Father Figure
Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl, 2025
Writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback, George Michael
Producers: Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
Label: Republic
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[wpchords][Em] When I [Bm]found you, you were [C]young, wayward, [G]lost in the cold,
[Em] pulled up t[Bm]o you in the [C]Jag’, turned your [G]rags into gold.
[Em] The win[Bm]ding road[C] leads to[G] the chateau -[Em]
“you rem[Bm]ind me of a youn[C]ger me,”
I [Cm]saw potential…
[G] I’ll be your father figure,
[Gmaj7] switch up my mood quicker,
[C] I can make deals just to break ‘em because my [D]pride’s bigger.
[G] This love is pure profit,
[Gmaj7] just step into my office,
[C] I dry your tears with my sleeve. [D]
Leave it with [G]me, I protect the [Gmaj7]family,
leave it with [C]me, I protect the family…
[Em] I pay the [Bm]check before it k[C]isses the ma[G]hogany grain,
[Em] said, “they [Bm]wanna see you [C]rise, they don’t [G]want you to reign.”
[Em] I showed [Bm] you all [C] the t[G]ricks of the trade,
[Em] all I as[Bm]ked for is your [C]loyalty,
my dear protégé.
[G] I’ll be your father figure,
[Gmaj7] switch up my mood quicker,
[C] I can make deals just to break ‘em because my [D]pride’s bigger.
[G] This love is pure profit,
[Gmaj7] just step into my office,
[C] they’ll know your name in the st[Am]reets.
L[D]eave it with [G]me,
I protect the family.
[Am] I saw[D] a change in y[G]ou.
(I saw a change, [C]saw a change in you)
My dear [Am]boy –
they don’t make [D]loyalty like they [Bm]used to.
[Em](not like they used to)
[Am] Your thoughtless ambition [D]sparked the ignition
on foolish de[G]cisions, which led to misguided [C]visions
that to fulfill your [Am]dreams
you had to get rid of [B]me…
I protect the family.
[G] I was your father figure,
[Gmaj7] switched up our moods quicker,
[C] you made a deal just to break it – turns out my [D]pride’s bigger.
[G] You want a fight? You found it,
[Gmaj7] I got the place surrounded,
[C] you’ll be swimmin’ with the fishes til suddenly you’re drownin’.
[A] Whose portrait’s on the mantel?
[Amaj7] Who covered up your scandals?
[D] Mistake my kindness for weakness and find your [E]card cancelled.
[A] I was your father figure,
[Amaj7] you crossed the wrong river –
[D] this empire belongs to me.
Leave it with [A]me, I protect the [Amaj7]family,
leave it with [D]me, I protect the family,
[E]leave it with [A]me…
“You know, [Amaj7] you remind me of a [D]younger me,”
I [Bm]saw poten[E]tial[A]…