CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Way Life Goes, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Way Life Goes by: Lil Uzi Vert. (F#/C#, F#6, C#, Ebm7) 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 “The Way Life Goes”

“The Way Life Goes” by Lil Uzi Vert is in Db Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 170 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#/C#, F#6, C#, Ebm7.

F#6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → F#6 → C# → F#6 → C#6 → Ab7 → Ebm7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#61:2632%
C#0:5721%
Ebm70:249%
C#60:228%
Bmaj70:207%
B60:197%
F#0:093%
B0:052%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Bmaj7 – F#6 – C# – Bmaj7 – Abm – F#6 – F#maj7 – C# – Bmaj7 – F#6 – C#6 – Bmaj7 – F#6 – Ab7 – Ebm7 – C# – B6 – F#6 – C# – B – F#6 – Ab/Eb – C#6 – B – F#6 – Ab/Eb – C# – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – C# – B – F#6 – Em7b5 – Ebm7 – C# – B6 – F#/C# – Ebm7 – Ab6 – C# – Bmaj7 – F#6 – C#/D# – Bbm – C#7 – Bmaj7 – F#6 – …