Neil Young - Will to Love: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Will to Love" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Will to Love Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Neil Young

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Will to Love" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F                      Em7
It has often been my dream
To live with one who wasn't there
Like an ocean fish who swam upstream
Through nets, by hooks, and hungry bears
When the water grew less deep
My fins were aching from the strain
I'm swimmin' in my sleep
I know I can't go back again
Can't go back

Chorus:
            Em
I'll never lose it (Got the will to love)
Never lose the will to love (Got the will to love)
Never lose the will (Got the will to love)
It's something from up above (Got the will to love)
Never lose the will to love
F                     Em7
La la la la, la la la la

I can be like a fire in the night
Always warm and givin' off light
But there comes a time when I shine too bright
Oh, I'm just a fire in the night
And now my fins are in the air
And my belly's scrapin' on the rocks
I still think someone really cares
And I'll keep swimming 'til I stop

Chorus:
No, no I'll never lose the will to love (Got the will to love)
I got the will to love (Got the will to love)
Got the will to love (Got the will to love)
It's like something from up above (Got the will to love)
I never lose the will to love (Got the will to love)
No, no
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la

I'm like a singer on the stage
With the golden lights and liquid rage
Down from the mountains to the sea
Cool running love keeps cleansing me
It keeps my gills from getting dry
But it distorts things in my eyes
Sometimes I see what really isn't there
Like my true lover and I care

Chorus:
But I'll never lose (Got the will to love)
I got the will to love
I never lose the will to love (Got the will to love)
It's like something from up above
I got the will to love (Got the will to love)
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la

Sometimes I ramble on and on
And I repeat myself 'til all my friends are gone
Get lost in snow and drown in rain
And never feel the same again
I remember the ocean from where I came
Just one of millions all the same
But somewhere, someone calls my name
I'm a harpoon dodger and I can't, won't be tamed

Chorus:
I'll never lose the will to love (Got the will to love)
Never lose the will to love (Got the will to love)
Never lose it (Got the will to love)
It's like something from up above
I'm not gonna lose the will to love
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la

Baby, if I see boredom in your eyes
I'll know my river has run dry
But I won't turn back with that lonely tide
I bought that ticket and I'll take that ride
If we meet along the way, please sway beside me
Let us sway together, our tails together
And our fins and mind will leave this water
And let our scales shine
In the sun above and the sky below
So all the water and earth will know

It has often been my dream
La la la la, la la la la
To live with one who wasn't there


You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Will to Love" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Will to Love" by Neil Young.

Neil Young Song List