Chords of: You're On Your Own, Kid by: Taylor Swift. (D, Gmaj7, G, Bm7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“You're On Your Own, Kid” by Taylor Swift is in D Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Gmaj7, G, Bm7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → F#m → Gmaj7 → D → F# → B → C# → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:22 | 44% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:25 | 14% |
| G | 0:23 | 12% |
| Bm7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| F# | 0:06 | 3% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| A | 0:06 | 3% |
D – F#m – Em – Gmaj7 – D – F# – Em – Gmaj7 – B – C# – D – F# – Gmaj7 – D – F# – Gmaj7 – Baug – C# – D7/F# – G – D – A – D – G – D – A – D – Gmaj7 – G6 – Aaug – D – F#aug – Gmaj7 – D – F#aug – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – G – D – A – D – Bm7 – G – D – A – D – G – …
