Vince Gill – The Luckiest Guy In The World Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

Vince Gill – The Luckiest Guy In The World Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsAbEbFDbDCBb

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This is the chord progression of The Luckiest Guy In The World by Vince Gill on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Ab                                             Eb
I’ve got a secret I keep in my heart
Ab                                           Eb
A secret that sure makes me smile
Ab                                                         Eb
And I’ve got a feeling deep down in my soul
F               Eb               Db               Eb
That I haven’t felt in a while

[Chorus]
F                             Eb               Db               Eb
I’ve found somebody that really does love me
F               Eb               D                             Db
And I know that she’ll always stay
Ab                                           Eb
I’m the luckiest guy in the world
Ab
‘Cause my heart feels this way

[Verse 2]
Ab Eb
We watch old movies and cry at the endings
Ab Eb
And get lost in each other’s eyes
Ab Eb
We hold hands when we’re walking and spend all night talking
F Eb Db Eb
And make love as the sun starts to rise

[Chorus]
F Eb Db Eb
She’s found somebody that really does love her
F Eb D Db
And she knows that I’ll always stay
Ab Eb
I’m the luckiest guy in the world
Ab
‘Cause her heart feels this way

[Outro]
Db C
We share the same hopes, dream the same dreams
F Eb Bb
Lifelong companions I’d say
Ab Eb
I’m the luckiest guy in the world
Ab
‘Cause our hearts feel this way
Ab Eb
I’m the luckiest guy in the world
Ab
‘Cause our hearts feel this way

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How to play The Luckiest Guy In The World: key, chords and progression

The Luckiest Guy In The World by Vince Gill is written in E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭) and moves through 7 chords: Ab, Eb, F, Db, D, C and Bb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Eb – F – Eb – Db (I – II – I – ♭VII in E♭ major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, E, C, C#, B, A (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

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The Luckiest Guy In The World chords: questions

What key is The Luckiest Guy In The World in?

The Luckiest Guy In The World by Vince Gill is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in The Luckiest Guy In The World?

The Luckiest Guy In The World uses 7 chords: Ab, Eb, F, Db, D, C, Bb.

What is the chord progression of The Luckiest Guy In The World?

The main progression is Eb – F – Eb – Db (I – II – I – ♭VII).

Is The Luckiest Guy In The World easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, E, C, C#, B, A (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 29% without a capo).

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