Taylor Swift – Castles Crumbling (ft. Hayley Williams)
Performed by |
Hayley Williams Taylor Swift |
Release Year |
2023 |
Album |
Speak Now (Taylor's Version) |
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Taylor Swift – Castles Crumbling (ft. Hayley Williams)
Key: G
Major
BPM: ♩ = 74
Time: 4/4
|C |Em |C |Em D |
|C |Em |C |Em D |
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |G D/F# |
Once, I had an empire in a golden age, I was held up so high, I used to be great
|Em C |G/B D/F# |Em C |G D |
They used to cheer when they saw my face, now, I fear I have fallen from grace
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |G D/F# |
And I feel like my castle's crumbling down, and I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |D |
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down, you don't wanna know me
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |G D/F# |
now
|Em C |G D/F# |
Once, I was the great hope for a dynasty
|Em C |G D/F# |
Crowds would hang on my words, and they trusted me
|Em C |G/B D/F# |
Their faith was strong, but I pushed it too far
|Em C |G D |
I held that grudge 'til it tore me apart
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |G D |
Power went to my head, and I couldn't stop, ones I loved tried to help, so I ran them
|Em C |G D/F# |
off, and here I sit alone, behind walls of regret
|Em C |G D/F# |
Falling down like promises that I never kept
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |G D/F# |
And I feel like my castle's crumbling down, and I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |D |
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down, you don't wanna know me
|C |Em D |C |Em D/F# |
now
|Em |Em |Em |Em D/F# |
|Em |Em |Em |D/F# |
My foes and friends watch my reign end, I don't know how it could've ended this way
|Em |C |
Smoke billows from my ships in the harbor, people look at me like I'm a monster
|G |D/F# |
Now they're screaming at the palace front gates, used to chant my name
|Em |Em |Em |
Now they're screaming that they hate me, never wanted you to hate me
|G D/F# |Em C |G D/F# |
My castle's crumbling down, and I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
|Em C |G D/F# |
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you
|Em C |G D/F# |
down (just let you down), my castle's crumbling
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |G D/F# |
down, you don't wanna know me now
|Em C |G D/F# |Em C |D |
|Em C |G/B D/F# |Em C |G D/F# |
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