Lady Gaga - You And I - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords A, D, G, E, Bm Easy key G (capo 7)

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A  D  A  G

A
It's been a long time since I came around
Bm
Been a long time but I'm back in town
D                                      A    G
This time I'm not leaving without you

A
You taste like whiskey when you kiss me,oh
Bm
I'd give anything again to be your baby doll
D                                       A    G
Yeah this time I'm not leaving without you

D
He said "sit back down where you belong
A                                 G
In the corner of my bar with your high heels on
D
Sit back down on the couch where we
E
Made love for the first time
E
And you said to me"

D                                        A    G
There's something, something about this place
D                                    A               G
Something about lonely nights and my lipstick on your face
D                            A            G
Something something about my cool Nebraska guy
    E
Yeah something about
D            A
Baby you and I

A
Been two years since I let you go
Bm
I couldn't listen to a joke or rock n roll
D                                                A    G
Muscle cars drove a truck right through my heart

A
On my birthday you sang me "Heart of Gold"
Bm
With a guitar hummin' and no clothes
D                                     A  G
This time I'm not leaving without you

D
You said sit back down where you belong
A                                  G
In the corner of my bar with your high heels on
D
Sit back down on the couch where we
E
Made love for the first time
E
And you said to me

D                                        A    G
There's something, something about this place
D                                    A               G
Something about lonely nights and my lipstick on your face
D                            A            G
Something something about my cool Nebraska guy
    E
Yeah something about
D            A
Baby you and I

         A
You and I
              G
You, you and I
              D
You, you and I
             A
You you and I
         A
You and I
             G
You you and I
                   D
Baby I'd rather die
                 A
Without yoü and I

D
We gotta whole lotta money but we still pay rent
A                               G
'Cause you can't buy a house in heaven
D
There's only three men that ima serve my whole life
E
It's my daddy, and Nebraska and Jesus Christ

D                              A     G
Somethin', somethin' about the chase
D
I'm a New York woman born to run you down
A                                      G
Still want my lipstick all over your face
D                                        A                     G
There's somethin', somethin' about just knowin' when it's right
E                                       D
So put your drinks up for Nebraska, for Nebraska, Nebraska I love ya

         A
You and I
              G
You, you and I
                  D
Baby I'd rather die
                A
Without yoü and I
         A
You and I
             G
You you and I
                       D
Nebraska I'd rather die
                 A
Without yoü and I

A
It's been a long time since I came around
Bm
Been a long time but I'm back in town
D                                      A
But this time I'm not leaving without you

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Lady Gaga - You And I Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – You And I: key and chord analysis

The song opens on A and ends on A. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the D major side because D is heard 28 times against 5 for Bm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from B minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to D or to Bm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	28×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	—
V/V	E	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Asecondary dominant	E · G# · B	8×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	21×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	34×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	5×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	5×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	28×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	—
IV	E	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	E · G# · B	8×
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	21×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	34×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 5 different chords appear 96 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. E acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

G D DIV → Iplagal cadence BmVI → III ×15
A Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×5
G A DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×3
A D DV → Iauthentic cadence BmVII → III ×2

The move to watch is G → D, heard 15 times. From the D side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Bm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening A lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are A, D, G, E; read them as V–I–IV–V/V in D or VII–III–VI–IV in Bm. E adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to A. Keep an ear on G → D (IV → I in D, VI → III in Bm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. Ending on A, the song seals D as home.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.