Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born - Ill Never Love Again - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords G, Em7, C6, D7sus4, Cadd9, Bm, Em, F … Difficulty already in its easiest key

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G  Em7  C6  D7sus4

       G
Wish I could
                      Em7
I could have said goodbye
                         C6
I would have said what I wanted to
           D7sus4
Maybe even cried for you
     G                        Em7
If I knew it would be the last time
                               C6
I would have broke my heart in two
                 D7sus4
Tryin' to save a part of you

                           G
Don't want to feel another touch
                            Em7
Don't want to start another fire
                           C6
Don't want to know another kiss
                      D7sus4
No other name falling off my lips
                             G
Don't want to give my heart away
            Em7
To another stranger
                     C6
Or let another day begin
                      D7sus4
Won't even let the sunlight in
    N.C.          G
No I'll never love again
    Em7
I'll never love again
            C6    
Ooouuu ooou oou
D7sus4
Oh

        G
When we first met
                             Em7
I never thought that I would fall
                         C6    
I never thought that I'd find myself
              D7sus4
Lyin' in your arms  Mmmm mmmm
      G
And I wanna pretend that it's not true
        Em7
Oh baby that you're gone
         C6    
Cause my world keeps turnin' and turnin' and turnin'
            D7sus4
And I'm not movin' on

                           G
Don't want to feel another touch
                            Em7
Don't want to start another fire
                           C6
Don't want to know another kiss
                      D7sus4
No other name falling off my lips
                             G
Don't want to give my heart away
           Em7
To another stranger
                     C6    
Or let another day begin
                      D7sus4
Won't even let the sunlight in
No I'll never love

Em
 I don't wanna know this feeling
  G
Unless it's you and me
F
I don't wanna waste a moment
        C
Hoooo ouuu
Em
 And I don't wanna give somebody else
    G
The better part of me
F
I would rather wait for you
        C          N.C.
Hoooo ouuu

              G
Don't want to feel another touch
                            Em7
Don't want to start another fire
                           C6    
Don't want to know another kiss
                 D7sus4
Baby unless they are your lips
                             G
Don't want to give my heart away
            Em7
To another stranger
                     C6    
Or let another day begin
                      D7sus4
Won't even let the sunlight in
                G
Oooo I'll never love again
Em7
Love again
                 C6
I'll never love again
           D7sus4
I'll never love
Cadd9
Again

Bm                         Am
 I won't I won't I swear I can't
N.C.
I wish I could but I just won't
Cadd9                  Bm
 I'll never love again
           Am7
I'll never love
Cadd9  Bm  Am7
Agaaaaaaain
C/F
Who oo oo oo oo
  G
Hmmm

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born - Ill Never Love Again: key and chord analysis

The song opens on G and ends on G. 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 G major side because it both starts and finishes on G. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from E minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

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	15×
ii7	Am7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E · G	2×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	1×
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	3×
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV6	C6	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G · A	13×
IV	Cadd9	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G · D	3×
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	1×
IV	C/F	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	1×
V7sus4	D7sus4	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · G · A · C	13×
V	D	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	—
vi7	Em7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B · D	13×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	2×
bVII	F	bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord	F · A · C	2×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i7	Em7	Tonic — home	E · G · B · D	13×
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	2×
bII	F	Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord	F · A · C	2×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	15×
iv7	Am7	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E · G	2×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	1×
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	3×
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI6	C6	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G · A	13×
VI	Cadd9	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G · D	3×
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	1×
VI	C/F	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	1×
VII7sus4	D7sus4	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · G · A · C	13×
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). 12 different chords appear 69 times in total; 11 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. F is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

C6 D7sus4 GIV6 → V7sus4IV → V EmVI6 → VII7sus4VI → VII ×13
D7sus4 G GV7sus4 → Iauthentic cadence EmVII7sus4 → III ×10
D7sus4 Em7 GV7sus4 → vi7deceptive cadence EmVII7sus4 → i7Aeolian arrival ×1
D7sus4 Em GV7sus4 → videceptive cadence EmVII7sus4 → iAeolian arrival ×1
C/F G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×1
C Em GIV → vi EmVI → iVI → i ×1

The move to watch is C6 → D7sus4, heard 13 times. From the G side it reads IV6 → V7sus4 (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home); from the Em side it is VI6 → VII7sus4 (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

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 G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em7, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over C6, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
On F, follow the chord's notes (F · A · C) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

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

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

The opening G lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is G, Em7, C6, D7sus4 — I–vi7–IV6–V7sus4 from the G side, III–i7–VI6–VII7sus4 from the Em side. F briefly darkens the picture: bvii — borrowed (mixolydian / parallel minor). Keep an ear on C6 → D7sus4 (IV6 → V7sus4 in G, VI6 → VII7sus4 in Em): IV → V — the lift that builds tension before home. It closes on G, letting the G 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.