Taylor Swift - Speak Now: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Speak Now" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

G                    D
I am not the kind of girl
              Am
Who should be rudely barging in
       C
On a white veil occasion
     G                       D
But you are not the kind of boy
              Am                  C
Who should be marrying the wrong girl

G                         D
I sneak in and see your friends
          Am
And her snotty little family
      C
All dressed in pastel
      G                   D
And she is yelling at a bridesmaid
           Am
Somewhere back inside a room
           C
Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry

 Am  C   G
This is surely not
                           D
What you thought it would be
Am C                    G
I  I  lose myself in a daydream
Where I stand and say

Chorus:
G                D
Don't say "Yes" run away now
Am
I'll meet you when your out
         C                 G
Of the church at the back door
               D
Don't wait or say a single vow
     Am
You need to hear me out
          C
And they said "Speak Now"

Fond gestures are exchanged
And the organ starts to play
A song that sounds like a death march
And I am hiding in the curtains
It seems that I was uninvited
By your lovely bride-to-be

She floats down the aisle
Like a pageant queen
But I know you wish it was me
You wish it was me (Don't you)

Chorus:
Don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out
Of the church at the back door
Don't wait or say a single vow
You need to hear me out
And they said "speak now"

Don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out
Of the church at the back door
Don't wait or say a single vow
Your time is running out
And they said "speak now"

Em                        C
I hear the preacher say speak now
            G         D
Or forever hold your peace
  Am
There's a silence, there's my last chance
C
I stand up with shaky hands
    D
All eyes on me
Am                   C
Horrified looks from everyone in the room
    D
But I'm only lookin' at you

I am not the kind of girl
Who should be rudely barging in
On a white veil occasion
But you are not the kind of boy
Who should be marrying the wrong girl
(Hehe!)

Chorus:
So don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out
Of the church at the back door
Don't wait or say a single vow
You need to hear me out
And they said, "speak now"

And you say
"Let's run away now
I'll meet you when
I'm out of my tux at the back door"
Baby, I didn't say my vows
So glad you were around when they said
"Speak now"

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord A</span>m

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord <span>E</span>m

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Speak Now" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Speak Now" by Taylor Swift.

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