The Animals - To Love Somebody: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "To Love Somebody" 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 To Love Somebody Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

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 "To Love Somebody" smoothly on your guitar.

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

 A#                       F
You don't know what it's like, baby
 D#                       A#
You don't know what it's like

           A#
There's a light
   Cm
A certain kind of light
D#                 A#
It never shone on me
G#                     A#
And I want my life to be
              F                       D#7
To live with you, babe, to live with you, babe

There's a way
Most everybody say
To do each and every little thing
But what good does it bring
If I ain't got you, if I ain't got you

Chorus:
 A#                       F
You don't know what it's like, baby
 D#                       A#
You don't know what it's like
             F                 D#
To love somebody, to love somebody
           A#
The way I love you

In my prayer
I see your face again
And I'm preaching every night
How can love be so blind
I'm so sad
I'm so so sad

There's a way
Most everybody say
To do each and every little thing
What good does it bring baby
If I ain't got you baby, if I ain't got you baby

Chorus:
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you

There's a light
A certain kind of light
That never shone on me
And I want my life to be baby
To Live with you baby
To Live with you baby

Chorus:
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
God, love somebody
The way I love you

To love somebody
The way that I love you
To love somebody
The way I love you

Chorus:
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you

The way I need you
The way I want you

To love somebody
The way I love you

Every night, every day
To love somebody
The way I love you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

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 "To Love Somebody" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "To Love Somebody" by The Animals.

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