Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' features the same three chords throughout, in both verse and chorus:
Now again with a beat:
This is a common progression which is found in plenty of other pop songs, including for example, The Rolling Stone's Sympathy for the Devil. In fact both songs have a very similar melodic contour which
emphasises the C over the G chord and the C natural over the D chord. This is a bluesy melody and chord progression - it's in the key of D, but includes the chord C which is a 'flat 7' chord, commonly found in the blues.
Compare for yourself with the Stones' piece:
Chords Used in Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Sheet Music to buy by Lady Gaga
The Edge of Glory By Lady Gaga. Piano Vocal. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard
Just Dance "By Lady Gaga. By Aliaune Thiam, RedOne, and Stefani Germanotta. Arranged by Paul Murtha. Score & Parts. Discovery Concert Band. Grade 1.5. Published by Hal Leonard"
Telephone "((featured in Glee)). By Glee Cast, Beyonce Knowles, and Lady Gaga. Edited by Mac Huff. Arranged by Adam Anders and Tim Davis. SSA. Pop Choral Series. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard"
