She is here to destroy youVerse 2:
Bm D Wise man once said G7M A "One bad seed kills the garden" Bm D G7M A "One less temptress, one less dagger To sharpen" Bm D G7M Locked me up in towers A But I'd visit in your dreams Bm D G7M A And they tried to warn you about meD A Cross your thoughtless heart Bm G7M Only liquor anoints you D A She's the albatross Bm G7M She is here to destroy you D A Devils that you know Bm G7M Raise worse hell than a stranger D A She's the death you chose Bm G7M You're in terrible dangerBridge:
Em G7M D A Em And when that sky rains fire on You G7M D A And you're persona non grata Em G7M D A I'll tell you how I've been there Em Too G7M D A And that none of it mattersBm D G7M Wise men once read fake news A And they believed it Bm D G7M Jackals raised their hackles A You couldn't conceive it Bm D G7M You were sleeping soundly when they A Bm Dragged you from your bed D G7M A And I tried to warn you about them D A So I crossed my thoughtless heart Bm G7M Spread my wings like a parachute D A I'm the albatross Bm G7M I swept in at the rescue D A The devil that you know Bm G7M Looks now more like an angel D A I'm the life you chose Bm G7M D A And all this terrible danger Bm G7M D A This terrible danger D A Bm G So cross your thoughtless heart D A She's the albatross Bm G7M She is here to destroy you
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