Written by Taylor Swift / Jack Antonoff / Aaron Dessner
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car It was the D Best of times, the worst of crimes A I struck a match and blew your mind Em But I didn't mean it G And you didn't see it D The ties were black, the lies were white A In shades of gray in candlelight Em I wanted to leave him G I needed a reason D X marks the spot where we fell apart A He poisoned the well, I was lyin' to myself Em I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed G We never had a shotgun shot in the dark D You were drivin' the getaway car A We were flyin', but we never get far Em Don't pretend it's such a mystery G Think about the place where you first met me D Ridin' in a getaway car A There were sirens in the beat of your heart Em I shoulda known I'd be the first to leave G D Think about the place where you first met me A In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh Em No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh G No, nothing good starts in a getaway car ( D A Em G ) ( D A Em G ) D But I can see us lost in the memory A Em August slipped away into a moment in time G 'Cause it was never mine D And I can see us twisted in bedsheets A Em August slipped away like a bottle of wine G 'Cause you were never mine D A Em We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde (oh, oh) G Until I switched to the other side To the other si-i-i-i-ide D A Em It's no surprise I turned you in (oh, oh) G 'Cause us traitors never win D I'm in a getaway car A I left you in a motel bar Em Put the money in a bag and I stole the keys G That was the last time you ever saw me D Drivin' the getaway car A Em There were sirens in the beat of your heart (should've known) I shoulda' known I'd be the first to leave G D Think about the place where you first met me A In a getaway car, oh-oh-oh Em No, they never get far, oh-oh-ahh G No, nothing good starts in a getaway car Final D I was ridin' in a getaway car A I was cryin' in a getaway car Em I was dyin' in a getaway car G Said goodbye in a getaway car D Ridin' in a getaway car A I was cryin' in a getaway car Em I was dyin' in a getaway car G Said goodbye in a getaway car D With your face and the beautiful eyes A And the conversation with the little white lies Em And the faded picture of a beautiful night G You carried me from your car up the stairs D And I broke down crying, was she worth this mess? A After everything and that little black dress Em After everything I must confess G I need you