La canción forma parte del álbum Red de Taylor Swift y habla sobre las intensas emociones y la vivacidad del amor, simbolizado por el color rojo. Swift describió la canción como representando los tipos de diferentes emociones de una relación.
Tono: C
Introducción:
F
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