Ruin the Friendship
Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl, 2025
Writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback
Producers: Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
Label: Republic
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D
G/B
C
G
D
Glistening grass from September rain,
G/B
gray overpass full of neon names,
you
C
drive (mm mm)
eighty-
G
five. (mm mm)
D
Gallatin Road and the Lakeside Beach,
G/B
watchin’ the game from your brother’s Jeep,
your
C
smile,
(mm mm) miles
G
wide.
And it was
D
not an invita
G/B
tion
–
should’ve kissed you
C
anyway,
should’ve kissed you
G
anyway.
And it was
D
not
conven
G/B
ient,
no,
but your girlfriend
C
was
away,
should’ve kissed you
G
anyway,
hey.
D
Shiny wood floors underneath my feet,
G/B
disco ball makes everything look cheap,
have
C
fun, (mm mm)
it’s
G
prom. (mm mm)
D
Wilted corsage dangles from my wrist,
G/B
Over his shoulder, I catch a glimpse
and
C
see (mm mm)
you looking at
G
mе.
And it was
D
not an invitat
G/B
ion,
but as the 50 Cent
C
song played, (song playеd)
should’ve kissed you
G
anyway.
(anyway)
And it was
D
not (and it was not)
conve
G/B
nient (convenient), no,
would’ve been the
C
best
mistake,
should’ve kissed you
G
anyway,
hey…
Em
Don’t make it
C
awkward in second peri
G
od,
make someone
G/B
jealous, lately we’ve been
Em
good,
stayin’ friends is
C
safe – doesn’t mean you
G
should.
G/B
Em
Don’t make it
C
awkward in second peri
G
od,
make someone
G/B
jealous, lately we’ve been
Em
good,
stayin’ friends is
C
safe – doesn’t mean you
G
should.
G/B
D
When I left school I lost track of you,
G/B
Abigail called me with the bad news,
good
C
bye…
and we’ll never know
G
why…
It was
D
not an invita
G/B
tion,
but I flew home
C
anyway
–
with so much
G
left to say.
It was
D
not
conve
G/B
nient,
no,
but I whispered
C
at the grave
“should’ve kissed you
G
anyway,”
ooh…
And it was
D
not (it was not)
an invitat
G/B
ion (invitation) –
should’ve kissed you
C
anyway,
(anyway)
should’ve kissed you
G
anyway
(anyway),
anyway…
and it was
D
not…
My advice is to always
G/B
ruin the friendship,
better
C
that than regret it for all
G
time,
should’ve kissed you anyway.
D
And my advice is to always
G/B
answer the question,
better
C
that than to ask it all your
G
life,
should’ve kissed you anyway,
D
G/B
should’ve kissed you anyw
C
ay.
G