Lana Del Rey - Born To Die Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
[Opening]
[G]Feet don’t fail me [D]now
[G]Take me to the finish [D]line
All my heart, it [C]breaks every step that I [Em]take
But I’m hoping that the [D]gates,
[verse 2]
They’ll tell me that you’re mine
[G]Walking through the city [D]streets
[G]Is it by mistake or [D]design’
I feel so [C]alone on a Friday [Em]night
Can you make it feel like
[D]home, if I tell you you’re mine, It’s like I told you honey
[chorus]
[C]Don’t make me [Em]sad, don’t make me [D]cry
Sometimes love is not [C]en
ough when the road gets tough
I don’t know [C]why
Keep making me [Em]laugh,
Let’s go get [D]high
Road’s long, we [C]carry on
Try to have fun in the [C]meantime
[chorus]
Come and take a walk on the wild side [Em]
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring [D]rain
You like your girls [C]insane
[C]Choose your last [Em]words
This is the last [D]time
Cause you and [C]I, we were born to die
[verse 3]
[G]Lost but now I am [D]found
[G]I can see but once I was [D]blind
I was so [C]confused as a little [Em]child
Tried to take what I could [D]get
[D]Scared that I couldn’t find, all the answers, honey
[chorus]
[C]Don’t make me [Em]sad, don’t make me [D]cry
Sometimes love is not [C]enough
when the road gets tough
I don’t know [C]why
Keep making me [Em]laugh,
Let’s go get [D]high
Road’s long, we [C]carry on
Try to have fun in the [C]meantime
[chorus]
Come and take a walk on the wild side [Em]
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring [D]rain
You like your girls [C]insane
[C]Choose your last [Em]words
This is the last [D]time
Cause you and [C]I, we were born to die
[verse 4]
[C] [Em]We were born to [D]die [C]
[C] [Em]We were born to [D]die
[Closing]
[C]Come and take a walk on the wild side [Em]
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring [D]rain
You like your girls [C]insane
[chorus]
[C]Don’t make me [Em]sad, don’t make me [D]cry
Sometimes love is not [C]enough
when the road gets tough
I don’t know [C]why
Keep making me [Em]laugh,
Let’s go get [D]high
Road’s long, we [C]carry on
Try to have fun in the [C]meantime
[chorus]
Come and take a walk on the wild side [Em]
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring [D]rain
You like your girls [C]insane
[C]Choose your last [Em]words
This is the last [D]time
Cause you and [C]I, we were born to die
We were born to [C]die [Em]
We were born to [G]die [C]
[outro]
[C] [Em] [G] [C] [C] [Em] [G] [C] [C] [Em] [D]
How to play Born To Die on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Born To Die uses these transitions most often: C → Em (22), D → C (20), and Em → D (19). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - D chord transition.
1. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
2. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
4. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
5. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
6. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
Born To Die chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Born To Die.
- Born To Die includes 78 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Born To Die contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Born To Die connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → Em: 8%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → C: 14%