Tom Petty – Love Is A Long Road Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Tom Petty – Love Is A Long Road Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
B   D A   E   D A  x2

[Verse 1]
B           D       A
There was a girl I knew
E             D          A
She said she cared about me
B            D       A
She tried to make my world
E            D
The way she thought
           A
 it should be

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[Refrain]
 G            D         A
Yeah, we were desperate then
 G            D        A
To have each other to hold

[Chorus]
    B  E      B
But love is a long,
 A     E
 long road
      B  E      B
Yeah, love is a long,
  A    E
long road

[Verse 2]
B           D      A
There were so many times
E        D         A
I would wake up at noon
B             D
Yeah, with my head
           A
spinning 'round
E        D           A
I would wait for the moon

[Refrain]
G            D        A
And give her one more chance
G           D       A
To try and save my soul

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[Chorus]
     B  E     B     A    E
But love is a long, long road
      B  E      B
Yeah, love is a long,
  A    E
 long road

[Verse 3]
B            D            A
Yeah, it was hard to give up
E               D           A
Some things are hard to let go
B               D      A
Some things are never enough
E          D       A
I guess I only can hope

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[Refrain]
G          D       A
For maybe one more chance
G           D      A
To try and save my soul

[Chorus]
    B  E      B
But love is a long,
  A    E
 long road
      B  E      B
Yeah, love is a long,
  A    E
 long road

[Chorus]
B  E      B      A   E
Love is a long, long road
      B  E      B
Yeah, love is a long,
   A   E
 long road

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

These are Love Is A Long Road chords by Tom Petty on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Love Is A Long Road by Tom Petty keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 5 chords: B, D, A, E and G.

Most of the song cycles through B – E – B – A (II – V – II – I in A major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – reh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes E, G, D, A, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Love Is A Long Road chords: questions

What key is Love Is A Long Road in?

Love Is A Long Road by Tom Petty is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Love Is A Long Road?

Love Is A Long Road uses 5 chords: B, D, A, E, G.

What is the chord progression of Love Is A Long Road?

The main progression is B – E – B – A (II – V – II – I).

Is Love Is A Long Road easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes E, G, D, A, C (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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