How to Play Clean on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - Clean can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, F chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Clean with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Taylor Swift - Clean Chords

Chord reference C, G, Am, F

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C]The [G]drought was the very worst [Am] [F] [C]When the [G]flowers that we’d [Am]grown together [F]died of thirst [C]It was [G]months and months of back and forth[Am] [F] [C]You’re still all [G]over me like a [Am]Wine-stained dress I can’t [F]wear anymore

[G]Hung my head as I [F]lost the war And the sky [G]turned black like a [F]perfect storm

[C]Rain came [G]pouring [Am]down When I was drowning, [F]that’s when I could finally breathe[C] And by [G]morning, [Am]gone was any trace of you [F]I think I am finally clean[C]

[C]There was [G]nothing left to do[Am] [F] [C]When the [G]butterflies turned to [Am]dust that covered [F]my whole room [C]So I [G]punched a hole in the roof[Am] [F] [C]Let the [G]flood carry [Am]away all my [F]pictures of you

The [G]water filled my [F]lungs, I screamed so [G]loud But no one [F]heard a thing

[C]Rain came [G]pouring [Am]down When I was drowning, [F]that’s when I could finally breathe[C] And by [G]morning, [Am]gone was any trace of you [F]I think I am finally clean[C] [G]I think I am finally clean[Am] [F] [C]Said [G]I think I am finally clean.[Am] [F]

[C]Ten months sober, I must admit [F]Just because you’re clean don’t mean you don’t miss it [C]Ten months older, I won’t give in [F]Now that I’m clean, I’m never gonna risk it [C]The [G]drought was the very worst[Am] [F] [C]When the [G]flowers that we’d [Am]grown together [F]died of thirst

[C]Rain came [G]pouring [Am]down When I was drowning, [F]that’s when I could finally [C]breathe And by [G]morning, [Am]gone was any trace of you [F]I think I am finally clean

[C]Rain came [G]pouring [Am]down When I was drowning, [F]that’s when I could finally [C]breathe And by [G]morning, [Am]gone was any trace of you And [F]I think I am finally clean [C]

[G]Finally clean [Am] [F] Think I am finally clean[C] [G] [Am] [F]Think I am finally clean. [C]

Artist Taylor Swift

Album 1989

Genres Pop

Year 2014

Key C

Taylor Swift - Clean can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, F chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Clean with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.