The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Long and Winding Road" 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 The Long and Winding Road 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 "The Long and Winding Road" smoothly on your guitar.

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

     Cm       Gm     G#/A#      D#   D#/C#      G#
The long and winding road that leads  to  your door
     D#/C         Cm7 Fm7                A#7    D#   D#7
Will  never disappear.   I've seen that road before.
G#  D#/G      Cm           Cm7 Fm7        A#7      D#
  It  always leads me here,       lead me to your door.

     Cm       Gm   G#/A#           D#  D#/C#     G#
The wild and windy night that the rain  washed away
    D#/G            Cm7 Fm7        A#7     D#  D#7
Has left a pool of tears   crying for the day.
G#    D#/G               Cm   Cm7 Fm7         A#7      D#
  Why leave me standing here?        Let me know the way.

D#/A#            G#            D#/G              Fm7 A#7
Many times I've been alone and many times I've cried.
D#/A#          G#            D#/G             Fm7
Anyway you'll never know the many ways I've tried.

      Cm        Gm     G#/A#        D#  D#/C#    G#
And still they lead me back to the long winding road.
    D#/G     Cm7         Fm7              A#7   D#  D#7
You left me standing here   a long, long time ago.
G#      D#/G      Cm          Cm7
  Don't leave me waiting here,
Fm7        A#7      D#   D#/A# G# D#/G Fm7 D#/A# G# D#/G Fm7 A#7
   Lead me to your door.

      Cm        Gm     G#/A#        D#  D#/C#     G#
But still they lead me back to the long  winding road.
    D#/G     Cm7         Fm7              A#7  D#  D#7
You left me standing here   a long, long time ago.
G#      D#/G     Cm          Cm7 Fm7        A#7       D# G#/A#
  Don't keep me waiting here.       lead me to your door.
                   D#
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#7

Guitar chord A#7

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "The Long and Winding Road" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Long and Winding Road" by The Beatles.

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