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La Oreja de Van Gogh – Let The Wind Guide You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsEm G C D

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These are the chords for Let The Wind Guide You by La Oreja de Van Gogh on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
Em         Em
G          G          G          G

[Verso 1]
Em                      C
  Hold your breathe one last
                      G
  time and release my hand,
                     D
it's time for you to follow
                 Em
your own guiding star.
                 C
May the light be with you
               G       D
and don’t look back.
Em                    C
  Close your eyes for once
                   G
  and open up your heart,
            D
even if the fear is pulling
          Em
from your back,
                 C
you will get the strength where
             G          D
the sunlight dies.

[Pre-Estribillo]
C            C
  We're just drops in
       G        D
  this ocean of blue
C            C     G
   but still   our dreams
             D       D
   will come true.

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[Estribillo]
G       D          Em   C
  Don't look back again
G     D            Em        C
  and let the wind guide you,
G      D         Em        C
  it’s time, go ahead.
C               G
Sail around the planet and
                  Em      Em
make it small, oh yeah.

[Verso 2]
Em                  C         G
  You can smile the storms disguise
                        D
it's time to spread the wings
                  Em
that allow you to sail.
                      C
Don't care about your rivals,
                  G       D
teach them how to fly,
Em                  C
  you consider your board
            G
  once in a while[?].
                   D
But the world will never
            Em
ever be the same,
                     C
you have changed the course
        G      D
of humankind.

[Pre-Estribillo]
C            C
  We're just drops in
       G        D
  this ocean of blue
C            C     G
   but still   our dreams
             D       D
   will come true.

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[Estribillo]
G       D          Em   C
  Don't look back again
G     D            Em        C
  and let the wind guide you,
G      D         Em        C
  it’s time, go ahead.
C               G
Sail around the planet
and make it small,
oh [Interlude] yeah.

[Interlude]
Em         Em         D          D
C          C          C          C
G          D          Em         C
G          D          Em         C

[Estribillo]
G       D          Em   C
  Don't look back again
G     D            Em        C
  and let the wind guide you,
G      D         Em        C
  it’s time, go ahead.
C               G
Sail around the planet and
                  Em
make it small, oh yeah.

How to play Let The Wind Guide You: key, chords and progression

Let The Wind Guide You by La Oreja de Van Gogh is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: Em, G, C and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D – Em – C (III – VII – i – VI in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.