[Intro]AmCGF[Verse 1]Am
I'm acting in
C
this play of
G
Comedy with tragic
F
words
Am
The audience was
C
smilin'
G
Cheerin' on
a scene
F
absurd
[Pre-Chorus 1]D
I can try to hide
behind the
Fm
makeup, but the
show must go on
[Chorus 1]CE
I feel so crazy
My head is
filled with
F
broken mirrors
So many, I
C
can't look
away
CE
I'm in a bad way
If I could fix the
F
broken pieces
Then I'd have a
C
happy mistake
[Verse 2]AmC
A lonely disposition
G
Portraits of a
F
strung-out girl
Am
How'd I get so
C
addicted
G
To the love
of the
F
whole world?
[Pre-Chorus 2]D
I could try to
hide
behind the
Fm
makeup, but the
show
must go on
[Chorus 2]CE
I feel so crazy
My head is filled
with
F
broken mirrors
So many, I can't
C
look away
CE
I'm in a bad way
If I could fix
the
F
broken pieces
Then I'd have a
C
happy mistake
[Bridge]F
If I could bottle
up a
C
sunny day
G
So brilliantly,
it'd
F
wash away
the sad mistakes
And I could hold
my heart in
C
a safe place
G
All I need to
breathe
F
Is one happy
mistake
[Outro]C
Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
ooh-ooh-ooh
E
Ooh-hah ah-ah
-ah ah-ah-ah
F
Make my
C
Happy mistake
Watch: Lady Gaga - Happy Mistake (Official Audio)
From LadyGagaVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.
How to play Happy Mistake: key, chords and progression
Happy Mistake by Lady Gaga sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 7 chords to play it: Am, C, G, F, D, Fm and E.
Most of the song cycles through Am – C – G – F (vi – I – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.
Good to know: F and Fm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.
