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Taylor Swift - The Last American Dynasty
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by: Jeff Martin
***Chords, lyrics first***
***Tab fill-ins for keyboards and guitars below***
Chord forms:
G |3x003x| (G5) or |320030| (G6)
A7sus4 |x02030|
Cadd9 |x3x030| or |x32030|
Em7 |02203x| or |02x030|
D/F# |20032x| or |200232|
Em7/B |x20030|
Bridge uses standard 1st position open chords
[Verse 1]
G A7sus4 Cadd9
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
G A7sus4 Cadd9
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
G A7sus4 Em7 Cadd9
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money
G A7sus4 Cadd9
And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"
G A7sus4 Cadd9
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche, there's only so far new money goes
G A7sus4 Cadd9
They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
G A7sus4 Em7 Cadd9
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud, the doctor had told him to settle down
G A7sus4 Cadd9
It must have been her fault his heart gave out ,and they said
[Chorus]
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
There goes the last great American dynasty
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
D/F# G Cadd9
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
G A7sus4 Cadd9
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
[Verse 2]
G A7sus4 Cadd9
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
G A7sus4 Cadd9
Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
G A7sus4
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
Em7 Cadd9
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
G A7sus4 Cadd9
And losing on card game bets with Dalí, and they said
[Chorus]
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
There goes the last great American dynasty
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
D/F# G Cadd9
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
[Bridge]
Am Em
They say she was seen on occasion
G D
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
Am Em
And in a feud with her neighbor
G D
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Am Em
Fifty years is a long time
G D
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Am Em G
Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
D D
And then it was bought by me
G Cadd9 Em7/B
[Verse 3]
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
D/F# G Cadd9 Em7/B
I had a marvelous time
D/F# G Cadd9
I had a marvelous time
Tab********************************************************************
[Intro] Gtr for keyboard
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
0:17 0:24 (Gtr 2) 0:30 0:31
e|------------|----------------------| |-15h17-19-| |---10-----|
B|-8h10/12-12-|-8h10/12-12-12/13-8-8-| |----------| |-12--13-8-|
G|------------|----------------------| |----------| |----------|
D|------------|----------------------| |----------| |----------|
A|------------|----------------------| |----------| |----------|
E|------------|----------------------| |----------| |----------|
0:37 0:50
e|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|-8h10/12-10/12-12/13-13/8-|-8h10/12-12-12/13-8-8-|
G|--------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
(Gtr 2) 0:50
e|--------------------------|-7/8/10-10-8-3-3------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------------|-7/9/11-11-9-4-4------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
....and they said....
[Chorus]
Gtr for keyboard (repeat variations through out >>> it's a fair place to improv)
e|----------(7)------------------------------|
B|-----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8--|
G|----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7---|
D|-7h9----9--7h9----9--7h9----9--7h9----9----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
1:29 1:35 1:42
e|-15-17-19-|-----------------------|--------------------|
B|----------|-8h10/12-10/12-12/13-8-|-8h10/12-12-12/13-8-|
G|----------|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|----------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A|----------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|----------|-----------------------|--------------------|
[Chorus]
Gtr for keyboard (repeat variations through out)
e|----------(7)------------------------------|
B|-----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8--|
G|----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7---|
D|-7h9----9--7h9----9--7h9----9--7h9----9----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
e|-15-20-19-15h17-19---19--15-17-|
B|------------------ 15--19------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| x4
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