The Beatles - It Won’t Be Long: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It Won’t Be Long" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn It Won’t Be Long Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Beatles

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "It Won’t Be Long" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                C              E
Ev'ry night when ev'rybody has fun,
Here am I sitting all on my own,
            C#m
It won't be long yeh, yeh,
             E
It won't be long yeh, yeh,
            C#m
It won't be long yeh, yeh,
     A            E
Till I belong to you.

Chorus:
           E      Emaj7
Since you left me I'm so alone,
            E7             C#
Now you're coming, you're coming home,
A                    B7
I'll be good like I know I should,
              F#m                  B7
You're coming home, you're coming home.

Ev'ry night the tears come down from my eyes,
Ev'ry day I've done nothing but cry.
It won't be long yeh, yeh.

Chorus

Ev'ry day we'll be happy, I know,
Now I know that you won't leave me no more.
It won't be long yeh, yeh.!

Ev'ry night when ev'rybody has fun,
Here am I sitting all on my own,
It won't be long yeh, yeh,
It won't be long yeh, yeh,
It won't be long yeh, yeh,
Till I belong to you.

Chorus

Ev'ry night the tears come down from my eyes,
Ev'ry day I've done nothing but cry.
It won't be long yeh, yeh.

Chorus

Ev'ry day we'll be happy, I know,
Now I know that you won't leave me no more.
It won't be long yeh, yeh.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

Emaj7

Guitar chord Emaj7

E7

Guitar chord E7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "It Won’t Be Long" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It Won’t Be Long" by The Beatles.

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