Taylor Swift - The Lucky One: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Lucky One" 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 The Lucky One 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 "The Lucky One" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E
New to town with a made up name
       C#m
In the angel city chasing fortune and fame
         A                                   E
And the camera flashes make it look like a dream
E
You had it figured out since you were in school
     C#m
Everybody loves pretty everybody loves cool
   A                                    E   B
So overnight you look like a sixties' queen

          A
 Another name goes up in lights
 Like diamonds in the sky

Chorus:
E
And they'll tell you now
            B
You're the lucky one
 A
Yeah they'll tell you now
You're the lucky one
     E
But can you tell me now
            B        A         E
You're the lucky one oh oh ohhh

Now, it’s big black cars and Riviera views
And your lover in the foyer doesn’t even know you
And your secrets end up splashed on the news front page
And they tell you that you’re lucky, but you’re so confused
'Cause you don’t feel pretty, you just feel used
And all the young things line up to take your place

 Another name goes up in lights
 You wonder if you'll make it out alive

Chorus:
And they’ll tell you now,
You’re the lucky one
Yeah, they’ll tell you now,
You’re the lucky one
But can you tell me now,
You’re the lucky one?
Oh, oh, oh

          E
It was a few years later I showed up here
          C#m
And they still tell the legend of how you disappeared
          A                                                E  B
How they took the money and your dignity and got the hell out
E
They say you bought a bunch of land somewhere
         C#m
Chose the Rose Garden over Madison Square
        A                                  E B
And it took some time but I understand it now

Cause now my name is up in lights
But I think you got it right

Chorus:
Let me tell you now
You're the lucky one
Let me tell you now
You're the lucky one
Let me tell you now
You're the lucky one  oh oh ohhh

Yeah they'll tell you now
You're the lucky one
Yeah they'll tell you now
You're the lucky one
But can you tell me now
You're the lucky one  oh oh ohhh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord <span>C</span>#m

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord H

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 "The Lucky One" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Lucky One" by Taylor Swift.

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