I Can Do It With a Broken Heart - Taylor Swift

Piano notes for 'I Can Do It With a Broken Heart' by Taylor Swift 

Verse 1

I can read your mind

C  C    C     B     B A 

"She's having the time of her life"
C          C B     B    B    G  G  G F 

There in her glittering prime
E        E  E     E D D      D 

The lights refract sequin stars off her silhouette every night
D       D      D D     D D     E     B   B    B A A      A G    G 

I can show you lies
G  G    E      B   B A 

Pre-Chorus

'Cause I'm a real tough kid
A          C  C   C    C       A 

I can handle my sh*t
C  C    C C     C    A 

They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it" and I did
C        C       C       C    C C     C   C  C   C    E     E    B  B  C 

Lights, camera, bitch, smile
C           C C       C        A 

Even when you wanna die
C C      C      C    C C    A 

He said he'd love me all his life
E     D    E      D    E  D   C   A 

But that life was too short
C      C     C   C     C    A 

Breaking down, I hit the floor
C C             C    C  C  C    A 

All the piеces of me shatterеd as the crowd was chanting, "More"
C     C    C C   C  C     C  C       C   C     E       E     B B          C 

I was grinnin' like I'm winnin'
G  G    G  F      F   F     F E 

I was hittin' my marks
F  F    F F     F    E D 

'Cause I can do it with a broken heart
C        E   C   B  B  B   B   B B      C 

Chorus

I'm so depressed, I act like it's my birthday every day
G    E    G E         G  E   G    E   G   A E D     C A   C 

I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague
G     E    G E        G     E      G  E    G A   E D  C    A     C 

I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it's an art
G  E  G E    G  E G    E  G A E D     C   A   C 

You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart

G      E       G        A       E     E    D   D C   D  E  E   D   D A     C 

Verse 2

I can hold my breath
C  C    C    B    B A 

I've been doin' it since he left
C      C     C B  B   B     G  G F 

I keep finding his things in drawers
E   E     E D     D    D     D    D 

Crucial evidence I didn't imagine the whole thing
D D      D D D    D D D    D E B    B     B     A 

I'm sure I can pass this test
A      G  G  G    E      B   B A 

Pre-Chorus

'Cause I'm a real tough kid
A          C  C   C    C       A 

I can handle my sh*t
C  C    C C     C    A 

They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it" and I did
C        C       C       C    C C     C   C  C   C    E     E    B  B  C 

Lights, camera, bitch, smile
C           C C       C        A 

Even when you wanna die
C C      C      C    C C    A 

He said he'd love me all his life
E     D    E      D    E  D   C   A 

But that life was too short
C      C     C   C     C    A 

Breaking down, I hit the floor
C C             C    C  C  C    A 

All the piеces of me shatterеd as the crowd was chanting, "More"
C     C    C C   C  C     C  C       C   C     E       E     B B          C 

I was grinnin' like I'm winnin'
G  G    G  F      F   F     F E 

I was hittin' my marks
F  F    F F     F    E D 

'Cause I can do it with a broken heart
C        E   C   B  B  B   B   B B      C 

Chorus

I'm so depressed, I act like it's my birthday every day
G    E    G E         G  E   G    E   G   A E D     C A   C 

I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague
G     E    G E        G     E      G  E    G A   E D  C    A     C 

I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it's an art
G  E  G E    G  E G    E  G A E D     C   A   C 

You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart

G      E       G        A       E     E    D   D C   D  E  E   D   D A     C 

About Me

These notes can be used to play the song on many instruments including the keyboard, flute, recorder and piano. The piano/keyboard I use is a Casio CT-S300 , and an older Casio CTK 240 electronic keyboard which are great for beginners. I also have a YouTube channel (Mint Music) where I make videos to assist you in your learning. Please feel free to comment any requests and feedback. You can find me on YouTube at:  https://www.youtube.com/c/mintmusic