CHORD LIBRARY

Play along It Won't Be Like This For Long (Official Video), chord by chord.

Chords of: It Won't Be Like This For Long (Official Video) by: Darius Rucker. (E, A, C#m7, B) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “It Won't Be Like This For Long (Official Video)”

“It Won't Be Like This For Long (Official Video)” by Darius Rucker is in E Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 137 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, C#m7, B.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → E → Emaj7 → E → E6 → E → C#m7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:1737%
B0:3617%
A0:2411%
C#m0:147%
C#m70:094%
Amaj70:084%
B60:063%
Abm0:063%

Chord progression, in order

Emaj7 – A6 – E – B – Emaj7 – A – E – B – E – A – B/A – E6 – B – E – B6 – C#m – B – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m7 – Amaj7 – E – B – E – A – B – B6 – E – A – B – Abm – C#m – B – A – E – B – Cdim – C – C#m – B – A – B6 – E – A – E – B – E – …