Price Tag | Chords + Lyrics
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 Chords: Learn the progressions
Price Tag’s chord progression can be boiled down to just four bars repeated, like this:
||: F (I) | Am (III) | Dm7 (VI) | Bb (IV) :||
Interestingly, 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.
While this 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 the difference between VI and II, which are two minor chords a fourth apart.
The final two chords, Dm to Bb, are one of my favourites. Compare them to the movement from Bbmaj7 to Bb. I believe Dm7 works better than Dm, as the root of Dm is the third of Bb, which makes the Bb more powerful.
Now, go back to 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!
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.
Here’s a link to that part of the lesson: Price Tag – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Once you’ve gone deep and figured out how to play the chords for Price Tag, this simple chord chart will be a great reference for gigs.
Price Tag Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
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 chord chart iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
The Rise of Solo Female Singers: Jessie J and the Evolution of Pop
When Jessie J’s signature song Price Tag hit the airwaves in 2011, few knew who she was. She had released one single prior (Do It Like A Dude), but Price Tag was the song that truly made her a household name.
2011 marked a high point for female U.K. singers, with Adele, Amy Winehouse, Estelle, and Duffy dominating the charts for half a decade.
In the U.S., Pink, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, and Beyonce had long been established stars, collectively paving the way for someone like Jessie J to seamlessly fit in.
Perhaps the biggest challenge for her was following up on the success of her debut album once the initial buzz had died down.
It wasn’t until 2014 that Jessie J had another major hit, this time with the help of fellow superstars Ariana Grande and rapper Nicki Minaj on Bang Bang.
While Bang Bang became an even bigger hit (with more than twice the Spotify plays by 2023), Price Tag will forever remain Jessie J’s signature song.
Cover bands across the U.K. have had it on their set lists for years, and when it’s pulled out last minute for an emergency, everyone is expected to know it – after all, Price Tag only has four chords!
Price Tag Chords: Continue Learning
Want to master this song? Check out the full TAB lesson here: Price Tag (Jessie J) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
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