Whats So Funny Bout Peace Love And Understanding chords by Elvis Costello And The Imposters

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:
A D A D
A D A D


Verse 1:
          A        D
As I walk through
            A      D
This wicked world
              F#m          B             E       D
Searching for light in the darkness of insanity
        A     D
I ask myself
             A       D
"Is all hope lost?"
               F#m      B           E         D
"Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?"

Chorus:
         A                E
And each time I feel like this inside
        F#m               D
There's one thing I wanna know:
A                    E                     F#m        B
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?  Ohhh
A                    E                     F#m        E
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?


Musical Interlude:
A D A D
A D A D


Verse 2:
              A   D
And as I walk on
                 A      D
Through troubled times
               F#m    B           E      D
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
                 A       D
So where are the strong?
                A        D
And who are the trusted?
                 F#m   B     E
And where is the har - mon - y?
      D
Sweet harmony


Chorus:
            A              E
'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away
   F#m                 D
It just makes me wanna cry:
 A                    E                     F#m         B
"Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"  Ohhhhh
 A                    E                     F#m         B
"Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"


Musical Interlude:
A D
A D
  We must have Peace
A D
  Love, Peace and Love
A D
Just for the children
A D
Of the new generation
A D
A D
A D


Verse 3:
                     A       D
Sooooo where are the strong?
                A        D
And who are the trusted?
                 F#m   B     E
And where is the har - mon - y?
      D
Sweet harmony


Chorus:
            A              E
'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away
   F#m                 D
It just makes me wanna cry:
 A                    E                     F#m         B
"Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"  Ohhhhh
 A                    E                     F#m         B
"Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"  Ohhhhh
 A                    E                     F#m         E
"Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?"


Outro:
A D A D
  What's so funny?
A D A D
A D A D
A D A D
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