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Taylor Swift - How You Get The Girl Chords

Chord reference D, A, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [A] [G] [D]Stand there like a [A]ghost, shaking from the [G]rain (rain) [D]She’ll open up the [A]door and say “Are you [G]insane?” [D]Say it’s been a [A]long six [G]months [D]And you were too [A]afraid to tell her what you [G]want.

And that’s how it [D]works. [A]That’s how you get the [G]girl, and then you say

[D]I want you for [A]worse or for better [G]I would wait for ever and ever [D]Broke your heart, I’ll [A]put it back together [G]I would wait for ever and ever. [D]And that’s how it [A]works How you get the [G]girl, girl [D]And that’s how it [A]works How you get the [G]girl, girl.

[D]Remind her how we [A]used to [G]be, be [D]With pictures in [A]frames of kisses on [G]cheeks, cheeks [D]Tell her how you must have [A]lost your mind [D]When you left her all [A]alone and never tell her [G]why, why.

And that’s how it [D]works [A] That’s how you lost the [G]girl, and now you say

[D]I want you for [A]worse or for better [G]I would wait for ever and ever [D]Broke your heart, I’ll [A]put it back together [G]I would wait for ever and ever. [D]And that’s how it [A]works How you get the [G]girl, girl [D]And that’s how it [A]works How you get the [G]girl, girl.

And [D]you [A]know [G] That [D]I don’t [A]want you [G]to go.

[D]Remind me how we [A]used to [G]be [D]Pictures in [A]frames of kisses on [G]cheeks And say you want [D]me, [A]yeah. And then you say

[D]I want you for [A]worse or for better [G]I would wait for ever and ever [D]Broke your heart, I’ll [A]put it back together [G]I want you forever and ever. [D]And that’s how it [A]works How you get the [G]girl, girl (That’s how it works) [D]And that’s how it [A]works How you get the [G]girl,(get the girl). [D]And that’s how it [A]works How you get the [G]girl, girl.

And that’s how it [D]works [A] That’s how you’ve got the [G]girl.

Artist Taylor Swift
Album 1989
Genres Pop
Year 2014
Key D

How to Play How You Get The Girl on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - How You Get The Girl can be played in the key of D using the D, A, G chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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.

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

You can play How You Get The Girl with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.