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Teenage Dream Chords

Katy Perry Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 4 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Katy Perry’s pop anthem about youthful, exhilarating love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

You think I’m pretty without any makeup on

C G

You think I’m funny when I tell the punch line wrong

C G D

I know you get me so I let my walls come down, down

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Verse 2

G C G

We drove to California, got drunk on the beach

C G

Got a motel and built a fort out of sheets

C G D

I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece, I’m complete

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Bridge

C G D

I’mma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

C G D

Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

G

Yeah

Chorus

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout most of the song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Katy Perry’s pop anthem about youthful, exhilarating love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

You think I’m pretty without any makeup on

C G

You think I’m funny when I tell the punch line wrong

C G D

I know you get me so I let my walls come down, down

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Verse 2

G C G

We drove to California, got drunk on the beach

C G

Got a motel and built a fort out of sheets

C G D

I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece, I’m complete

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Bridge

C G D

I’mma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

C G D

Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

G

Yeah

Chorus

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout most of the song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Katy Perry’s pop anthem about youthful, exhilarating love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

You think I’m pretty without any makeup on

C G

You think I’m funny when I tell the punch line wrong

C G D

I know you get me so I let my walls come down, down

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Verse 2

G C G

We drove to California, got drunk on the beach

C G

Got a motel and built a fort out of sheets

C G D

I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece, I’m complete

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Bridge

C G D

I’mma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

C G D

Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

G

Yeah

Chorus

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout most of the song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Katy Perry’s pop anthem about youthful, exhilarating love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

You think I’m pretty without any makeup on

C G

You think I’m funny when I tell the punch line wrong

C G D

I know you get me so I let my walls come down, down

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Verse 2

G C G

We drove to California, got drunk on the beach

C G

Got a motel and built a fort out of sheets

C G D

I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece, I’m complete

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Bridge

C G D

I’mma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

C G D

Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

G

Yeah

Chorus

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout most of the song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Katy Perry’s pop anthem about youthful, exhilarating love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

You think I’m pretty without any makeup on

C G

You think I’m funny when I tell the punch line wrong

C G D

I know you get me so I let my walls come down, down

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Verse 2

G C G

We drove to California, got drunk on the beach

C G

Got a motel and built a fort out of sheets

C G D

I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece, I’m complete

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Bridge

C G D

I’mma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

C G D

Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

G

Yeah

Chorus

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout most of the song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · D · Em · C

Katy Perry’s pop anthem about youthful, exhilarating love. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Pop Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of A, while still playing the G major chord shapes.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

You think I’m pretty without any makeup on

C G

You think I’m funny when I tell the punch line wrong

C G D

I know you get me so I let my walls come down, down

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Verse 2

G C G

We drove to California, got drunk on the beach

C G

Got a motel and built a fort out of sheets

C G D

I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece, I’m complete

Chorus

G C G

Before you met me I was alright but things were kinda heavy

C G D

You brought me to life, now every February you’ll be my valentine, valentine

G C G

Let’s go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love

C G D

We can dance until we die, you and I, we’ll be young forever

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

Bridge

C G D

I’mma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

C G D

Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight

G

Yeah

Chorus

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

G C

You make me feel like I’m livin’ a teenage dream

G D

The way you turn me on, I can’t sleep

G C G

Let’s run away and don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back

D G C G D

My heart stops when you look at me, just one touch, now baby I believe this is real, so take a chance and don’t ever look back

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout most of the song; practice switching between these three chords smoothly before adding the lyrics.