Lady Gaga - Born This Way - Chord

Key B major – G# minor Chords Gb, E, B Easy key A (capo 2)

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Intro: F#  E  B  F#

Gb                   E
My mama told me when I was young
B                         Gb
We are all born superstars
    Gb                        E
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on
B                          Gb
In the glass of her boudoir
Gb                                 E
"There's nothing wrong with lovin' who you are"
           B                                 Gb
She said, "'Cause he made you perfect, babe"
Gb                             E
"So hold your head up girl and you'll go far,
B                        Gb
Listen to me when I say"

          Gb
I'm beautiful in my way
                E
'Cause God makes no mistakes
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way
               Gb
Don't hide yourself in regret
              E
Just love yourself and you're set
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way

Gb
Ooo there ain't no other way
E
Baby I was born this way
B                       Gb
Baby I was born this way
Gb
Ooo there ain’t no other way
E
Baby I was born this way
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way

Gb
Don't be a drag   just be a queen
Gb
Don't be a drag   just be a queen
Gb
Don't be a drag   just be a queen
Gb
Don't be

Gb
Give yourself prudence
    E
And love your friends
B                            Gb
Subway kid, rejoice your truth
Gb                     E
In the religion of the insecure
       B                          Gb
I must be myself, respect my youth

Gb                   E
A different lover is not a sin
  B                   Gb
Believe capital H I M 
Gb                         E
I love my life I love this record and
B                   Gb
Mi amore vole fe yah 

          Gb
I'm beautiful in my way
                E
'Cause God makes no mistakes
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way
               Gb
Don't hide yourself in regret
              E
Just love yourself and you're set
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way

Gb
Ooo there ain't no other way
E
Baby I was born this way
B                       Gb
Baby I was born this way
Gb
Ooo there ain’t no other way
E
Baby I was born this way
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way

Gb
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
E
Whether you're broke or evergreen
B
You're black, white, beige, chola descent
Gb
You're lebanese, you're orient
Gb
Whether life's disabilities
E
Left you outcast, bullied, or teased
B
Rejoice and love yourself today
Gb
'Cause baby you were born this way

          Gb
No matter gay, straight, or bi
              E
Lesbian, transgendered life
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born to survive
          Gb
No matter black, white or beige
         E
Chola or orient made
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born to be brave

          Gb
I'm beautiful in my way
                 E
'Cause God makes no mistakes
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way
               Gb
Don't hide yourself in regret
              E
Just love yourself and you're set
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way

Gb
Ooo there ain't no other way
E
Baby I was born this way
B                       Gb
Baby I was born this way
Gb
Ooo there ain’t no other way
E
Baby I was born this way
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way

      Gb
I was born this way hey
      E
I was born this way hey
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way hey
      Gb
I was born this way hey
      E
I was born this way hey
           B
I'm on the right track baby
      Gb
I was born this way hey

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Lady Gaga - Born This Way Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Born This Way: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Gb and ends on Gb. Its chords belong to both B major and G#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

B major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

G# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = E (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = F# (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the B major side because B is heard 26 times while G#m never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from G# minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to B or to G#m; 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 B major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	B	Tonic — home	B · D# · F#	26×
ii	C#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G#	—
iii	D#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	D# · F# · A#	—
III	D#	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D# · G · A#	—
IV	E	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G# · B	26×
V	Gb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Gb · Bb · Db	56×
vi	G#m	Relative minor — the melancholy side	G# · B · D#	—
vii°	A#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	A# · C# · E	—

Seen from G# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	G#m	Tonic — home	G# · B · D#	—
ii°	A#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A# · C# · E	—
III	B	Relative major — the bright side	B · D# · F#	26×
iv	C#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	C# · E · G#	—
v	D#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	D# · F# · A#	—
V	D#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	D# · G · A#	—
VI	E	Submediant — warm colour	E · G# · B	26×
VII	Gb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Gb · Bb · Db	56×

Analysis

The key pair is B major and its relative G# minor (5 sharps). 3 different chords appear 108 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

E B BIV → Iplagal cadence G#mVI → III ×26

The move to watch is E → B, heard 26 times. From the B side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the G#m side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

Capo 2 + A shapes
Capo 4 + G shapes
Capo 7 + E shapes

With G# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Em shapes
Capo 6 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
3 semitones up

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Gb, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is Gb, E, B — V–IV–I from the B side, VII–VI–III from the G#m side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on E → B (IV → I in B, VI → III in G#m): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. Ending on Gb, the song seals B 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.