Always Remember Us This Way
Artist:
Lady Gaga
Genre:
Pop-Rock Ballad
Difficulty:
Medium
Key:
C major
Capo:
0
Always Remember Us This Way – Lady Gaga
This song is a deep, warm, and melancholic romantic ballad.
Key Moods: Missing, attachment, a beautiful but ephemeral love, memories you want to cherish forever.
Suitable for: emotional stage performances, weddings, surprises, and warm-toned covers. Great solo, even better with piano.
Main Chords Used (Very Easy to Play): This song uses a minimal number of chords and a gradual progression, making it very fluid for beginners.
Popular Chords Used for Easy Play (Key of Am):
Am – F – C – G (the main structure of the entire song).
Additional Pre-Chorus: Dm – F – Am – G.
The chorus retains the same Am – F – C – G – Bb structure.
Guitar Style: Slow and Steady Strumming.
Popular Patterns:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
Or, you can use fingerstyle at the beginning of the song for a more cinematic feel (thumb on bass / strings 1–3 in a chord shape).
Chords:
C Major Original key Am F C G Bb
Introduction
What key is "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga in? | C major
Is it suitable for beginners? | Intermediate level, as strumming requires timing to match the chords and the song's mood.
What capo position is needed? | No capo required; focus on open string strumming.
Genre/Mood of the song? | Pop-Rock Ballad; a deep love, loneliness, sadness, and longing.
What is the guitar strumming pattern like? | The original primarily uses piano, but guitar playing is also acceptable.
(Lyrics): Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga
That Arizona sky burning in your eyes
You look at me and, babe, I wanna catch on fire
It's buried in my soul like California gold
You found the light in me that I couldn't find
So when I'm all choked up
But I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Lovers in the night
Poets tryna write
We don't know how to rhyme
But damn we try
But all I really know
You're where I wanna go
The part of me that's you will never die
So when I'm all choked up
But I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Oh, yeah
I don't wanna be just a memory, baby, yeah
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo hoo hooooooooo
So when I'm all choked up
But I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way, way, yeah
When you look at me
And the whole world fades
I'll always remember us this way
Oooh, oooh, hmmmm
Oooh, oooh, hmmmm
