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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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 and just 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 and just 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/B
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 and just broke 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
…