Taylor Swift - Daylight Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,G keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
[Opening]
My love was as [C]cruel as the [Dm]cities I [F]lived in
[C]Everyone [Dm]looked worse in the [F]light
There are so many [C]lines that I’ve [Dm]crossed [F]unforgiven
I’ll [C]tell you the [Dm]truth but never [F]goodbye
[verse 2]
[C]I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I [G]saw you
[Dm]I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I [F]thought of you
[C]I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year [G]dark night
And now I see [Dm]daylight, I only see [F]daylight
[verse 3]
The luck of the [C]draw only [Dm]draws the [F]unlucky
And [C]so I [Dm]became the butt of the [F]joke
I wounded the [C]good and I [Dm]trusted the [F]wicked
[C]Clearing the [Dm]air, I breathed [F]in the smoke
[verse 4]
[C]Maybe you ran with the wolves and refused to settle down
[G]Maybe I’ve stormed out of every single room in this town
[Dm]Threw out our cloaks and our daggers because it’s morning now
[F]It’s brighter now, now
[chorus]
[C]I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I [G]saw you
(I can never look away)
[Dm]I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I [F]thought of you
(Things will never be the same)
[C]I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year [G]dark night
(Now I’m wide awake)
And now I see [Dm]daylight (daylight), I only see [F]daylight (daylight)
I only see [C]daylight, daylight, daylight, [G]daylight
I only see [Dm]daylight, daylight, daylight, [F]daylight
[verse 5]
[C]And I can still see it all (in my [G]mind)
All of you, all of me [Dm](intertwined)
I once believed love would be (black and [F]white), but it’s golden (golden)
[verse 6]
[C]And I can still see it all (in my [G]head)
Back and forth from New York (singing in your [Dm]bed)
I once believed love would be (burning [F]red), but it’s golden
Like [C]daylight, like [G]daylight
Like [Dm]daylight, [F]daylight
[chorus]
[C]I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I [G]saw you
(I can never look away)
And [Dm]I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I [F]thought of you
(Things will never be the same)
[C]I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year [G]dark night
(Now I’m wide awake)
And now I see [Dm]daylight (I see daylight), I only see [F]daylight (ah-ah ah-ah)
I only see [C]daylight, daylight, daylight, [G]daylight
I only see [Dm]daylight, daylight, daylight, [F]daylight (ah ah-ah ah-ahh)
I only see [C]daylight, daylight, daylight, [G]daylight
I only see [Dm]daylight, daylight, daylight, [F]daylight (ah ah-ah ah-ahh)
[Closing]
[C]Like [G]daylight, it’s [Dm]golden like [F]daylight
You gotta [C]step into the daylight and let it [G]go
Just let it [Dm]go, let it [F]go
[C] [G] [Dm]I wanna be defined by the things that I love
[F]Not the things I hate
Not the things that I’m [C]afraid of, I’m afraid of
Not the things [G]that haunt me in the middle of the night
[Dm]I, I just think that
[F]You are what you love
[C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G]
How to play Daylight on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Taylor Swift - Daylight on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Daylight uses these transitions most often: Dm → F (26), F → C (26), and C → G (19). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Dm chord transition.
1. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
2. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
4. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
5. G → Dm chord transition
To move from G to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
Daylight chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Daylight.
- Daylight includes 97 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Daylight contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Daylight connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → Dm: 5%
After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).- Dm → F: 14%