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Little Willow

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Em/D    x-x-0-4-5-3
A7sus4  x-0-2-0-3-0
(Verse)
     DBend Em/Dlittle willow,
     DWind's Em/Dgonna blow you,
DHard and Em/Dcold toDnightEm/D  
     D  Em/DLife as it happens,
     DNEm/Dobody warns you,
DWillow Em/Dhold on DtightD7  
[Chorus]
   GNothing's gonna Ashake your love,
Take your love Daway,
   GNo-one's out to Abreak your heart,
It Aonly seems that way ... A7sus4hey
                        (let ring)
(Verse)
Sleep little willow,
Peace gonna follow,
Time will heal your wounds
Grow to the heavens,
Now and forever,
DAlways cEm/Dame to sDoonEm/D  
(Verse] 
Instrumental with ah's and "little willow"
|  D   Em/D| % | % | % |
|  D   Em/D| % | % |  D   D7|
[Chorus]
   GNothing's gonna Ashake your love,
Take your love Daway,
   GNo-one's out to Abreak your heart,
It Aonly seems that way ... A7sus4hey
                        (let ring)
(Verse)
     DBend Em/Dlittle willow,
     DWind's Em/Dgonna blow you,
DHard and Em/Dcold toDnightEm/D  
|  D   Em/D| % | % | D  

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Little Willow

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em/D

A7sus4

Em/D x-x-0-4-5-3

A7sus4 x-0-2-0-3-0

(Verse)

D Em/D

Bend little willow,

D Em/D

Wind's gonna blow you,

D Em/D D Em/D

Hard and cold tonight

D Em/D

Life as it happens,

D Em/D

Nobody warns you,

D Em/D D D7

Willow hold on tight

[Chorus]

G A

Nothing's gonna shake your love,

Take your love away,

G A

No-one's out to break your heart,

A A7sus4

It only seems that way ... hey

(let ring)

(Verse)

Sleep little willow,

Peace gonna follow,

Time will heal your wounds

Grow to the heavens,

Now and forever,

D Em/D D Em/D

Always came to soon

(Verse]

Instrumental with ah's and "little willow"

D Em/D

| | % | % | % |

D Em/D D D7

| | % | % | |

[Chorus]

G A

Nothing's gonna shake your love,

Take your love away,

G A

No-one's out to break your heart,

A A7sus4

It only seems that way ... hey

(let ring)

(Verse)

D Em/D

Bend little willow,

D Em/D

Wind's gonna blow you,

D Em/D D Em/D

Hard and cold tonight

D Em/D D

| | % | % |

About Little Willow Chords by Paul McCartney

Learn how to play Little Willow by Paul McCartney with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Little Willow chords”, “Little Willow guitar chords”, or “Paul McCartney Little Willow 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 Little Willow chords and for experienced players who want accurate Little Willow lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em/D, D, D7, G, A, A7sus4.

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What key is "Little Willow" in?

The chords for "Little Willow" show the original chord names (including Em/D, D, D7, G, A, A7sus4). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.