Lov ing him is like (Bb)driv ing a new Ma ser (Dm)a ti down a dead end (C)street.
(Bb)Fast er than the wind, pas sion (Dm)ate as sin, end ing so (C)sud den ly.
Lov ing him is like (Bb)try’n’ to change your mind once you’re (Dm)al read y fly in’ through the (C)free fall,
like the (Bb)col ors on au tumn so bright, just be fore they (C)lose it all.
Los ing him was (Bb)blue like I’d nev er known.
Miss ing him was (C)dark gray, all a lone.
For get ting him was (Bb)like try’n’ to know some bod y you nev er (C)met.
But lov ing him was (Bb)red.
Lov ing him was (Bb)red.
Touch ing him was like (Bb)re al iz ing all you ev er (Dm)want ed was right there in front (C)of you.
Mem o riz ing him was as (Bb)eas y as know’n’ all the (Dm)words to your old fa v’rite (C)song.
Fight ing with him was like (Bb)try’n to solve a cross word and re (Dm)al iz in’ there’s no right (C)an swer.
Re gret ting him was like (Bb)wish ing you nev er found (Dm)out that love could be that strong.
Oh, (C)red,
burn in’ red.
Re mem ber ing him comes in (Bb)flash backs and (C)ech oes.
Tell my self it’s (Dm)time now, got ta (C)let go.
But (F)mov ing on from (Bb)him is im pos si ble when (F)I still see it all in my head
in burn ing red.
Burn in’, it was (Bb)red.
Oh, los ing him was (Bb)blue like I’d nev er known.
Miss ing him was (C)dark gray, all a lone.
For get ting him was (Bb)like try’n’ to know some bod y you nev er (C)met.
’Cause lov ing him was (Bb)red,
yeah, yeah,
(C)red.
A burn in’ (Bb)red.
And that’s (Bb)why he’s spin nin’ (Dm)’round in my head.
(C)Comes back to me burn in’ red.
Yeah, yeah.
His love is like (Bb)driv ing a new Ma ser (Dm)a ti down a dead end street.
This page shows “Red” by Taylor Swift in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.