Castles Crumbling - Taylor Swift, guitar chords

Published: 2023-12-07 18:19
Selection chords: Katie Paterson

Intro:
B D#m
B D#m C#
B D#m
B D#m C#

Verse:
D#m           B         F#     C#
  Once, I had an empire in a golden age
D#m          B          F#         C#
  I was held up so high, I used to be great
D#m                  B          F#      C#
  They used to cheer when they saw my face
D#m           B       F#           C#
  Now, I fear I have fallen from grace

Chorus:
    D#m     B       F#        C#
And I feel like my castleʼs crumbling down
    D#m      B      F#       C#
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
    D#m        B       F#        C#                   D#m   B
And you donʼt want to know me, I will just let you down
C#                        D#m  B F# C#
 You donʼt wanna know me now

D#m B F# C#

Verse:
D#m           B              F#      C#
  Once, I was the great hope for a dynasty
D#m                 B           F#         C#
  Crowds would hang on my words and they trusted me
D#m                B             F#             C#
  Their faith was strong, but I pushed it too far
D#m            B              F#        C#
  I held that grudge ʼtil it tore me apart
D#m      B              F#      C#
  Power went to my head and I couldnʼt stop
D#m       B              F#          C#
  Ones I loved tried to help, so I ran them off
D#m           B                F#          C#
  And here I sit alone behind walls of regret
D#m                B             F#       C#
Falling down like promises that I never kept

Chorus:
    D#m     B       F#        C#
And I feel like my castleʼs crumbling down
    D#m      B      F#       C#
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
    D#m        B       F#        C#                   D#m   B
And you donʼt want to know me, I will just let you down
C#                        B
 You donʼt wanna know me now

Post-chorus:
      D#m C#
Ooh, ooh
 B    D#m C#
Ooh, ooh
 B
Ooh (Ah, ah)
D#m       C#
Ooh (Ah, ah)
B   D#m C#
Ooh

Verse:
D#m                   B
  My foes and friends watch my reign end
B            C#
I donʼt know how it couldʼve ended this way
D#m
  Smoke billows from my ships in the harbor
B
People look at me like Iʼm a monster
F#
 Now theyʼre screaming at the palace front gates
        C#
Used to chant my name
                                 D#m
Now theyʼre screaming that they hate me
                     D#m
Never wanted you to hate me

Chorus:
   F#        C#
My castleʼs crumbling down
    D#m      B      F#       C#
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
    D#m        B       F#        C#                   D#m   B F#
And you donʼt want to know me, I will just let you down
   C#                  D#m   B F#
My castleʼs crumbling down
C#                       D#m  B F# C#
You donʼt wanna know me now

Outro:
D#m B F# C#
D#m B C#
D#m B F# C#
D#m B F# C#
D#m B F# C#
D#m B