# Life Is A Highway – Tom Cochrane: piano chords

Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bm A G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A
- Verse 1: G D A G D A Bm A G Em
- Chorus 1: Bm A G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A Bm A G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A
- Verse 2: G D A G D A Bm A G Em
- Chorus 2: Bm A G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A Bm A G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A Em G Bm A Em G Bm A
- Solo 1: Bm A G Em
- Chorus 3: Bm A G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A Bm A G D/F# D G D/F# A G D/F# A

## Questions

### Which chords does Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Life Is A Highway to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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