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Peace Love and Understanding - Chords & Lyrics · v1

by Elvis Costello

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Song
Peace Love and Understanding
Type
Charts
Version
1
Created by
Bagus
Created
5/23/2026
Updated
5/23/2026
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Riff
   G               C
e|-3---------------0-----|
B|-0---0---1-0---0-1-----|
G|-0-----------2---0-----|
D|-0---------------2-----|
A|-2---------------3-----|
E|-3---------------------|

Intro: G C ×4

                G           C                        G     C
As I walk through   this wicked world
                        Em              A                         D         C
Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity
         G        C                    G     C
I ask myself   is all hope lost
                      Em            A                D           C
Is there only pain and hatred and misery

               G                       D/F#
And each time I feel like this inside
              G7/F                      C
There's one thing I wanna know
G                                    D                                   Em         A
What's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding, oh
G                                    D                                    Em        D
What's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding


instrumental · G C ×4


And as I walked on through troubled times
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
So where are the strong and who are the trusted
And where is the harmony, sweet harmony


'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away
Just makes me wanna cry
What's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding, oh
What's so funny 'bout peace **and love** and understanding

instrumental · G C ×4

Solo  

   G           C       G          C       Em        A         D   C  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-3---3---3-5-3---3-5-3---3--3-5-3---3-5-3-----5-7-5-----7---5--|
G|-------4-----5-5-5---------4----5-5-5---------4---------6---7---5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


So where are the strong and who are the trusted
And where is the harmony, sweet harmony


'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away
Just make me wanna cry
What's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding, oh
What's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding, oh

G                                  D                                              Em
What's so funny 'bout peace and love and understanding

outro · G C ×6 fade.