Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, known by her stage name "Lorde" (pronounced "lord"), is a Grammy Award-winning New Zealand singer-songwriter. She released her first EP, The Love Club EP, in March 2013, and her first single, Royals, in June 2013. Her debut album, Pure Heroine, was released on September 27, 2013, and was followed by Melodrama in 2017. She chose her stage name due to her fascination with "royals and aristocracy".
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Key of Eb major. The chorus has some chord changes that are a really weird, really fast rhythm (syncopated or some shit) so you'll probably have to listen a couple times to get it right. The bridge is nothing but percussion and beeps so I just figured out chords that fit the melody. Similarly the verses have a bit of syncopation (roughly notated here) but it sounds/works just fine if you wanna be easy andplay the chords on the beat.
AbFm There's a humming in the restless summer air CmBb And we're slipping off the course that we prepared AbFm But in all chaos, there is calculation Cm Dropping glasses just to hear them break AbFm You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't) CmBb Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure) AbFm It's clear that someone's gotta go Cm We mean it but I promise we're not mean
AbFmCm And the cry goes out (Haaa-oh) Bb They lose their minds for us AbFmBb And how it plays out (Haaa-oh) Bb Now we're in the ring and we're coming for blood
AbFm You could try and take us (oh-oh) Ab But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!) Fm Everyone a rager (oh-oh) CmBb But secretly they're saviors AbFm Glory and gore go hand in hand CmAb That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!) Fm You could try and take us (oh-oh) CmBb But victory's contagious
AbFm Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay) CmBb God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way) AbFm Chance is the only game I play with, baby Cm We let our battles choose us
AbFmCm And the cry goes out (Haaa-oh) Bb They lose their minds for us AbFmBb And how it plays out (Haaa-oh) Bb Now we're in the ring and we're coming for blood
AbFm You could try and take us (oh-oh) Ab But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!) Fm Everyone a rager (oh-oh) CmBb But secretly they're saviors AbFm Glory and gore go hand in hand Ab That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!) Fm You could try and take us (oh-oh) CmBb But victory's contagious
FmAb No-one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed FmAb The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home CmBb Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises, we'll always win at this BbAb I don't ever think about death FmCm (I go lower than the usual Cm), Fm (strum once) It's alright if you do, it's fine AbFm We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves AbCmFm(strum once) Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes AbFm Wide awake in bed, words in my brain, Cm "Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?" AbCmFm Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means
AbFm You could try and take us (oh-oh) Ab But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!) Fm Everyone a rager (oh-oh) CmBb But secretly they're saviors AbFm Glory and gore go hand in hand CmAb That's why we're making headlines (Oh! Oh!) Fm You could try and take us (oh-oh) CmBbFm(optional strum once) But victory's contagious