Learn to play the song “Cruel Summer” from Taylor Swift’s latest album Lover, you can use these chords to play guitar ukulele, piano, or any other musical instrument with ease. The song is beautifully sung by Taylor Swift, and we have provided the easy guitar chords and strumming pattern for you to follow.
Track Info
Song: Cruel Summer
Artist: Taylor Swift
Produced by: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff
Album: Lover
Cruel Summer Guitar Chords & Strumming info
- Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
- Key: A
- Capo: No Capo
- Chords: A, C#m, D, E, F#m
- Suggested Strumming: DU,DU,DU,DU
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| A – 577655 C#m – x46654 D – x57775 E – x76454 F#m – 244222 | A – 2100 C#m – x120 D – 2220 E – 4442 F#m – 2120 |
[Intro]
[A]
[Verse 1]
[D]Fever dream high in the [E]quiet of the night
You [C#m]know that I caught it (oh [F#m]yeah, you’re right, I want it)
[D]Bad, bad boy, [E]shiny toy with a price
You [C#m]know that I bought it (oh[F#m] yeah, you’re right, I want it)
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Killing me [D]slow, out the win[E]dow
I’m always waiting [C#m]for you to be waiting b[F#m]elow
Devils roll the [D]dice, angels roll their eyes
What doesn’t [E]kill me makes me want you more
[Chorus 1]
And it’s [A]new, the shape of your body
It’s [C#m]blue, the feeling I’ve got
And it’s [F#m]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [D]cruel summer
It’s [A]cool, that’s what I tell ’em
No [C#m]rules, unbreakable heaven
But [F#m]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [D]cruel summer, with [A]you
[Verse 2]
[D]Hang your head low [E]in the glow of the vending mac[C#m]hine
I’m not buying (oh [F#m]yeah, you’re right, I want it)
You D]say that we’ll just [E] screw it up in these trying [C#m]times
We’re not trying (oh [F#m]yeah, you’re right, I want it)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
So cut the head[D]lights, summer’s [E]a knife
I’m always waiting [C#m]for you just to cut
to[F#m] the bone
Devils roll the [D]dice (dice), angels roll their eyes (eyes)
And if I [E]bleed, you’ll be the
last to know
[Chorus 2]
Oh it’s [A]new, the shape of your body
It’s [C#m]blue, the feeling I’ve got
And it’s [F#m]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [D]cruel summer
It’s [A]cool, that’s what I tell ’em
No [C#m]rules, unbreakable heaven
But [F#m]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [A]cruel summer, with [A]you
[Bridge]
[A] I’m drunk in the back of the car
And I [C#m] cried like a baby coming home
from the bar (oh)
[F#m] Said I’m fine, but it wasn’t true
I don’t [D] wanna keep secrets just
to keep you
And [A] I snuck in through the garden gate
Every [C#m] night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)
[F#m] And I screamed for whatever it’s worth
“I [D] love you,” ain’t that the worst
thing you ever [No Chords] heard?
He looks so pretty like a devil
[Chorus 3]
it’s [A]new, the shape of your body
It’s [C#m]blue, the feeling I’ve got
And it’s [F#m]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [D]cruel summer
It’s [A]cool, that’s what I tell ’em
No [C#m]rules, unbreakable heaven
But [F#m]ooh-ooh ooh whoa-oh
It’s a [A]cruel summer, with [A]you
[Outro]
[A] I’m drunk in the back of the car
And I [C#m]cried like a baby coming home
from the bar (oh)
[F#m] Said I’m fine, but it wasn’t true
I don’t [D]wanna keep secrets just
to keep you
And [A]I snuck in through the garden gate
Every [C#m]night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)
[F#m] And I screamed for whatever it’s worth
“I [D]love you,” ain’t that the worst thing you ever [A]heard?
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
