Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Want to Know What Love Is" 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.

D#m                C#     F#
I’ve gotta take a little time,
          B                   D#m
A little time to think things over.
D#m              C#        F#
I better read between the lines,
           B                D#m
In case I need it when I’m older.

D#m                C#        F#
Now, this mountain I must climb
       B               D#m
Feels like the world upon my shoulders.

D#m                C#    F#
Through the clouds I see love shine.
          B              D#m
It keeps me warm as life grows colder.

         B/G# G#m          C#/G#         G#m
   In my life there’s been heartache and pain.
   B/G#      G#m         C#/G#  G#m
   I don’t know if I can face it again.
 B/G#         G#m       C#/G#      G#m
   Can’t stop now. I’ve traveled so far
        B     F#/A# G#m7 F# C#9sus4
   To change this lonely life.

Chorus:
   F#                    D#m   C#
     I want to know what love is.
   G#m          D#m  C#
     I want you to show me.
   F#                    D#m   C#
     I want to feel what love is.
   G#m          D#m   C#
     I know you can show me.

D#m                C#     F#
I’m gonna take a little time,
          B             D#m
A little time to look around me.

D#m       C#            F#
I’ve got nowhere left to hide.
          B                 D#m
It looks like love has finally found me.

      D#m/F#
   In my
   B/G# G#m          C#/G#         G#m
   Life there’s been heartache and pain.
   B/G#      G#m         C#/G#  G#m
   I don’t know if I can face it again.
 B/G#           G#m       C#/G#      G#m
   I can’t stop now. I’ve traveled so far
      B      F#/A# G#m7 F# C#9sus4
   To change this lonely life.

Chorus:
   F#                    D#m   C#
     I want to know what love is.
   G#m          D#m  C#
     I want you to show me.
   F#                    D#m   C#
     I want to feel what love is.
   G#m          D#m   C#
     I know you can show me.

   F#                    D#m   C#
     I want to know what love is.
   G#m          D#m  C#
     I want you to show me.
                      F#
     (And I want to feel.)
                         D#m   C#
     I want to feel what love is.
     (I know.)
   G#m          D#m   C#    C#7sus4 C#7
     I know you can show me.

   C#7sus4    C#7 F#
     (Let’s talk about love.)
                         D#m   C#
     I want to know what love is.
                              G#m
     (The love that you feel inside.)
                D#m  C#
     I want you to show me.
                              F#
     (And I’m feeling so much love.)
                         D#m   C#
     I want to feel what love is.
                      G#m
     (No, you just cannot hide.)
                D#m   C#
     I know you can show me.

              F#
     (Yeah, yeah.)
                         D#m   C#
     I want to know what love is.
                    G#m
     (Let’s talk about love.)
                D#m  C#
     I want you to show me.
                F#
     (I want to feel it too.)
                         D#m   C#
     I want to feel what love is.
     (I want to feel it too.)
           G#m
     And I know, and I know,
                D#m   C#
     I know you can show me.

   F#                    D#m   C#
     I want to know what love is.
     (Oh, I want to know.)
   G#m          D#m  C#
     I want you to show me.
   F#                    D#m   C#
     I want to feel what love is.
     (I want to feel.)
   G#m          D#m   C#
     I know you can show me…


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

C#7sus4

Guitar chord C#7sus4

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

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 "I Want to Know What Love Is" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner.