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Taylor Swift - How You Get The Girl Chords

ChordsD, A, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram


[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.

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Album1989
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyD

How to play How You Get The Girl on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Taylor Swift - How You Get The Girl on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.

How You Get The Girl uses these transitions most often: D → A (30), A → G (28), and G → D (27). 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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
D to A

2. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
A to G

3. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
G to D

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in How You Get The Girl.

  • How You Get The Girl includes 87 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • How You Get The Girl contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how How You Get The Girl connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%