Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Pipes Of Peace" 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.

E         F#m    Gdim    E/G#
I light a candle to our love
A            E/G#     F#m7 B7sus4
In love our problems disappear
E          F#m     Gdim     E/G#
But all in all we soon discover
A            E/G#   G6     Bsus4    C
That one and one is all we long to hear

C
All 'round the world
         G             Em
Little children being born to the world
        F               Am               G   F
Got to give them all we can 'til the war is won
C                      G
Then will the work be done

Chorus:
Dm            Dm/C#  Dm/C
Help them to learn
          G              C         C/B  C/A
Songs of joy instead of burn baby burn
        E/G#             Am                F
Let us show them how to play the pipes of peace
 Am        Am/G    Fmaj7  G/F  Am/G  G
Play the pipes of pe----------------ace

Dm            Dm/C#  Dm/C
Help them to learn
          G              C         C/B  C/A
Songs of joy instead of burn baby burn
           E/G#           Am                F
Won't you show me how to play the pipes of peace
 Am       Am/G    Fmaj7  G/F  Am/G  G
Play the pipes of pe---------------ace

Fmaj7 G/F  F/G G Fmaj7 G/F  F/G G
Oh

C
What do you say
          G/B          Em
Will the human race be run in a day
          F                 Am             G   F
Or will someone save this planet we're playing on
C               G/B
Is it the only one
What are we gonna do

Dm           Dm/C#  Dm/C
Help them to see
           G/B            C           C/B  C/A
That the people here are like you and me
        E/G#             Am       Am/G     F
Let us show them how to play the pipes of peace
 Am       Am/G     Fmaj7  G/F  Am/G  G
Play the pipes of pe----------------ace

Fmaj7 G/F F/G G Fmaj7 G/F F/G G
Oh

E          F#m   Gdim     E/G#
I light a candle to our love
A            E/G#     F#m7  B7sus4
In love our problems disappear
E          F#m     Gdim     E/G#
But all in all we soon discover
A            E/G#    G6     Bsus4   C  G/B Am E
That one and one is all we long to hear


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gdim

Guitar chord Gdim

G6

Guitar chord G6

B

Guitar chord B

Bsus4

Guitar chord Bsus4

B7

Guitar chord B7

B7sus4

Guitar chord B7sus4

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 "Pipes Of Peace" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Pipes Of Peace" by Paul McCartney.

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