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Vance Joy – Way That Im Going Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G      Dadd4   Am7    Em
G      Dadd4   Am7    Em

[Verse 1]
G          Dadd4             Am7
 Unfolding right in front of me,
     Em
 mmm-hmm
G           Dadd4
 These slow days, we didn't
        Am7        Em
 miss a thing, mmm-hmm
G              Dadd4
See the birds, they
           Am7      Em
can fly anywhere
G             Dadd4
See the moon, it can
           Am7     Em
shine everywhere
          C        Dadd4
Just like you, mmm-hmm

[Chorus]
           C                  G
You're the song that plays my mind,
you are
    Dadd4        Am7
The reason I get by, you are
    C                  G
The hope that keeps me high,
you are
Dadd4             Am7
 The way that I'm going
    C            G
The falling into place, you are
     Dadd4        Am7
The steady taking shape, you are
    C                G
The long road home I take, you are
Dadd4             Am7
 The way that I'm going,
       C    G
 yeah, yeah

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[Post-Chorus]
    Dadd4                 Am7
(Ah-ooh) The way that I'm going

[Verse 2]
G                Dadd4
 Rising with thе early sun,
     Am7     Em
 you say, oh-oh, oh-oh
G                  Dadd4
 I'm easy, tell mе what you
            Am7      Em
 wanna do today, mmm-hmm
G              Dadd4
See the birds, they
           Am7   Em
can fly anywhere
G            Dadd4
See the moon shining
          Am7    Em
down everywhere
          Dadd4
Just like you

[Chorus]
           C                  G
You're the song that plays my mind,
you are
    Dadd4        Am7
The reason I get by, you are
    C                  G
The hope that keeps me high, you are
Dadd4             Am7
 The way that I'm going
    C            G
The falling into place, you are
     Dadd4        Am7
The steady taking shape, you are
    C                G
The long road home I take, you are
Dadd4             Am7
 The way that I'm going,
       C    G
 yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
    Dadd4
(Ah-ooh)
Am7               C      G
 The way that I'm going
    Dadd4                 Am7
(Ah-ooh) The way that I'm going,
      C      G
yeah, yeah
    Dadd4  Am7
(Ah-ooh)

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[Bridge]
G              Dadd4
See the birds, they
           Am7      Em
can fly anywhere
G             Dadd4
See the moon, it can
           Am7     Em
shine everywhere
          Dadd4
Just like you

[Chorus]
           C
You're the song that
         G
plays my mind, you are
    Dadd4        Am7
The reason I get by, you are
    C                  G
The hope that keeps me high,
you are
Dadd4             Am7
 The way that I'm going
    C            G
The falling into place, you are
     Dadd4        Am7
The steady taking shape, you are
    C                G
The long road home I take, you are
Dadd4             Am7          C    G
 The way that I'm going, yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
    Dadd4  Am7               C      G
(Ah-ooh)    The way that I'm going
    Dadd4  Am7
(Ah-ooh)

How to play Way That Im Going: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Way That Im Going by Vance Joy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Way That Im Going by Vance Joy is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 5 chords: G, Dadd4, Am7, Em and C.

The backbone of the song is C – G – Dadd4 – Am7 (IV – I – V – ii7 in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.