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Wings – The Long And Winding Road Piano & Ukulele Live Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of The Long And Winding Road by Wings on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Bm G/A
The long and winding road
D D7 G
That leads to your door
F#m Bm
Will never disappear
Em A7 C
I’ve seen that road before
G F#m Bm
It always leads me here
Em A7 A7sus4 D
Lead me to your door

[Verse 2]
Bm G/A
The wild and windy night
D D7 G
That the rain washed away
F#m Bm
Has left a pool of tears
Em A7 C
Crying for the day
G F#m Bm
Why leave me standing here
Em A7 A7sus4 D
Let me know the way

[Bridge]
D/A G
Many times I’ve been alone
D Em A7
And many times I’ve cried
D/A G
Anyway you’ll never know
D Em A7
The many ways I’ve tried

[Verse 3]
Bm G/A
But still they lead me back
D D7 G
To the long and winding road
F#m Bm
You left me standing here
Em A7 C
A long long time ago
G F#m Bm
Don’t leave me waiting here
Em A7 A7sus4 D
Lead me to your door

[Instrumental]
D/A G D Em A7
D/A G D Em A7

[Verse 4]
Bm G/A
But still they lead me back
D D7 D
To that long and winding road
F#m Bm
You left me standing here
Em A7 C
A long long time ago
G F#m Bm
Don’t leave me waiting here
Em A7 D
Lead me to your door
G/A D

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How to play The Long And Winding Road Piano & Ukulele Live: key, chords and progression

The Long And Winding Road Piano & Ukulele Live by Wings keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 11 chords: Bm, G/A, D, D7, G, F#m, Em, A7, C, A7sus4 and D/A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F#m – Bm – Em – A7 (iii – vi – ii – V7 in D major). In solfa, that is mi – lah – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm and F#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.