Whats So Funny Chords & Tabs
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"(What's so Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" - Elvis Costello
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Tabbed by: Patrick M. Ryan
E-mail: pmryan@acm.org
Tuning: Standard
Original tabs from Jim_Gfesser-CJG007@email.mot.com and BJKuhlma
Updated by Patrick M. Ryan, pmryan@acm.org, https://www.facebook.com/patrick.m.ryan1
riff A
G G C C
-3-3------------------0----------------------------|
-3-3---1-/-3-\-1-0----1----------------------------|
-0-0---2-/-4-\-2-0----0----------------------------|
-0-0----------------2-3----------------------------|
-2-2----------------3-3----------------------------|
-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
[drum intro]
[riff A 4x]
[riff A]
As I walk through
[riff A]
this wicked world
Em A D C
Searching for light in the darkness of insanity
[riff A]
I ask myself
[riff A]
"Is all hope lost?"
Em A D C
Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?
G D Em C
‘Cause each time I feel like this inside / one thing I wanna know;
G D Em A
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding? Oh
G D Em D
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?
[riff A 4x]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elvis_costello/whats_so_funny_crd_ver_4.html ]
[riff A]
As I walk on
[riff A]
through troubled times
Em A D C
My spirit gets / so downhearted sometimes
[riff A]
So where are the strong ones?
[riff A]
and who are the trusted?
Em A D C
And where is the har - - - mony, sweet harmony
G D Em C
'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away just makes me wanna cry,
G D Em A
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding? Oh
G D Em D
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?
[riff A 4x]
[improvise solo around these chords]
G C
G C
Em A Soooooo…
D C
[riff A]
So where are the strong ones?
[riff A]
And who are the trusted?
Em A D C
And where is the har - - - mony, sweet harmony
G D Em C
Cause each time I feel it slippin? away / just makes me wanna cry
G D Em A
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding? Oh
G D Em A
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?
G D Em (hold)
Whats so funny 'bout peace, love, and understa - - - nding?
[riff A] repeat to fade
