My Own Way

“My Own Way” Chords Verse 1/Intro Principal Key: A Minor i IV i IV i IV III i iv i iv i I saw you at the air race yesterday April showers get out of my way iv IV III III #VIIalt Fear of flying no not me i iv i iv i I'm never bothered what you say someone's kid just lives for today iv IV III III #VIIalt It ain't your problem anyway Chorus Principal Key: E Minor i IV VII Cause I've got my own way i IV VII I can find my own way i IV VII VI VII #vii Cause I've got my own way……….heyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeye i IV VII Cause I've got my own way, i IV VII I can find my own way i IV VII VI VII cause I've got my own way………..heyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeye Verse 2 (chords same as Verse 1) Principal Key: A Minor i Number one public figure what a pain just puts another rattle in your brain Take another green but it's not the same So now you're on the sandlane everyday dancing with the bulls in any old way #VIIalt Running like a fox to keep up with me Bridge 1 Principal Key: E Minor i VI VII (half-bar) i IV i IV i IV VI VII I'm on 45…..between 6th and Broadway Bridge 2 Principal Key; A Minor i IV i IV i IV VI VII I'm drinking 7UP…………between 6th and Broadway Back to Chorus (fade) Transitions Verse to Chorus Chords: Harmonic Function: #VIIalt in A Minor to i in E Minor Interval: up 8 semitones / down 4 semitones Notes The chords (i in E Minor) transition. Chorus to Verse Chords: Harmonic Function: VII in E Minor to i in A Minor Interval: up 7 semitones / down 5 semitones Chorus to Bridge 1 Chords: Harmonic Function: VII in E Minor to i in E Minor Interval: up 2 semitones / down 10 semitones Notes Bridge 1 does not bring about a new key whatsoever…it’s more of a different way of ending the Chorus, pausing, and then going back into it. Bridge 1 to Bridge 2 Chords: Harmonic Function: VII in E Minor to i in A Minor Interval: up 7 semitones / down 5 semitones Notes Bridge 2 is simply a transposed version of Bridge 1. Thankfully for Duran Duran, it transitions perfectly back into the Chorus. Bridge 2 to Chorus Chords: Harmonic Function: VII in A minor to i in E Minor Interval: up 9 semitones / down 3 semitones