Tears for Fears - I Love You But I’m Lost: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Love You But I’m Lost" 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.

F                        Am
Lost in the maze of the back streets I struggled
G                           G             G/E
Fighting my way through a whole lot of trouble
F                     Am                           G    Em
Too many people were talking without moving their mouths
F                          Am
Smell the gaze, smell the lights, ever wondered
G                          G
'bout the lies that have stolen my thunder
F                  Am                       G
In the haze of my mind all the wires were crossed
                    Dm7 C  G
I love you but I'm lost

Chorus:
F                    Am
From a flame to the spark of an ember
G                G       G/E
To a fire on the 5th of November
F                         Am                     G    Em
We are straight from the light now we count the dots
                    F  Am G Em
I love you but I'm lost
                    F  Am G Em
I love you but I'm lost

Look at the marks on your arms, all the colors
How you like to make them pay (how you like to make them pay)
These are the reasons why your life is not quite what it was
In a dream at the edge of a river
Where we swam and I watched you shiver
Came to life in my arms and then turned to dust
I love you but I'm lost

Chorus

F       C               Am  G
All we needed was some time
F       C               Am  G/B G
All we needed was some time
Dm7     C               G   G/B
All we needed was some time
Dm7     C               G
All we needed was some time

                    F   Am
I love you but I'm lost
                G       Em
I love you but I'm lost
                    F   Am
I love you but I'm lost
                G       Em
I love you but I'm lost

                    F  Am G Em
I love you but I'm lost
                    F  Am G Em
I love you but I'm lost

                    F   C G
I love you but I'm lost


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 Love You But I’m Lost" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Love You But I’m Lost" by Tears for Fears.