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The Moment I Knew by Taylor Swift 2012
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
[Intro]    
    G      D      Ax2
[Verse]
 You should've beGen there
 Should've bDurst through the door
 With that bAaby I'm right here smile
 And it would've fGelt like
 A mDillion little shining stAars had just aligned
 And I would've been sGo happyD  A  
 Christmas liGghts glisten
 I've got my eDye on the door
 Just wAaiting for you to walk in
 But the tiGme is ticking
 People aDsk me how I've been
 As I cAomb back through my memory
 How you said yGou'd be hDereA  
 You said yGou'd Dbe hAere
 And it was like slow mGotionD  
 Standing thAere in my party dress
 In red lGipstickD  
 With nAo one to impress
 And they're all lGaughingD  
 As I'm lAooking around the room
 But there's one thing mGissingD  
 And thAat was the moment I knew
     G      D     Ax2
 And the hours pGass by
 Now I just wDanna be alone
 But your clAose friends always seem to know
 When there's something rGeally wrong
 So they fDollow me down the hallA  
 And there in thGe bathroom
 I try nDot to fall apart
 And the siAnking feeling starts
 As I say hopelessly
 He said hGe'd be hDereA  
 And it was like slGow motionD  
 Standing thAere in my party dress
 In red lGipstickD  
 With nAo one to impress
 And they're all lGaughingD  
 As I'm lAooking around the room
 But there's one thing mGissingD  
 And thAat was the moment I knew
 WGhat do you say when tears are strDeaming down your face
 In front of Aeveryone you know?
 And wGhat do you do when the one wDho means the most to you
 AIs the one who didn't show?
 G    D    A
 You should've beGen hereD  A  
 And I would've been so GhappyD  A  
 And it was like sGlow motionD  
 Standing thAere in my party dress
 In red lGipstickD  
 With nAo one to impress
 And they're all sGitting around me sDinging
 HAappy birthday to you
 But there's one thing mGissingD  
 And thAat was the moment I knew
 GOoooooDoooooooAoooh I knew
 GOoooooDoooooooAoooh
 You call me Glater
 And say I'm sDorry I didn't make it
 And AI say I'm sorry too
 And that was the mGoment I knDewA  G  
[Outro] 
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The story behind the song

Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter known for her autobiographical songwriting and artistic reinventions. She debuted as a country singer and her songs began incorporating stronger rock elements with Speak Now and electronic styles with Red. She recalibrated her artistic identity from country to pop with her album 1989.

AI-written from these sources:Taylor Swift — Wikipedia ↗

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The Moment I Knew

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The Moment I Knew by Taylor Swift 2012

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 5th fret

[Intro]

G D A

[Verse]

You should've been there

Should've burst through the door

With that baby I'm right here smile

And it would've felt like

D A

A million little shining stars had just aligned

G D A

And I would've been so happy

Christmas lights glisten

I've got my eye on the door

Just waiting for you to walk in

But the time is ticking

People ask me how I've been

As I comb back through my memory

G D A

How you said you'd be here

G D A

You said you'd be here

G D

And it was like slow motion

Standing there in my party dress

G D

In red lipstick

With no one to impress

G D

And they're all laughing

As I'm looking around the room

G D

But there's one thing missing

And that was the moment I knew

G D A

And the hours pass by

Now I just wanna be alone

But your close friends always seem to know

When there's something really wrong

D A

So they follow me down the hall

And there in the bathroom

I try not to fall apart

And the sinking feeling starts

As I say hopelessly

G D A

He said he'd be here

G D

And it was like slow motion

Standing there in my party dress

G D

In red lipstick

With no one to impress

G D

And they're all laughing

As I'm looking around the room

G D

But there's one thing missing

And that was the moment I knew

G D

What do you say when tears are streaming down your face

In front of everyone you know?

G D

And what do you do when the one who means the most to you

Is the one who didn't show?

G D A

You should've been here

G D A

And I would've been so happy

G D

And it was like slow motion

Standing there in my party dress

G D

In red lipstick

With no one to impress

G D

And they're all sitting around me singing

Happy birthday to you

G D

But there's one thing missing

And that was the moment I knew

G D A

Ooooooooooooooooh I knew

G D A

Ooooooooooooooooh

You call me later

And say I'm sorry I didn't make it

And I say I'm sorry too

G D A G

And that was the moment I knew

[Outro]

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