Katy Perry - What Makes A Woman: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What Makes A Woman" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           D
Is it the way I talk sweet,
the way my skin is soft
      Gmaj7
Or how I can be a bitch,
make you keep your fingers crossed
           D
Is it the way that I praise you?
The way that I please you?
    Gmaj7
How fast I change my mind
                               A
Get scared that I might leave you

Chorus:
                 Gmaj7               A
Could spend your whole life but you couldn't
     D         A/C#    Bm
Describe what makes a woman
      Gmaj7          A           Bm
She’s always been a perfect mystery
                 Gmaj7               A
Could spend your whole life but you couldn't
     D         A/C#    Bm
Describe what makes a woman
Gmaj7                A        D G D
That's what makes a woman to me

Is it the way I cut my hair
And put no makeup on?
I feel most beautiful
Doing what the fuck I want
Is it that my intuition
Is never really off?
I need tissues for my issues
And Band-Aids for my heart

Chorus

 Gmaj7    A         D
(Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah)
 Gmaj7    A         D
(Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah)
                             Gmaj7
That's what makes a woman to me
          A         D
(Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah)
 A/C#     Bm
Oh, yeah, yeah-yeah
 Gmaj7    A          D
(Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah)

           D
Is it the way we keep,
the whole world turning
Gmaj7
In a pair of heels? Yeah,
that's what makes a woman


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Guitar chord Gmaj

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "What Makes A Woman" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What Makes A Woman" by Katy Perry.