Feb172024

Patty Page – Longing To Hold You Again Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D   A7   D

[Verse 1]
    D
All alone here
 Db/Ab D7sus2
 am    I,
   G
So lonely I could cry
           D
'Cause I'm longin'
              A  D  A7
 to hold you again

[Verse 2]
        D
Missin' you is all
 Db/Ab D7sus2
 I     do
         G
I dream the whole
 day through
        D
How I'm longin'
    A7        D
to hold you again

[Chorus]
             A7
The world is cold,
the world is gray
             D
You took the sunshine
 away
D7      G
 You'll never know
     D
how empty my arms
       A7
 have been

[Post Chorus]
          D
Till once more
            D7
you're close to me
   G
As close as we can be
        D
I'll be longin'
    A7        D
 to hold you again

[Interlude]
D   A7   D

[Chorus]
             A7
The world is cold,
the world is gray
             D
You took the sunshine
 away
D7      G
 You'll never know
     D
 how empty my arms
      A7
 have been

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[Post Chorus]
          D
Till once more you're
     D7
 close to me
   G
As close as we can be
        D
I'll be longin'
    A7        D
to hold you again

[Outro]
        D
I'll be longin'
    A7        D    D
 to hold you again

How to play Longing To Hold You Again: key, chords and progression

These are Longing To Hold You Again chords by on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Longing To Hold You Again by Patty Page is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 7 chords in all: D, A7, Db/Ab, D7sus2, G, A and D7.

The backbone of the song is G – D – A7 – D (IV – I – V7 – I in D major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: Db/Ab and D7sus2 are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.