Lady Gaga - Gypsy - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords G, F, C, Am, Dm Easy key G (capo 5)

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C
Sometimes a story has no end
G
Sometimes i think we could just be friends
F                  G
Cuz I'm a wandering man  he said to me

C
And what about our future plans
G
Does this thing we have even made sense
F                  G
When I got the whole world in front of me

So I said
Dm            F           C     G     Am
I don't wanna be alone forever, but I can be tonight
Dm            F           C    G      Am
I don't wanna be alone forever But I love gypsy life
Dm            F           C    G   Am
I don't wanna be alone forever Maybe we could see the world together
Dm            F          G      C     G   Am   F
I don't wanna be alone forever But I can be Tonight
C    G  Am F
Tonight

C                 G
So I just packed my baggage and
Am                F
Said goodbye to family and friends
C      G           Am   F
And took a road to nowhere on my own

C           G
Like Dorothy on a yellow brick
Am         F
Hope my ruby shoes get me there quick
C       G       Am
Cuz I left everyone I love at home

And
Dm            F           C     G     Am
I don't wanna be alone forever, but I can be tonight
Dm            F           C    G      Am
I don't wanna be alone forever But I love gypsy life
Dm            F           C    G   Am
I don't wanna be alone forever Maybe we could see the world together
Dm            F          G      C    G   Am   F
I don't wanna be alone forever But I can be Tonight 
C   G    Am   F
Tonight 

G                     Am
Cause I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm a Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy, I'm
F                      C
I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm  a Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy, I'm
G                       Am
I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm a Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy, I'm
F                      C
I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm  a Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy, I'm

Dm           F       C    G     Am
And then he asked me, he said 'Baby Why do we love each other?'
Dm             F         C       G    Am
I said 'Honey, it's simple, it's the way that you love and treat your mother'
Dm            F             C    G     Am
Thought that I would be alone forever But I won't be tonight
Dm            F            C      G    Am
I'm a man without a home, but I think with you I could spend my life
Dm            F               C    G     Am
And you'll be my little gypsy princess, Pack your backs and we can chase the sunset
Dm             F             C     G      Am
Bust the rear view and fire up the jets, it's you and me
C          G       Am      F
Baby, for life 
C        G     Am      F
For life 

G                     Am
Cause I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm  a Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy, I'm
F                      C
I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm  a Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy, I'm
G                     Am
Russia, UK, Paris, I'm Italian, Asia combined
F                     C
Africa, India, I'm a Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy, I'm
G                     Am
Latin american, I, dont speak german but I try
F                  C
Some day in Jakarta, I'm American, I'm Gypsy, I'm
G                    Am
Bangkok, Australia, Malasia, Sweden, Finland, Norway
F                   C
Be my home just for the day. I'm Gypsy, Gypsy, Gypsy, hey

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Gypsy: key and chord analysis

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

Major view

C major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

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

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C major side because it both starts and finishes on C and C is heard 30 times against 28 for Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from A minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to C or to Am; 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 C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	30×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	14×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	—
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	31×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	34×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	28×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	28×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	30×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	14×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	—
V	E	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B	—
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	31×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	34×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 137 times in total; 5 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

G Am CV → videceptive cadence AmVII → iAeolian arrival ×28
F C CIV → Iplagal cadence AmVI → III ×25
F G CIV → VIV → V AmVI → VIIVI → VII ×6
G C CV → Iauthentic cadence AmVII → III ×3

The move to watch is G → Am, heard 28 times. From the C side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected C, lands on Am); from the Am side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on C, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is G, F, C, Am — V–IV–I–vi from the C side, VII–VI–III–i from the Am side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on G → Am (V → vi in C, VII → i in Am): deceptive cadence — expected C, lands on Am. It closes on C, letting the C side have the last word.

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.