This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things by Taylor Swift

No Capo (Taylor tuned a half step down)

Chords Needed:
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F# Am

Strumming:
DUDU DUDU DDU // DD DDU

Verse 1:
G
It was so nice throwing big parties
G
Jump into the pool from the balcony
G
Everyone swimming in a champagne sea
G
And there are no rules when you show up here
G
Bass beat rattling the chandelier
G
Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year

Pre-Chorus:
Cadd9 D/F#
So, why'd you have to rain on my parade?
Am D/F#
I'm shaking my head and locking the gates

Chorus:
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
This is why we can't have nice things, darling
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
Because you break them, I had to take them away
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
This is why we can't have nice things, honey
 G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?

This is why we can't have nice things

Verse 2:
G
It was so nice being friends again
G
There I was, giving you a second chance
G
But you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand
G
And therein lies the issue, friends don't try to trick you
G
Get you on the phone and mind-twist you
G
And so I took an ax to a mended fence

Pre-Chorus:
Cadd9 D/F#
But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately (Mm-mm)
Am D/F#
If only you weren't so shady

Chorus:
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
This is why we can't have nice things, darling
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
Because you break them, I had to take them away
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
This is why we can't have nice things, honey
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
This is why we can't have nice things, nice things
Bridge:
G Em7
Here's a toast to my real friends
Cadd9 D/F#
They don't care about the he-said, she-said
G Em7
And here's to my baby
Cadd9 D/F#
He ain't reading what they call me lately
G Em7
And here's to my mama
Cadd9 D/F#
Had to listen to all this drama
G Em7
And here's to you
Cadd9 D/F#
'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do

Haha, I can't even say it with a straight face

Chorus:
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
This is why we can't have nice things, darling
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
Because you break them, I had to take them away
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
This is why we can't have nice things, honey
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
Ohhhh-ohhh, and here's to my real friends
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F# G Em7
Ohhhh-ohhh, and here's to my baby
Cadd9 D/F#
They didn't care about that he-said, she-said
G Em7 Cadd9 D/F#
Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?

This is why we can't have nice things

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