Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off Lyrics, Chords & Meaning

Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off became quite popular soon after its release. Read full lyrics below

Verse 1

  • I stay out too late
  • Got nothing in my brain
  • That’s what people say, mmm-mmm
  • That’s what people say, mmm-mmm
  • I go on too many dates
  • But I can’t make them stay
  • At least that’s what people say, mmm-mmm
  • That’s what people say, mmm-mmm

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Pre-Chorus

  • But I keep cruisin’
  • Can’t stop, won’t stop movin’
  • It’s like I got this music in my mind
  • Sayin’ it’s gonna be alright

Chorus

  • ‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
  • And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
  • Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
  • I shake it off, I shake it off
  • Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
  • And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
  • Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
  • I shake it off, I shake it off

Verse 2

  • I never miss a beat
  • I’m lightning on my feet
  • And that’s what they don’t see, mmm-mmm
  • That’s what they don’t see, mmm-mmm
  • I’m dancin’ on my own (Dancin’ on my own)
  • I make the moves up as I go (Moves up as I go)
  • And that’s what they don’t know, mmm-mmm
  • That’s what they don’t know, mmm-mmm

Pre-Chorus

  • But I keep cruisin’
  • Can’t stop, won’t stop groovin’
  • It’s like I got this music in my mind
  • Sayin’ it’s gonna be alright

Chorus

  • ‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
  • And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
  • Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
  • I shake it off, I shake it off
  • Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
  • And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
  • Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
  • I shake it off, I shake it off

Post-Chorus

  • Shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off

Interlude

  • Hey, hey, hey
  • Just think, while you’ve been gettin’ down and out about the liars
  • And the dirty, dirty cheats of the world
  • You could’ve been gettin’ down
  • To this sick beat

Bridge

  • My ex-man brought his new girlfriend
  • She’s like, “Oh my God!” But I’m just gonna shake
  • And to the fella over there with the hella good hair
  • Won’t you come on over, baby?
  • We can shake, shake, shake
  • Yeah, oh, oh, oh

Chorus

  • ‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
  • And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
  • (Haters gonna hate)
  • Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
  • I shake it off, I shake it off
  • Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break (Mmm)
  • And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
  • (And fake, and fake, and fake)
  • Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
  • I shake it off, I shake it off

Post-Chorus

  • Shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • Shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off (Yeah)
  • Shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off (You got to)
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off
  • I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off

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