The oth er (Bb)wom an
has time to
man i cure her nails.
The oth er wom an
is per fect where her (D)ri val fails,
and she’s nev er seen with (Cm)pin curls
in her hair an y (Ebmaj7)where.
The oth er (Bb)wom an
en (Gm)chants her clothes with French per fume.
The oth er wom an
keeps fresh cut flow ers (D)in each room.
And there are nev er toys that (D)scat ter (D7)ev ’ry (G7)where.
And (Cm)when her old man comes to call,
he finds her wait ing like a lone some queen.
’Cause to be (C13)by
her side,
it’s such a change from old rou tine.
But
the oth er (Bb)wom an
will al ways cry her self to (Cm7)sleep.
The oth er wom an
will nev er have his love to keep.
And as the years go by,
the oth er wom an
will (Eb)spend
her life a (Bb)lone,
a (Cm7)lone.
Ee, ee,
ooh,
ah, ah,
ah, (Cm7)ah,
ooh, ooh,
ooh.
A (Bb)lone.
This page shows “The Other Woman” by Lana Del Rey in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 57 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.
This arrangement is a beautiful exercise in slow, expressive playing — at 57 BPM you have plenty of time to land each chord cleanly, so use that space rather than rushing through it. Your left hand follows an octave bass pattern throughout, which means you'll be stretching regularly between root notes; keep your wrist relaxed and let your arm guide the reach instead of tensing your fingers. The chord palette here is rich — you'll encounter major sevenths like Ebmaj7 and Bbmaj7 alongside dominant shapes like F7, G7, and D7, so pay close attention to which color tones each chord asks for. The trickiest transitions tend to happen moving into Ab9 and F9, where your right hand has to reshape quickly; isolate those two-bar passages and loop them hands-separately until the fingering feels automatic. Once that's smooth, add sustain pedal — change it with every new bass note to keep the harmony clear without muddying. This is the piece that will make extended chords feel like home under your hands.