Chords for (What's So Funny About) Peace, Love and Understanding/Elvis Costello
Tempo:
113.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Nick Lowe is going to sing one song with us [G] this time.
[Em]
[F]
[Em] This is a song that Nick wrote.
A nice stone.
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [B] [C]
[G] I walk through [C] this [G] wicked world
[C] [Em] Searching for light in the [A] darkness [D] of insanity [G] oh [C] yeah I ask [G]
myself
[D] [C] Is our [G] hope lost?
[Dm] [C] Is [Em] there only [A] pain in hatred [D] and misery?
[C] And [G]
each time I feel [D] like this inside [G]
there's one thing I want to [C] know
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and
[Em] understanding?
[A]
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and [Em] understanding?
[A] [D] Oh
[G] as [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C] I [G] walk on [D] [C] through troubled [G] times [D] [C] my [G] spirit [Em] gets so [A] downhearted
[D] sometimes [C] sometimes
[G] Where are the strong?
[C] Who [G] are the trusting?
[D] [C] And where [Em] is the [A] [D]
harmony?
Sweet [C] harmony now
[G] Because each time I [D] feel it slipping away [G] it just makes me want to [C] cry
[G] What's so funny [D] about peace love and [Em] understanding?
[A]
[G] What's so funny [D] about peace love and [Em] understanding?
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[Em] [A]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [Em]
Oh
[A]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and
[Em] understanding?
[A]
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and [Em] understanding?
[C]
[G] About [D] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
about 18 months ago I made a record called King of America
and uh Jerry Schaeff, Jim Kelton and James Burton were [Ab] featured on different
tracks.
[G] Then just after that we did [Gb] a tour and [Ab] we decided to put together a group of musicians that
could play the songs from King of America and also a different kind of rock and roll than I
might be playing with the attractions [G] and uh that's how it started.
So I was very fortunate
that these guys are available at this time and we were [Ab] able to come here to Japan as well.
Their enthusiasm for music is is undiminished therefore it's very exciting to play each night
and I don't think too hard about [Em] all the famous people that they've played with over the years
because if I [E] did then it might make me too nervous but [G] they don't have any attitude about it they
don't have a big head about it so there's no reason why I should be nervous if they're not
going to be overly proud.
I mean they know they're good they know what they've done but
we're doing this now and
[Em]
[F]
[Em] This is a song that Nick wrote.
A nice stone.
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [B] [C]
[G] I walk through [C] this [G] wicked world
[C] [Em] Searching for light in the [A] darkness [D] of insanity [G] oh [C] yeah I ask [G]
myself
[D] [C] Is our [G] hope lost?
[Dm] [C] Is [Em] there only [A] pain in hatred [D] and misery?
[C] And [G]
each time I feel [D] like this inside [G]
there's one thing I want to [C] know
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and
[Em] understanding?
[A]
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and [Em] understanding?
[A] [D] Oh
[G] as [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C] I [G] walk on [D] [C] through troubled [G] times [D] [C] my [G] spirit [Em] gets so [A] downhearted
[D] sometimes [C] sometimes
[G] Where are the strong?
[C] Who [G] are the trusting?
[D] [C] And where [Em] is the [A] [D]
harmony?
Sweet [C] harmony now
[G] Because each time I [D] feel it slipping away [G] it just makes me want to [C] cry
[G] What's so funny [D] about peace love and [Em] understanding?
[A]
[G] What's so funny [D] about peace love and [Em] understanding?
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[Em] [A]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [Em]
Oh
[A]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and
[Em] understanding?
[A]
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and [Em] understanding?
[C]
[G] About [D] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
about 18 months ago I made a record called King of America
and uh Jerry Schaeff, Jim Kelton and James Burton were [Ab] featured on different
tracks.
[G] Then just after that we did [Gb] a tour and [Ab] we decided to put together a group of musicians that
could play the songs from King of America and also a different kind of rock and roll than I
might be playing with the attractions [G] and uh that's how it started.
So I was very fortunate
that these guys are available at this time and we were [Ab] able to come here to Japan as well.
Their enthusiasm for music is is undiminished therefore it's very exciting to play each night
and I don't think too hard about [Em] all the famous people that they've played with over the years
because if I [E] did then it might make me too nervous but [G] they don't have any attitude about it they
don't have a big head about it so there's no reason why I should be nervous if they're not
going to be overly proud.
