Taylor Swift - Illicit affairs: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Illicit affairs" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Illicit affairs Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Taylor Swift

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Illicit affairs" smoothly on your guitar.

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A#                             Gm
Make sure nobody sees you leave
                                     D#
Hood over your head, keep your eyes down
                                      Dm
Tell your friends you're out for a run
            F
You’ll be flushed when you return

Take the road less traveled by
Tell yourself you can always stop
What started in beautiful rooms
Ends with meetings in parking lots

Chorus:
Dm                        D#
And that's the thing about illicit affairs
    Fsus4                     F
And clandestine meetings and longing stares
     Dm                  D#
It's born from just one single glance
       Fsus4                    F
But it dies and it dies and it dies
   A#
A million little times

Leave the perfume on the shelf
That you picked out just for him
So you leave no trace behind
Like you don’t even exist

Take the words for what they are
A dwindling, mercurial high
A drug that only worked
The first few hundred times

Chorus

And you wanna scream
A#
Don't call me "kid," don't call me "baby"
Gm
Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me
D#
You showed me colors you know
                 F
I can't see with anyone else

A#
Don't call me "kid," don't call me "baby"
Gm
Look at this idiotic fool that you made me
D#
You taught me a secret language
                   F
I can't speak with anyone else

         Gm   F    D#
And you know damn well
                  F
For you, I would ruin myself
   A#
A million little times


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Illicit affairs" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Illicit affairs" by Taylor Swift.

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