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I Know Places Chords — Taylor Swift

🎵 Key: Em 🎸 Capo: 5th Fret ⭐ Intermediate 🎹 Piano Chords 🎸 Guitar Chords

Guitar and piano chords for I Know Places by Taylor Swift. Full chord chart with all sections — free at JBX Music.

Intro

Em/C/Am/Bm × 2

Verse

Em/C/Am
Bm/Em
C/Am
Bm

Verse (cont.)

Em/C/Am
Bm
Em/C
Am/Bm

Pre-Chorus

Em/C/Am/Bm
Em/C/Am/Bm

Chorus

G/D
Am/C
G/D
Am
C
G/D/Am/C/G/D/Am
C

Verse 2

Em
C/Am
Bm
Em/C/Am
Bm

Pre-Chorus

Em/C/Am/Bm
Em/C/Am/Bm

Chorus

G/D
Am/C
G/D
Am
C
G/D/Am/C/G/D/Am
C

Bridge

G/D/Am/C
G/D/Am/C

Chorus (Final)

G/D
Am/C
G/D
Am
C
G/D/Am/C
G/D/Am/C
G/D/Am/C
G/D/Am/C

Outro

Em/C/Am/Bm

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How to Play I Know Places by Taylor Swift on Guitar

I Know Places from Taylor Swift's 1989 album has an urgent, paranoid energy captured perfectly in its minor-key chord progression. With a capo on the 5th fret, the Em-based shapes bring the song into the right key and feel.

The chorus breaks open from Em into G/D/Am/C — a shift from minor to relative major that creates the sensation of breaking free. Practise this transition until it feels natural at tempo.

Tips for Playing I Know Places

  • Capo 5th fret — Em/G/Am/C/D shapes sound in Am key in concert pitch.
  • The verse Am/Bm movement is the rhythmic heartbeat — keep it tight and consistent.
  • Bridge G/D/Am/C is the same as the chorus loop; once you know one, you know both.
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