Chords of: Leave Your Life by: Ed Sheeran. (A, D, D6, G) 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.
“Leave Your Life” by Ed Sheeran is in D Major and runs at about 75 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, D6, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → D6 → D → A → D6 → A → D6 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:07 | 30% |
| G | 0:33 | 15% |
| D6 | 0:29 | 13% |
| Em7 | 0:26 | 12% |
| A | 0:22 | 10% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| D/A | 0:08 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:06 | 3% |
Dm – D6 – A – Dm – D6 – D – A – D6 – A/G – Em7 – A – D6 – Em7 – A – D – A – D – G – D – A – D – Bm – G – D – G – D/F# – Em7 – A6 – D – G – D/F# – Em7 – A6 – D/A – Gmaj7 – A – D – F#m – Gmaj7 – A – D – D6 – G – Em7 – A – D6 – G – Em7 – …
