Title:       We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Artist:      Taylor Swift
Album:       Red
Transcriber: Ezyo Pourchez
E-mail:      [email protected]

[Preface]
Here's my take on how to play Taylor Swift's new single.
I've listened to it in great detail but also added my own interpretation of certain sections.

Carefully read the instructions please!
For questions please send me a message or contact me by e-mail.

Have fun!

[start]

Standard tuning, no capo, key of G.

Chords:
If you're playing the riff:
Csus2: x35533
G:     32003x
Dsus4: xx0233
Em:    022000

If you're NOT plauing the riff i.e. strumming:
Cadd9: x32033 (will replace Csus2!)
G:     320033
D:     xx0232 (can replace Dsus4)
Em7:   022033 (can replace Em)

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Riff too difficult? You can play this INSTEAD of the riff:
D = downstrum
m = mute (NOT palm-mute)
Cadd9   G       D       Em7
D D m   D D m   D D m   D D m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Guitar riff:
           hit (body)           mute        
     Csus2              G                   
E||--3-----x--------------------x----------|
B||--3-----x------------------3-x----3-----|
G||--5-----x----------0-----0---x------0---|
D||--5-----x--------------0-----x--------0-|
A||--3-----x--------------------x----------|
E||--x-----x------------3-------x----------|
     1  &  2     &      3   &   4      &

        hit (body)            mute         
  Dsus4              Em                    
--3-----x---------------------x----------||
--3-----x-------------------0-x----0-----||
--2-----x----------0------0---x------0---||
--0-----x---------------2-----x--------0-||
--x-----x---------------------x----------||
--x-----x------------0--------x----------||
  1  &  2     &      3    &   4      &

Alt chorus:
This is how the chorus can be played alternatively.
D = downstrum
m = mute (NOT palm-mute)
Cadd9   G       D       Em7 D
D D m   D D m   D D m   D m D m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

The 'stop riff' parts marked with a * should be played like below:
Csus2   G       Dsus4
D D m   D D m   D D m   D m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Connecting passage 2, also marked with a *:
Csus2   G       Dsus4   Em  D
D D m   D D m   D D m   D m D m
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Intro: (play above riff)
Csus2 G Dsus4 Em

Verse one: (play riff)
Csus2                    G
I remember when we broke up the first time
Dsus4                        Em
Seeing this is it, I've had enough, 'cause like
   Csus2                        G
We haven't seen each other in a month
          Dsus4              Em
When you, said you, needed space, what?

Verse two: (play riff)
Csus2                          G
Then you come around again and say
        Dsus4                          Em
Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change
            Csus2                        G
Trust me, remember how that lasted for a day
         Dsus4                      Em
I say, I hate you, we break up, you call me, I love you

Pre-Chorus: (play riff)
Csus2     G           Dsus4         Em
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh we called it off again last night
    Csus     G        Dsus4         Em
But Ooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

Chorus: (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
* = do NOT play when playing riff, DO play when playing chords
Csus2  G             Dsus4     Em     D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2  G             Dsus4     Em     D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2          G
You go talk to your friends talk
   Dsus4               Em D*
To my friends talk to me
(stop riff)*
    Csus2  G                 Dsus4
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Connecting passage:
(play riff)
Csus4 G     Dsus4     Em
        Like      ever...

Verse three: (play riff)
    Csus4                         G
I'm really gonna miss you picking fights
        Dsus4                            Em
And me, falling for a screaming that I'm right
              Csus2                            G              
And you, will hide away and find your piece of mind with some
Dsus4                    Em
Indie record that's much cooler than Mine

Pre-Chorus: (play riff)
Csus2      G             Dsus4         Em
Oooh,  ooh-oh-oh-ohh you called me up again tonight
    Csus     G        Dsus4         Em
But oooh, oh-oh-oh-oh this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

Chorus: (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
Csus2  G            Dsus4      Em     D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2  G            Dsus4      Em     D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2          G
You go talk to your friends talk
   Dsus4              Em
To my friends talk to me (talk to me)
(stop riff)*
    Csus2  G              Dsus4
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Connecting passage 2*: (play riff or play chords acoording to 'alt chorus')
Csus2     G
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
Dsus4     Em7   D*
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh oh (yeah)
Csus2     G
Oooh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (yeah)
Dsus4      Em  D*
      Ooh, ooh

Bridge: (filter drop, play riff or... palm muting works - 8th notes, downstrums)
Csus2     G           Dsus4       Em
I used to think, that we, were forever ever ever
    Csus4     G   Dsus4      Em
And I used to say never say never
Csus2      G                           Dsus4
 Huh, he calls me up and he's like "I still love you"
            Em                 Csus2                   G
And I'm like, I'm just, I mean this is exhausting, you know
                     Dsus4 (tape stop)
We are never getting back together, like ever

NOO!

Chorus: (play riff or play chords according to 'alt chorus')
Csus2  G            Dsus4      Em     D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2  G            Dsus4      Em     D*
We are never ever ever getting back together
Csus2          G
You go talk to your friends talk
   Dsus4              Em
To my friends talk to me
    Csus2  G              Dsus4         Em     D*
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
Csus    G         Dsus4  Em
We, ooh-oh-oh-oh, ooh-oh-oh-oh (getting back together)
Csus2      G      Dsus4       Em     D* 
We, ooh-oh-oh-oh, oh, getting back together
Csus2          G
You go talk to your friends talk
   Dsus4              Em D*
To my friends talk to me
(stop riff)*
    Csus2  G              Dsus4
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

[end]