Oh Where Oh Where Is Love?

The Kinks - Oh Where Oh Where Is Love?: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Oh Where Oh Where Is 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.

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Learn Oh Where Oh Where Is Love? Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kinks

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 "Oh Where Oh Where Is Love?" smoothly on your guitar.

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      D
In a world full of jive
Full of homicide and suicide,
         G           A          D
There`s no room for love and romance
In a world full of spite
Full of hatefulness and bitterness
    G      A              D
Sincerity don`t stand a chance
    Bm            Bm/A
And every night I close my eyes
    Bm/G#          Bm/G
And ask the stars above,
     A                   A7                 D
Oh where, oh where, oh where, oh where is love?

D
Where is love and romance
      D7         G  D/F#  Em         Em/D
And appreciation of storybooks, fairytales
        Em/G       A
And the ordinary things people did long ago.
 A7          D
Where did it go?
 D
Where is love?
Where is hope?
         D7             G    D/F#
Where is sympathy and trust?
         Em
Where is faith?
         Em/D      Em/G
Where is joy in simplicity?
      A
And where is regard and respect?
    A7                 D
Oh where, oh where is love?
      A
This world is spinning and turning
                        D
And my head is full of learning
        Bm                 Em
But my thoughts keep on returning
         A               D
To the things I used to know.
               A
I should be stronger,
                         D
But my mind continually wanders
    Bm
And deep inside
  Em
A voice keeps crying
  A                 D
Where, oh where is love?

Where is love and romance
And appreciation of storybooks, fairytales
And the ordinary things people did long ago?
Where did it go?
In a world full of jive
Full of homicide and suicide
There's no room for love and romance
In a world full of rape
Full of hatefulness and bitterness
Sincerity don't stand a chance
And every night I close my eyes
And ask the stars above
Oh where, oh where, oh where, oh where is love?
Where oh where is love?
Where is Love?
Where is hope?
Where is sympathy and trust?
Where is faith?
Where is joy and simplicity
And where is regard and respect?
Oh where, oh where is love?
Oh where oh where is love?
Oh where oh where is love?


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The Kinks - Oh Where Oh Where Is Love?: Guitar Chords

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