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Willie Nelson – No Tomorrow In Sight Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
   F             C
   F             G

[Verse 1]
    C
The children are sleeping
    G          G7
our talk can begin
We've waited until
                C
they've gone to bed
   C               C7
We knew they would cry
     F           D7
when we said goodbye
        G7                      C
And I'd rather leave quietly instead

[Verse 2]
       C
We can never be happy,
   G              G7
we both know it's true
We've quarreled from
                C
the day that we met
    C            C7
Our love was too weak
   F               D7
to pull our dreams through
    G7                      C    C7
But too strong to let us forget

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[Chorus]
  F                     C
I hope we can salvage a few memories
   D7                        G7
To carry us through the long night
    F
The clock's striking midnight,
C
yesterday's gone
    G            G7        F      C
And there's no tomorrow in sight

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[Interlude]
   F             A

[Verse 3]
       C
In our efforts to break through
    G              G7
the thick walls of pride
     G7
With harsh words
                   C
that burned to the core
    C              C7
The wall's still remaining
        F             D7
but the words broke inside
    G7
And strengthened
               C
the walls even more

[Chorus]
  F                     C
I hope we can salvage a few memories
   D7                        G7
To carry us through the long night
    F
The clock's striking midnight,
C
yesterday's gone
    G            G7        F      C
And there's no tomorrow in sight

How to play No Tomorrow In Sight: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for No Tomorrow In Sight by Willie Nelson on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

No Tomorrow In Sight by Willie Nelson is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: F, C, G, G7, C7, D7 and A.

Listen for G7 – C – C7 – F (V7 – I – I7 – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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