Beyonce - Bodyguard - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords A, Em, Bm Easy key F (capo 2)

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One, two, three, four

Em  Bm  A
Ooh ee ooh, ah
Em  Bm  A
Ooh ee ooh

Em  Bm  A
So sweet
                         Em  Bm  A
I give you kisses in the backseat
                         Em  Bm  A
I whisper secrets in the backbeat
                             Em  Bm  A
You make me cry, you make me happy,  happy (Happy)
          Em              Bm A
Leave my lipstick on the cigarette
                               Em   Bm   A
Just toss it, and you stomp it out, out, out
         Em              Bm       A
Inhalin' whiskey when you kiss my neck
                                   Em        Bm
We've been hurtin', but it's happy hour, oh, hour
A
Oh, oh, oh

Em   Bm       A
They couldn't have me (Ah)
    Em   Bm    A
And they never will
    Em        Bm  A
And sometimes I hold you closer
Em      Bm          A
Just to know you're real (Ah)
Em        Bm   A
Wheels in the gravel
Em       Bm  A
Davis in my bones
Em        Bm  A
Sometimes I take the day off (Ah)
Em      Bm       A
Just to turn you on
A
On, on, oh

Em     Bm  A
Honеy, honey
                Em  Bm  A
I could be your bodyguard (Hey)
    Em     Bm  A
Oh, honеy, honey
                Em  Bm  A
I could be your Kevlar
    Em     Bm  A
Oh, honey, honey
                Em  Bm  A
I could be your lifeguard
     Em     Bm  A
Ooh, honey, honey
                       Em        Bm  A
You should let me ride shotgun, shotgun
A
Oh, oh, oh


        Em  Bm  A
Be your best   friend
                     Em  Bm  A
I protect you in the mosh  pit
                           Em  Bm  A
And I'll defend you in the gossip
                            Em        Bm       A
You know how people like to start shit and pop shit
        Em                 Bm         A
I don't like the way she's lookin' at you
                       Em  Bm  A
Someone better hold me back,  oh oh
         Em        Bm             A
Chargin' ten for a double and I'm talkin'
                      Em
I'm 'bout to lose it, turn around and 

John Wayne that ass (One, two, three, four)

Em   Bm       A
They couldn't catch you (ah, with me)
    Em    Bm   A
And they never will (You see)
Em    Bm    A
Sometimes I hold you closer
Em      Bm     A
Just to know you're real
Em   Bm       A
Tell me your problems (I got you)
Em Bm         A
I take how you feel
Em Bm         A
I show you an exit (Ah)
            Em       Bm         A
When you're restless I take the wheel
A
Ooh, oh, oh

Em  Bm  A
Honey,   honey
                Em  Bm  A
You could be my bodyguard (Huh, uh)
Em  Bm  A
Oh,  honey, honey
                     Em     Bm  A
Will you let me ride shotgun? Shotgun
A
Oh, oh, oh

                Em  Bm  A
I could be your bodyguard
                      Em  Bm  A
Please let me be your  Kevlar (Huh)
                     Em  Bm  A
Baby, let me be your lifeguard
                      Em       Bm  A
Would you let me ride shotgun? Shotgun
A
Oh, oh, oh

One, two, three, four

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Beyonce - Bodyguard Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Beyonce – Bodyguard: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the E minor side because it opens on Em and Em is heard 50 times while G never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from G major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to G or to Em; 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 G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	—
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	—
II	A	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A · C# · E	54×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	49×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	—
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	—
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	50×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	50×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	—
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	—
IV	A	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	A · C# · E	54×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	49×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	—
VII	D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	—

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 3 different chords appear 153 times in total; 2 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. A step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.

Improvisation tips

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

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Em lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is A, Em, Bm — II–vi–iii from the G side, IV–i–v from the Em side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Ending on A, the song seals G 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.