Paul McCartney – Home Tonight Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Paul McCartney – Home Tonight Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Home Tonight by Paul McCartney on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
D                                     E
I’m taking you home tonight
F#m                  D                                  A
I want to make sure that you’re alright
D                                                   E
Looks like a cold, cold wind that’s blowning in
F#m                  D                  A
I’m taking you home tonight

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[Verse 1]
E                                  F#m
Like a train that’s left the tracks
E                                  A
The world is falling apart
E                             F#m
I’d gladly help to put it back
D                                  E
But tell me where to start

[Chorus]
D                                  E
I’m taking you home (yeah!) tonight
F#m                  D                                  A
I want to make sure that you’re alright
D                                                  E
Well, the coat you’re wearing’s way too thin
F#m                  D                  A
I’m taking you home tonight

[Verse 2]
E                                  F#m
I read the bad news everyday
E                           A
It’s getting harder to cry
E                                  F#m
Sometimes I’d like to look away
D                                  E
But I can’t close my eyes

[Chorus]
D                                  E
I’m taking you home (yeah!) tonight
F#m                  D                                  A
I want to make sure that you’re alright
D                                                  E
Gotta notify my next of kin
F#m                  D                  A
I’m taking you home tonight

[Bridge]
D                  A
Say yes tonight
D                                  A
Say yes if my suggestion is right
D                  A
Say yes to me
D                                  E
And that’s the way you want it to be

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[Chorus]
D                                  E
I’m taking you home tonight
F#m                  D                                  A
I want to make sure that you’re alright
D                                  E
Looks like a cold, cold wind that’s blowning in
F#m                  D                  A
I’m taking you home tonight

[Verse 3]
E                                  F#m
Well, life goes by at such a pace
E                                  A
The troubles seem to increase
E                                  F#m
I know that we can find a place
D                                                  E
Where we can get some peace

[Chorus]
D                                  E
I’m taking you home tonight
F#m                  D                  A
I want to make sure that you’re alright
D                                                  E
Looks like a cold, cold wind that’s blowning in
F#m                  D                  A
I’m taking you home tonight

[Bridge]
D                  A
Say yes tonight
D                                  A
Say yes if my suggestion is right
D                  A
Say yes to me
D                                  E
And that’s the way you want it to be

[Outro]
D                                                  E
Well, I’m taking you home (home!) tonight
F#m                  D                                  A
I want to make sure that you’re alright
D                                  E
They say a cold, cold wind is blowing in
D                                                                  E
The coat you’re wearing’s way too thin
D                                  E
Notify my next of kin
F#m                  D                  A
I’m taking you home tonight

How to play Home Tonight: key, chords and progression

To play Home Tonight by Paul McCartney, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 4 chords: D, E, F#m and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – E – F#m – D (IV – V – vi – IV in A major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, D, Em, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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Home Tonight chords: questions

What key is Home Tonight in?

Home Tonight by Paul McCartney is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Home Tonight?

Home Tonight uses 4 chords: D, E, F#m, A.

What is the chord progression of Home Tonight?

The main progression is D – E – F#m – D (IV – V – vi – IV).

Is Home Tonight easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, D, Em, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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