Chords
The Long And Winding Road

The Long and Winding Road was written by Paul McCartney and is famously one of the last songs of The Beatles. McCartney was inspired by the Scottish hillsides and the long, winding journey of The Beatles history when he wrote the song, conveying feelings of nostalgia and a longing to return home.

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
hard |||||
Bm  
Gmaj  
G7+  
Gmaj*  
A2  
D  
D7  
F#m  
Em  
A  
G6  

     Bm                          A2  
The long and winding road
      D         D7         Gmaj     G7+  Gmaj*  
That leads  to your door
      F#m     Bm  
Will never disappear
Em                    A      D         D7  
 I' ve seen that road before
Gmaj      F#m            Bm  
 It always leads me here
Em            A          D  
 Leads me to your door

     Bm                  A2  
The wild and windy night
             D     D7         Gmaj     G7+  Gmaj*  
That the rain washed away
      F#m      Bm  
 Has left a pool of tears
Em         A          D     D7  
 Crying for the day
Gmaj      F#m          Bm  
 Why leave me standing here
Em         A            D  
 Let me know the way

D                     G6  
Many times I' ve been alone and
F#m                  Em         A  
Many times I' ve cried
D                     G6  
Anyway you' ll never know the
F#m                 Em          A  
Many ways I' ve tried

     Bm                             A2  D      D7              Gmaj     G7+  
And still they lead me back to the long and winding road
Gmaj*        F#m          Bm                Em             A              D    D7  
    You left me standing here      a long, long time ago
Gmaj*          F#m             Bm             Em             A            D  
    Don' t leave me waiting here,     lead me to your door

D    Gmaj    F#m    Em    A  
D    Gmaj    F#m    Em    A  

     Bm                             A2  D      D7              Gmaj     G7+  
But still they lead me back to the long and winding road
Gmaj*        F#m             Bm             Em             A4  A         D7  
    You left me standing here      a long, long  time ago
Gmaj*          F#m            Bm             Em             A        D  
    Don' t keep me waiting here,     lead me to your door
G6                      D  
    Yeah yeah yeah yeah