I mean they know they're good they know what they've done but
we're doing this now and
Key:
G
C
D
Em
A
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Nick Lowe is going to sing one song with us [G] this time.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] This is a song that Nick wrote. _ _ _
_ _ A nice stone. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] I walk through _ [C] this _ _ [G] wicked world
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] Searching for light in the [A] darkness [D] of insanity _ [G] oh [C] yeah I ask [G]
myself
_ [D] _ [C] _ Is our [G] hope lost?
[Dm] _ [C] _ Is [Em] there only _ _ [A] pain in hatred [D] and misery?
_ _ [C] _ _ And [G]
each time I feel [D] like this inside [G]
there's one thing I want to [C] know _ _
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and _
[Em] understanding?
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and [Em] understanding?
_ _ [A] _ [D] Oh _
[G] as _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I [G] walk on _ [D] [C] through _ troubled [G] _ times [D] _ [C] my [G] spirit [Em] gets so [A] downhearted _ _
[D] sometimes _ _ [C] sometimes
[G] Where are the strong?
_ _ [C] _ _ Who [G] are the trusting?
_ [D] _ [C] _ And where [Em] is the _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
harmony?
_ Sweet [C] harmony now
[G] Because each time I [D] feel it slipping away [G] it just makes me want to [C] cry _
[G] What's so funny [D] about peace love and [Em] understanding?
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] What's so funny [D] about peace love and [Em] understanding?
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
Oh
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and _
[Em] understanding?
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and [Em] understanding? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] About _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ about 18 months ago I made a record called King of America
and uh Jerry Schaeff, Jim Kelton and James Burton were [Ab] featured on different
tracks.
[G] Then just after that we did [Gb] a tour and [Ab] we decided to put together a group of musicians that
could play the songs from King of America and also a different kind of rock and roll than I
might be playing with the attractions [G] and uh that's how it started.
So I was very fortunate
that these guys are available at this time and we were [Ab] able to come here to Japan as well.
Their enthusiasm for music is is undiminished _ therefore it's very exciting to play each night
and I don't think too hard about [Em] all the famous people that they've played with over the years
because if I [E] did then it might make me too nervous but [G] they don't have any _ attitude about it they
don't have a big head about it so there's no reason why I should be nervous if they're not
going to be overly proud.
I mean they know they're good they know what they've done but
we're doing this now and
_ _ _ Nick Lowe is going to sing one song with us [G] this time.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] This is a song that Nick wrote. _ _ _
_ _ A nice stone. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] I walk through _ [C] this _ _ [G] wicked world
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] Searching for light in the [A] darkness [D] of insanity _ [G] oh [C] yeah I ask [G]
myself
_ [D] _ [C] _ Is our [G] hope lost?
[Dm] _ [C] _ Is [Em] there only _ _ [A] pain in hatred [D] and misery?
_ _ [C] _ _ And [G]
each time I feel [D] like this inside [G]
there's one thing I want to [C] know _ _
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and _
[Em] understanding?
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and [Em] understanding?
_ _ [A] _ [D] Oh _
[G] as _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I [G] walk on _ [D] [C] through _ troubled [G] _ times [D] _ [C] my [G] spirit [Em] gets so [A] downhearted _ _
[D] sometimes _ _ [C] sometimes
[G] Where are the strong?
_ _ [C] _ _ Who [G] are the trusting?
_ [D] _ [C] _ And where [Em] is the _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
harmony?
_ Sweet [C] harmony now
[G] Because each time I [D] feel it slipping away [G] it just makes me want to [C] cry _
[G] What's so funny [D] about peace love and [Em] understanding?
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] What's so funny [D] about peace love and [Em] understanding?
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
Oh
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and _
[Em] understanding?
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] What's so funny about [D] peace love and [Em] understanding? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] About _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ about 18 months ago I made a record called King of America
and uh Jerry Schaeff, Jim Kelton and James Burton were [Ab] featured on different
tracks.
[G] Then just after that we did [Gb] a tour and [Ab] we decided to put together a group of musicians that
could play the songs from King of America and also a different kind of rock and roll than I
might be playing with the attractions [G] and uh that's how it started.
So I was very fortunate
that these guys are available at this time and we were [Ab] able to come here to Japan as well.
Their enthusiasm for music is is undiminished _ therefore it's very exciting to play each night
and I don't think too hard about [Em] all the famous people that they've played with over the years
because if I [E] did then it might make me too nervous but [G] they don't have any _ attitude about it they
don't have a big head about it so there's no reason why I should be nervous if they're not
going to be overly proud.
I mean they know they're good they know what they've done but
we're doing this now and