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There are lots of great chords that work for this song, but the ones I’ve tabbed here are based on
If you check out my chords below, you'll see it's not as hard as it looks - 
lots of E chord shapes sliding around the fingerboard, and also variations and inversions of E and A chords
A/E: 0776x0
E: 022100
F#sus4/E: 044300
E*: 0xx454
Bsus4*: 099900
Bsus4: 099800
G#m: 466xxx
F#m: 244xxx
Em7: 055400
Esus4: 022200
E**: 014141300 (E chord played up 12 frets)
A: 577655
B: 799877
[Intro]
         A/E            E          A/E      A6/E  Bsus4* Bsus4  
A/E         E          A/E        G#m   F#m
E           F#sus4/E   A/E        E
E           E
[Verse]
EJust in a simple conversation, you can F#sus4/Ehear the feeling change,
Like a Em7river running down, A/Edown to the EseaEsus4  E  Esus4  E  
EAnd if you need an explanation, I deF#sus4/Efy you to explain,
But Em7something's not the same, A/Eand it's bothering EmeEsus4  E  
[Bridge]
Esus4I think I Asee where I went Ewrong
EI think I Asee what's going EonBsus4  
[Chorus]
E**      Bsus4       A/E          E         Bsus4  A/E  
Meanwhile and far away  as the night draws in
AHe's holding Bher right now, I can Afeel it all begBin
EMeanBwhile and Afar away    B   Ewhen the Bday is A/Edone
AI ride Baway my friend, inAto the setting Bsun
BAnd the Eriver's running downEm7  A/E  
A/EDown to the EseaE  
[Instrumental]
A          E           A         E
A          E           A         G#m  F#m
E          F#sus4/E    A/E       E
E
[Verse]
EI let love slip right through my fingers, and I F#sus4/Ewatched it drift away
But stiEm7ll I had to say  A/Ewhat was written for mEeEsus4  E  Esus4  E  
EI thought I'd end up as the hero, thought the F#sus4/Eglory would be mine
Very Em7soon I was to find   A/Eit wasn't to Ebe
[Bridge]
E‘Cos in this Apart I've got to Eplay
EIt doesn't qAuite turn out that Ewa-a-Bay
[Chorus]
EMeanBsus4while and A/Efar away  Eas the Bsus4night draws A/Ein
AHe's holding Bher right now, I can Afeel it all begBin
EMeanBwhile and Afar away    B   Ewhen the Bday is A/Edone
AI ride Baway my friend, inAto the setting Bsun
BAnd the Eriver's running downEm7  A/E  
A/EDown to the EseaE  
[Outro]
A          E           A         E
A          E           A         G#m  F#m
E

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Meanwhile

by The Moody Blues

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bsus4

A/E

A6/E

G#m

F#m

F#sus4/E

Em7

Esus4

There are lots of great chords that work for this song, but the ones I’ve tabbed here are based on

If you check out my chords below, you'll see it's not as hard as it looks -

lots of E chord shapes sliding around the fingerboard, and also variations and inversions of E and A chords

A/E: 0776x0

E: 022100

F#sus4/E: 044300

*: 0xx454

Bsus4

*: 099900

Bsus4: 099800

G#m: 466xxx

F#m: 244xxx

Em7: 055400

Esus4: 022200

E**: 014141300 (E chord played up 12 frets)

A: 577655

B: 799877

[Intro]

A/E E A/E A6/E Bsus4 Bsus4

A/E E A/E G#m F#m

E F#sus4/E A/E E

E E

[Verse]

E F#sus4/E

Just in a simple conversation, you can hear the feeling change,

Em7 A/E E Esus4 E Esus4 E

Like a river running down, down to the sea

E F#sus4/E

And if you need an explanation, I defy you to explain,

Em7 A/E E Esus4 E

But something's not the same, and it's bothering me

[Bridge]

Esus4 A E

I think I see where I went wrong

E A E Bsus4

I think I see what's going on

[Chorus]

E Bsus4 A/E E Bsus4 A/E

Meanwhile and far away as the night draws in

A B A B

He's holding her right now, I can feel it all begin

E B A B E B A/E

Meanwhile and far away when the day is done

A B A B

I ride away my friend, into the setting sun

B E Em7 A/E

And the river's running down

A/E E E

Down to the sea

[Instrumental]

A E A E

A E A G#m F#m

E F#sus4/E A/E E

[Verse]

E F#sus4/E

I let love slip right through my fingers, and I watched it drift away

Em7 A/E E Esus4 E Esus4 E

But still I had to say what was written for me

E F#sus4/E

I thought I'd end up as the hero, thought the glory would be mine

Em7 A/E E

Very soon I was to find it wasn't to be

[Bridge]

E A E

‘Cos in this part I've got to play

E A E B

It doesn't quite turn out that wa-a-ay

[Chorus]

E Bsus4 A/E E Bsus4 A/E

Meanwhile and far away as the night draws in

A B A B

He's holding her right now, I can feel it all begin

E B A B E B A/E

Meanwhile and far away when the day is done

A B A B

I ride away my friend, into the setting sun

B E Em7 A/E

And the river's running down

A/E E E

Down to the sea

[Outro]

A E A E

A E A G#m F#m

About Meanwhile Chords by The Moody Blues

Learn how to play Meanwhile by The Moody Blues with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Meanwhile chords”, “Meanwhile guitar chords”, or “The Moody Blues Meanwhile chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Meanwhile chords and for experienced players who want accurate Meanwhile lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, A/E, F#sus4/E, Bsus4, G#m.

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What key is "Meanwhile" in?

The chords for "Meanwhile" show the original chord names (including E, A, A/E, F#sus4/E, Bsus4, G#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.