Lana Del Rey – A and W Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Lana Del Rey – A and W Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBbGbEbmDmAbEbBbmCAm

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[Intro]
Bb Gb Ebm x4

[Verse 1]
Bb
I haven't done a cartwheel
        Ebm
 since I was nine
Bb
I haven't seen my mother
      Gb             Ebm
 in a long, long time
Bb
I mean, look at me,

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look at the length of
     Gb
my hair, my face,
        Ebm
 the shape of my body
Bb
Do you really think I
                    Ebm
give a damn what I do after
 years of just
hearing them talking?

[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
I say I live in Rosemead,
 Dm
 really, I'm at the Ramada
Ab
It doesn't really matter,
  Eb
 doesn't really,
 really matter

[Chorus]
Bb
Call him up,
come into my bedroom
Ab
Ended up we fck
               Gb
 on the hotel floor
     Eb
It's not about having
                       Gb
someone to love me anymorе
Ebm
This is the experiеnce
of being an American
  Bb    Gb Ebm Bb Gb Ebm

 whore

[Verse 2]
Bb
Called up one from
                Ebm
call up another
                      Bb
Forensic Files wasn't on
Watching Teenage
            Ebm
 Diary of a Girl
Ebm
Wondering what went wrong
Bb
I'm a princess,
 I'm divisive
Ebm
Ask me why I'm like this
Bb
Maybe I'm just
kinda like this
Ebm
I don't know,
 maybe I'm just like this

[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
I say I live in Rosemead,
 Dm
 really, I'm at the Ramada
Ab
It doesn't really matter,
  Eb
 doesn't really, really matter

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[Chorus]
Bb
Call him up,
 he comes over again
Ab
Yeah, I know I'm over
               Gb
my head, but, oh
     Eb
It's not about having
                       Gb
 someone to love me anymore
    Eb
No, this is the experience
                      Bb
of being an American whore

[Verse 3]
Bb
I mean, look at my hair
            Gb
Look at the length of
                  Eb
 it there and the shape
 of my body
Bb
If I told you that I was raped
       Gb
Do you really think that
    Eb
anybody would think I
           Bb
didn't ask for it,
didn't ask for it?
       Gb
Didn't testify,
         Eb
 already fcked up my story
Bb                   Gb
Top of this (Mm), so many
                 Eb
other things you can't believe
Bb
Did you know a singer can still
     Gb             Ebm
 be looking like a side
piece at thirty-three?
Bb
God's a charlatan,
don't look at me
Gb                 Ebm
Puts the shower on while
he calls me
Bb
Seems like a bad time
 to talk to me
Gb             Eb
I'm invisible, look
how you hold me
Bb
I'm invisible,
I'm invisible
Gb               Eb
I'm a ghost now, look
how you hold me now

[Chorus]
Gb
It's not about having someone
               Ebm
 to love me anymore (Oh, okay)
    Gb
No, this is the experience
                      Ebm
of being an American whore
Gb
It's not about having
                        Bbm
someone to love me anymore
    Bb
No, this is the experience
                       Bbm
 of being an American whore

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[Part II: Jimmy]

[Chorus]
C
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop,
 Bb
 Jimmy, Jimmy ride
Am
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop,
  Bb
 Jimmy, get me high (Oh, my God)
C
Love me if you live and
       Bb
love, you can be my light
Am
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
 when he wanna get high
C
Jimmy only love me when
    Bb
he wanna get high
Am
Jimmy only love me
          Bb
 when he wanna get high
C
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
when he wanna get high

[Post-Chorus]
     Am
Your mom called,
                   Bb
 I told her you're fcking
             C Bb Am Bb C Bb
up big time
     Am
Your mom called,
 I told her you're
  Bb
 fcking up big time

[Chorus]
C
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop,
 Bb
 Jimmy, Jimmy ride
Am
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop,
  Bb
 Jimmy, get me high
C
Love me if you live and love,
  Bb
 you can be my light (Mm)
Am
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
 when he wanna get high
C
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
when he wanna get high
Am
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
when he wanna get high
C
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
when he wanna get high

[Post-Chorus]
     Am
Your mom called,
 I told her
        Bb
you're fcking up big time

[Verse]
C
Jimmy, you should switch it up,
  Bb
 baby, light it up
Am
Jimmy, if you leave the house,
  Bb
 find me in the club (Like)
C
Jimmy, if you switch it up,
 Bb
 you should light it up
Am
Jimmy, if you leave the
        Bb
house, find me in
the club (Hey)
     C
Your mom called,
 I told her you're
  Bb
fcking up big time
Am
But I don't care, baby,
       Bb
 I already lost my mind
C
Jimmy, if I lie it up,
  Bb
 find me in the club
(Mind, mind)
     Am
Your mom called,
I told her you're
  Bb
 fcking up big time

[Chorus]
C
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop,
 Bb
Jimmy, Jimmy ride
Am
Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop,
  Bb
 Jimmy, get me high
C
Love me if you live and love,
  Bb
 you can be my light
Am
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
 when he wanna get high
C
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
 when he wanna get high
Am
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
 when he wanna get high
C
Jimmy only love me
         Bb
 when he wanna get high

[Post-Chorus]
     Am
Your mom called, I told
            Bb
her you're fcking
up big time

How to play A and W: key, chords and progression

These are A And W chords by Lana Del Rey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

A and W by Lana Del Rey is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 9 chords: Bb, Gb, Ebm, Dm, Ab, Eb, Bbm, C and Am.

Listen for C – Bb – Am – Bb (II – I – vii – I in B♭ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – doh – te – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes A, F, Dm, C#m, G, D, Am, B, Abm (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gb chord on guitar (244322)
G♭G♭ B♭ D♭
Ebm chord on guitar (x68876)
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

A and W chords: questions

What key is A and W in?

A and W by Lana Del Rey is centred on B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in A and W?

A and W uses 9 chords: Bb, Gb, Ebm, Dm, Ab, Eb, Bbm, C, Am.

What is the chord progression of A and W?

The main progression is C – Bb – Am – Bb (II – I – vii – I).

Is A and W easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes A, F, Dm, C#m, G, D, Am, B, Abm (56% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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