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Eddie Vedder – Long Way Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am G D x2
C G D G C G D

[Verse 1]
            G   C
His eyes appear vacant
                  G   D
He'd taken more than his share
             G     C
Trying hard not to awaken
                 G  D
The voice of regret in his ear
            G      C
He can't escape the timeline
               G   D
So much worse than he had feared
         G   C
Lived every moment
                   G    D
Wishing the past would disappear

[Chorus]
             G       C
He took the long way
        D   C
On the freeway
             G       C
He took the long way
        Em D C    G D
On the freeway

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[Verse 2]
              G    C
She was his all and everything
                   G  D
But her strenght it needed space
              G   C
Her love was but a haunting
               G   D
She left but never went away

[Chorus]
              G       C
She took the long way
         D   C
On the freeway
               G      C
She took the long way
        Em D C
On the freeway
              G       C
She took the long way
         D   C
On the freeway
               G      C
She took the long way
        Em D C
On the freeway

[Instrumental]
Em D C x2

[Solo]
Am G D x4

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[Chorus]
              G       C
She took the long way
         D   C
On the freeway
               G      C
She took the long way
        Em G C
On the freeway
              G       C
She took the long way
         D   C
On the freeway
               G      C
She took the long way
        Em D C
On the freeway
              Em D C    Em D C
She took the long way

[Bridge]
Am
Well, it couldn't be had
                    C
What he wanted to hold
                    G C
He dared to let go
               D    C
He should of known

[Chorus]
              G       C
She took the long way
         D   C
On the freeway
               G      C
She took the long way
        Em D C
On the freeway

[Outro]
G C D C
G C Em D C
Em D C G

How to play Long Way: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Long Way by Eddie Vedder on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Long Way by Eddie Vedder sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 5 chords to play it: Am, G, D, C and Em.

Listen for G – D – G – C (I – V – I – IV in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.