The song is from Taylor Swifts album Red and talks about the intense emotions and liveliness of love, symbolized by the color red. Swift described the song as representing the kinds of different emotions of a relationship.
Key: C
Introduction:
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Am
(Or, single strum each chord)
F
Am
G
F
Am
Lovin' him is like, drivin' a new Maserati
G
Down a dead end street
F
Am
Faster than the wind, passionate as sin
G
Ended so suddenly
F
Loving him is like, tryin' to change your mind
Am
G
Once you're already flying through the free fall
F
Am
Like the colors in autumn so bright
G
Just before they lose it all
F
C
Losing him was blue, like I'd never known
G
Missing him was dark grey, all alone
F
Am
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody
G
You never met
F
But loving him was red
Am
G
Re ee ed, re ee ed, re ee ed
F
Lovin' him was red
Am
G
Re ee ed, re ee ed, re ee ed
F
Am
Touching him was like, realizing all you ever wanted
G
Was right there in front of you
F
Am
Memorizing him was as, easy as knowin' all the words
G
To your old favorite song
F
Fighting with him was like tryin' to solve a
Am
G
Crossword and realizing there's no right answer
F
Am
Regretting him was like wishing you never found out