Beyonce - Daddy Lessons - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Am7, C, G, F, Am Easy key G (capo 5)

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 Am7
Came into this world
 C
Daddy's little girl
     G                           F
And daddy made a soldier out of me
 Am7
Daddy made me dance
     C
And daddy held my hand
     G                               F
And daddy liked his whisky with his tea

     Am7
And we rode motorcycles
  C
Blackjack, classic vinyl
 G                           F
Tough girl is what I had to be

         Am7
He said take care of your mother
 C
Watch out for your sister
G                           F
Oh, that's when he gave to me

          Am7
With his gun and his head held high
    C
He told me not to cry
                   G
Oh my daddy said shoot
                   Am7
Oh my daddy said shoot

With his right hand on his rifle
     C
He swore it on the Bible
                G
My daddy said shoot
                    Am7
Oh, my daddy said shoot

He held me in his arms
        C
And he taught me to be strong
    G
He told me when he's gone
                F
Here's what to do
       Am7
When trouble comes to town
         C
And men like me come around
                    G
Oh, my daddy said shoot
                    Am7
Oh, my daddy said shoot

 Am7
Daddy made me fight
    C
It wasn't always right
     G
But he said girl it's
              F
Your second amendment
      Am7
He always played it cool
     C
But daddy was no fool
     G                              F
And right before he died he said remember

         Am7
He said take care of your mother
 C
Watch out for your sister
  G                          F
That's when daddy looked at me

          Am7
With his gun and his head held high
    C
He told me not to cry
                   G
Oh my daddy said shoot
                   F
Oh my daddy said shoot
          Am7
With his right hand on his rifle
     C
He swore it on the Bible
                G
My daddy said shoot
                    Am7
Oh, my daddy said shoot

'Cause he held me in his arms
        C
And he taught me to be strong
    G
He told me when he's gone
                F
Here's what to do
       Am7                          
When trouble comes to town
         C
And men like me come around
                    G
Oh, my daddy said shoot
                    Am7
Oh, my daddy said shoot

          Am7
My daddy warned me about men like you
           C                       G
He said, "Baby girl, he's playing you
              Am7
He's playing you"

          Am7
My daddy warned me about men like you
           C                       G
He said, "Baby girl, he's playing you
              Am7
He's playing you"

              Am7
'Cause when trouble comes in town
         C
And men like me come around"
                    G
Oh, my daddy said shoot
                    F
Oh, my daddy said shoot
               Am7
"'Cause when trouble comes to town
         C
And men like me come around"
                    G
Oh, my daddy said shoot
                    Am
Oh, my daddy said shoot

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Beyonce - Daddy Lessons Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Beyonce – Daddy Lessons: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Am7 and ends on Am. 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 A minor side because it both starts and finishes on Am and Am is heard 24 times against 19 for C. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C 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 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	19×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	—
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	11×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	19×
vi7	Am7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E · G	23×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	1×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i7	Am7	Tonic — home	A · C · E · G	23×
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	1×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	19×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	—
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	11×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	19×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 5 different chords appear 73 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

F Am7 CIV → vi7 AmVI → i7VI → i ×11
G Am7 CV → vi7deceptive cadence AmVII → i7Aeolian arrival ×7
G Am CV → videceptive cadence AmVII → iAeolian arrival ×1

The move to watch is F → Am7, heard 11 times. From the Am side it is VI → i7 (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the C side it reads IV → vi7. 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 Am7, land on A, C, E — 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.
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 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

The song's harmonic story

The opening Am7 lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Am7, C, G, F; read them as vi7–I–V–IV in C or i7–III–VII–VI in Am. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on F → Am7 (IV → vi7 in C, VI → i7 in Am): VI → i — falls a half step into home. The final chord is Am; the ear comes to rest in Am.

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.