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Swift, Taylor (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) - Nothing New

Chords & Piano Lesson
Taylor Swift - Nothing New
Hello! Below you'll find my "Nothing New" chords & lyrics chart as well as a tutorial video on how to play the piano accompaniment.
 

This song by Taylor Swift featuring Phoebe Bridgers was originally played on guitar, but it's simple chords translate well to a piano veresion.

Enjoy!

Lesson Video
Chord Chart

Nothing New Piano Tutorial

Here's a piano tutorial video for Nothing New:

Nothing New Chords & Lyrics

[Verse 1]
                                         C
They tell you while you're young
                                            Am
Girls, go out and have your fun
                                             Em
Then they hunt and slay the ones
         F            Gsus4  G
Who actually do it
                                  C 
Criticize the way you fly
                                                     Am
When you're soaring through the sky
                                                  Em
Shoot you down and then they sigh
                        F                                Gsus4 G
And say, "She looks like she's been through it"
 
[Pre-Chorus]
                                         F                                G
Lord what will become of me, once I've lost my novelty
 
[Chorus]
F             G                  C
   I've had too much to drink tonight
         Em/B                   Am
And I know it's sad but this is what I think about
         F               G                                C
And I    wake up    in the middle of the night
          Em/B  Am
It's like I can feel time moving
F                                           G
    How can a person know everything at 18
      C             Em/B Am
But nothing at      22?
                      F                
And will you still want me
G                                    | C | C |
   When I'm nothing new?
 
[Verse 2]
                              C                                      Am
How long will it be cute, all this crying in my room
                                                  Em
When you can't blame it on my youth
                       F             Gsus4   G
And roll your eyes with affection
                                             C 
And my cheeks are growing tired
                                             Am
From turning red and faking smiles
                               Em         F                 Gsus4 G
Are we only biding time till I lose your attention?
 
[Pre-Chorus]
                                                   F
And someone else lights up the room
                            G
People love an ingénue
 
[Chorus]
F             G                   C
   I've had  too much to drink tonight
       Em/B               Am
How did I go from growing up to breaking down?
         F               G                                 C
And I    wake up     in the middle of the night
         Em/B   Am
It's like I can feel time moving
F                                           G
   How can a person know everything at 18
      C              Em/B Am
But nothing at      22?
                     F                  G                                     | C | C |
And will you still want me,    when I'm nothing new?
 
[Bridge] (C)
Fmaj7
     I know someday I'm gonna meet her
         G       Fmaj7
It's a fever dream
                                                             G       Fmaj7
The kind of radiance you only have at seventeen

She'll know the way
 
                                                  G              Fmaj7
And then she'll say she got the map from me
                                                              G        C
I'll say I'm happy for her then I'll cry myself to sleep
 
[Interlude]
   Am  Em   F
Oooh Oooh Oooh
    C    Am    Em    F
Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh
 
[Chorus]
F             G                    C
   I've had   too much to drink tonight
                                   Am
But I wonder if they'll miss me
 
Once they drive me out
 
F                G                                C
   I wake up   in the middle of the night
                Am (pick back up)
And I can feel time moving
F                                         G
   How can a person know everything at 18
      C              Em/B Am
But nothing at     22?
                    F                   G               C   Em/B Am
And will you still want me,    will you still want me
              F                  G
Will you still want me,   when I'm nothing new?
This document is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
This chord chart is here only to support online learning. We recommend buying official transcripts from a licensed and reputable publisher.
Nothing New Piano Tips
1. Take It Slow: It's counterintuitive, but the quickest way to get comfortable and sound great playing a song is to practice it very slowly at first. Steady rhythm and counting are crucial to sounding like a pro, so let yourself get used to feeling the beat at a slow, easy tempo. Once you can nail "Nothing New" slowly, *gradually* speed it up. You'll sound much better than if you jumped in at full speed!
 
2. Use The Pedal Wisely: Utilize the sustain pedal to connect the chords smoothly, timing your lifts with the arrival of a new chord. For help with sustain pedal timing, check out this video.  
 
3. Simplify if need be: "Nothing New" still sounds great even if you simply hold out the chords and ignore most of the rhythm patterns and extra details in the tutorial video. Feel free to keep it simple, especially if you sing while playing. As you get comfortable, you can always add the fancy stuff later.
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