Foreigner - A Love in Vain: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Love in Vain" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G     Am    F             Em
Long night, too long and lonely
F            G
Laying there asking myself
F                                 Em
Hey, what's going on with you and me
Am           G        Am
How could I be so unaware
     G                Am
So blind I could not see
  G               Am
Knowing you'd be there
    G             F G
And always would be
               F        C F
Is anyone to blame but me
                 G                F
I've been so concerned with myself
                C
Now I need you desperately
Am         G          Am
If you've fallen for another
          G               Am
Let's be honest with each other
           G
Is there still a chance
     F                 G
And maybe hope to save our romance

Chorus:
Am             C    G
We can't be strangers
Am            C       G
You mean too much to me
Am                C     G     Am  C G
I won't let this be a love in vain
Am              C    G
Don't want the loneliness
Am         C   G
Of just a memory
Am              C       G
I don't want a love in vain

Just one more night, I want to spend with you
We'll let our hearts do the talking
Like we used to do
We'll make our first kiss last forever
Put the pieces back together
Because there's still a chance
There may be hope to save our romance

Chorus

Am
Oh, woman look what you've done to me
I'll show you how this love should be
                           Am G F
Don't let it be a love in vain
Am           G            F Am
Please don't, don't you know
            G            F
You got my heart on a string
          Am
Don't let go
                G         F       Am  G  F
Don't let this love be a love in vain

We can't be strangers
It's not our destiny
I won't let this be a love in vain,
don't want a love in vain
Don't want the loneliness
Of just a memory
Don't let this be a love in vain


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "A Love in Vain" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Love in Vain" by Foreigner.