Chords + Lyrics | Price Tag
Intro
| F | Am | Dm7 | Bb |
Okay, Coconut man, Moonheads, and Pea, you ready?
Verse 1
| F | Am |
Seems like everybody’s got a price, I wonder how they sleep at night.
| Dm7 | Bb |
When the sale comes first and the truth comes second, just stop for a minute and smile.
| F | Am |
Why is everybody so serious? Acting so damn mysterious.
| Dm7 | Bb |
Got shades on your eyes and your heels so high that you can’t even have a good time.
Bridge 1
| F | Am |
Everybody look to their left, everybody look to their right.
| Dm7 | N.C |
Can you feel that, yeah, we’re paying with love tonight.
Chorus 1
| F |
It’s not about the money, money, money.
| Am |
We don’t need your money, money, money.
| Dm7 |
We just wanna make the world dance.
| Bb |
Forget about the price tag.
| F |
Ain’t about the, uh, cha-ching cha-ching.
| Am |
Ain’t about the, yeah, ba-bling ba-bling.
| Dm7 |
Wanna make the world dance.
| Bb |
Forget about the price tag.
Verse 2
Okay. We need to take it back in time, when music made us all unite.
And it wasn’t low blows and video hoes, am I the only the one getting tired?
Why is everybody so obsessed? Money can’t buy us happiness.
Can we all slow down and enjoy right now, guarantee you will be feeling alright.
Bridge 2
Everybody look to their left (to their left). Everybody look to their right (to their right).
Can you feel that, yeah, we’re paying with love tonight.
Chorus 2
It’s not about the money, money, money.
We don’t need your money, money, money.
We just wanna make the world dance.
Forget about the price tag.
Ain’t about the, uh, cha-ching cha-ching.
Ain’t about the, yeah, ba-bling ba-bling.
Wanna make the world dance.
Forget about the price tag.
Rap
| F (Fadd9) |
Yeah, yeah, we’ll keep the price tag and take the cash back.
| Am (Am7) |
Just give me six strings (six strings) and a half-stack (half stack).
| Dm7 Dm (Dsus4) |
And you can, can keep the cars, leave me the garage.
| Bb (Bb6) |
And all I, yes, all I need are keys and guitars.
| F (Fadd9) |
And guess what? In thirty seconds, I’m leaving to Mars (Mars).
| Am (Am7) |
Yeah, we leaping across these undefeatable odds (odds).
| Dm7 Dm (Dsus4) |
It’s like this man, you can’t put a price on a life (na-ah).
| Bb (Bb6) |
We do this for the love, so we fight and sacrifice every night.
| F Fadd9 N.C |
So we ain’t gon’ stumble and fall, never (nah).
| Am Am7 N.C |
Waiting to see this in the sign of defeat, uh-uh.
| Dm7 Dm Dsus4 N.C |
So we gon’ keep everyone moving their feet.
| Bb N.C |
So bring back the beat and then everyone sing.
Chorus 3
It’s not about the money, money, money.
We don’t need your money, money, money.
We just wanna make the world dance.
Forget about the price tag.
Ain’t about the, uh, cha-ching cha-ching.
Ain’t about the, yeah, ba-bling ba-bling.
Wanna make the world dance.
Forget about the price tag. (hey, hey).
Chorus 4
It’s not about the money, money, money (we don’t need it).
We don’t need your money, money, money (no, no).
(We don’t need it) we just wanna make the world dance (dance).
Forget about the price tag (dance, dance, dance).
Ain’t about the, uh, cha-ching cha-ching.
Ain’t about the (it ain’t about), yeah, ba-bling ba-bling.
Wanna make the world dance (yeah, yeah).
Forget about the price tag (forget about the price tag).
Outro
| F (Fadd9) | Am (Am7) |
Ah, ahh.
| Dm7 Dm (Dsus4) | Bb (Bb6) |
Ah, ahh.
| F (Fadd9) | Am (Am7) |
Yeah, yeah (ahh), ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh (ahh).
| Dm7 Dm (Dsus4) | Bb Bb6 |
Forget about the price tag, yeah (ahh, ahh).
Price Tag Backing Tracks | Chord Analysis
Above, you’ll find backing tracks to use when learning Price Tag. I’ve used stem separation to extract the guitar while keeping the drums, bass, keys, vocals intact.
After studying the chords and TAB, use my backing tracks to prepare for playing this tune with a band.
Should you want to play along with the original recording instead, you need to tune your guitar sharp to 441Hz. In the backing tracks, I’ve done this job for you by tuning it to 440Hz.
Chord Progressions – What’s Going On?
Jessie J’s Price Tag can be boiled down to just four bars repeated, like this:
||: F (I) | Am (III) | Dm7 (VI) | Bb (IV) :||
This opening movement is the same as Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On—I mention this as it’s helpful to hear similar progressions in different songs as you learn to spot them.
Seeing a four chord progression as one thing is just the starting point, the next step is to dive deeper and analyse each transition to understand more about the progression.
The movement from Am to Dm (or III to VI) resembles the end of a minor blues. Compare this to VI and II, which are also two minor chords a fourth apart. The produce a similar, but not the same feeling.
The last two chords, Dm to Bb (VI to IV), are one of my favourite movements inside the diatonic key. Compare these chords to the movement of Bbmaj7 to Bb.
In a guitar part, I believe Dm7 works better than Dm, as the root of Dm is the third of Bb. Somewhat disguising the root of Dm makes the Bb more powerful.
Now, go back to the top and look at F and Am and compare this to the movement from F to Fmaj7.
Repetitive pop song progressions like this are incredibly clever. There’s a reason we can hear it on repeat for 4 minutes without getting bored, that reason is the movement between chords, and placement of them inside the bars.
I’ve designed some TAB to show you how I’d suggest playing Price Tag on an acoustic guitar as well as on the electric in a band, including the licks during the rap section where the chord names change.
You’ll find said TAB further down this guitar lesson.
Once you’ve gone deep and figured out how to actually play the chords for Price Tag, this simple chord chart will be a great reference for gigs.
Price Tag Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Price Tag chord chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Price Tag iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
Price Tag | TAB
To make a single acoustic part groove, we must divide up the strumming and let the bass notes pop out. Here’s one way to play it acoustically without needing other instruments:
When playing it on electric guitar, it’s important to maintain a steady rhythm while exploring different chord shapes. Here’s one approach that works well:
Notice how I’ve deliberately left almost half of the first bar for the drums, bass, and keyboards to fill in. That space is crucial.
Here’s another take on the idea—just one less hit:
Make sure you can play either version all the way through before you begin to vary or blend them. Once you’re confident, try exploring additional chord shapes too.
Now let’s look at the rap section. I’ve slightly adjusted the part to compensate for the lack of vocal production you’ll have live:
Toward the end, you’ll hear muted hits. This creates space and sets up the return of the chorus nicely.
When you can play all this TAB, scroll back up to the backing tracks and play along with Jessie.
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