Feb232024

Mighty Mahogany – The Road Is Long Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G   B7   C  G
 G/Gb Em
  C   Dsus2 D
 Dsus2 D Dsus D

G   B7   C  G
 G/Gb Em
 C   Dsus2 D
Dsus2 D Dsus D

[Verse 1]
G            B7   C
 The road is long, and
          G     G/Gb Em
 the task is hard
           C
It is even harder when
             Dsus2 D
you're all alone
   Dsus2 D
G         B7  C
 Night is cold and the
            G  G/Gb  Em
river runs wide
       C
Deep enough around
      D
 your soul
Dsus       D
Soul oh oh oh oh oh oh

[Chorus]
C              D  B7
 So don't give up, I'll
              C
 stay by your side
                 D
When the road is long and
              G
the river is wide
 Gsus  G

[Instrument]
G   B7   C  G
 G/Gb Em
  C   Dsus2 D
Dsus2 D Dsus D

G   B7   C  G
 G/Gb Em   C
Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus D

[Chorus]
C              D
 So don't give up,
B7                 C
 I'll stay by your side
                 D
When the road is long
                  G
and the river is wide
   Gsus  G

[Verse 2]
G               B7
 You're my best friend,
 C               G  G/Gb  Em
 that I've ever had
             C
You'd be the best friend
           Dsus2 D
I'll ever know
   Dsus2 D
G          B7  C
 Planted a seed way
            G  G/Gb  Em
down in my soul
            C
Give it the room,
            D
get it to grow
Dsus        D
Grow woh oh oh oh oh oh

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[Chorus]
C           D  B7
 Don't give up, I'll
              C
stay by your side
                 D
When the road is long
                  G
 and the river is wide
G/Gb  Em

[Chorus]
C           D  B7
 Don't give up, I'll
              C
stay by your side
                 D
When the road is long
                  G    G7
and the river is wide

[Outro]
C                D
When the road is long
                G
And the river is wide
B7   C   G  G/Gb  Em

How to play The Road Is Long: key, chords and progression

These are The Road Is Long chords by Mighty Mahogany on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play The Road Is Long by Mighty Mahogany, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 10 chords: G, B7, C, G/Gb, Em, Dsus2, D, Dsus, Gsus and G7.

Listen for G – B7 – C – G (I – III7 – IV – I in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – mi – fah – doh. 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.