Cruel Summer Guitar Chords
Taylor Swift
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Cruel Summer is a synth-pop anthem from Taylor Swift's 2019 album Lover. The song has an urgent, driving energy with bright, layered production that builds to a powerful chorus. It is composed in the key of G major and uses a five-chord progression of G, Bm, Em, C, and D with no capo required. A great song for practicing barre chord transitions and maintaining a steady, energetic strumming pattern throughout.
Chords Used
Strumming Pattern
♩ 85 BPM↓↑↓↓↓↑
DUDDUU
A driving, syncopated pattern that captures the song's urgent, anthemic energy.
Verse 1
And It's New, The Shape Of Your Body
It's Blue, The Feeling I've Got
And It's Ooh-Ooh Ooh Whoa-Oh
It's A Cruel Summer
It's Cool, That's What I Tell 'Em
No Rules In Breakable Heaven
But Ooh-Ooh Ooh Whoa-Oh
It's A Cruel Summer, With You
Chorus
Hang Your Head Low In The Glow Of The Vending
Machine Times I'm Not Dying (Oh Yeah, You're Right, I Want It)
We Say That We'll Just Screw It Up In These Trying
We're Not Trying (Oh Yeah, You're Right, I Want It).
So Cut The Headlights, Summer's A Knife
I'm Always Waiting For You Just To Cut To The Bone
Devils Roll The Dice (Dice), Angels Roll Their Eyes (Eyes)
And If I Bleed, You'll Be The Last To Know
Verse 2
Oh It's New, The Shape Of Your Body
It's Blue, The Feeling I've Got
And It's Ooh-Ooh Ooh Whoa-Oh
It's A Cruel Summer
It's Cool, That's What I Tell 'Em
No Rules In Breakable Heaven
But Ooh-Ooh Ooh Whoa-Oh
It's A Cruel Summer, With You
Bridge
I'm Drunk In The Back Of The Car
And I Cried Like A Baby Coming Home From The Bar (Oh)
Said 'I'm Fine', But It Wasn't True
I Don't Wanna Keep Secrets Just To Keep You
And Snuck In Through The Garden Gate
Every Night That Summer Just To Seal My Fate (Oh)
And I Scream 'For Whatever It's Worth
Love You, Ain't That The Worst Thing You Ever Heard?'
He Looks Up, Grinning Like A Devil
Verse 3
It's New, The Shape Of Your Body
It's Blue, The Feeling I've Got
And It's Ooh-Ooh Ooh Whoa-Oh
It's A Cruel Summer
It's Cool, That's What I Tell 'Em
No Rules In Breakable Heaven
But Ooh-Ooh Ooh Whoa-Oh
It's A Cruel Summer, With You
Outro
I'm Drunk In The Back Of The Car
And I Cried Like A Baby Coming Home From The Bar (Oh)
Said 'I'm Fine', But It Wasn't True I Don't
Wanna Keep Secrets Just To Keep You
And Snuck In Through The Garden Gate
Every Night That Summer Just To Seal My Fate (Oh)
And I Scream 'For Whatever It's Worth
I Love You, Ain't That The Worst Thing You Ever Heard?'
(Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)