(What's so Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding

by Elvis Costello

Intro: G D C x 2

          G       D  C
As I walk through 
            G     D  C
This wicked world 
              Em           A           D         C
Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity. 

      G     D  C
I ask myself 
            G    D   C
Is all hope lost? 
              Em       A          D       C
Is there only pain and hatred, and misery? 

         G                D
And each time I feel like this inside, 
        G                 C
There's one thing I wanna know: 
G                     D                 C         D  C   
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh 
G                     D                 C         D
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? 

And as I walked on 
Through troubled times 
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes 
So where are the strong 
And who are the trusted? 
And where is the harmony? 
Sweet harmony. 

'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry. 
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh 
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? 
  

So where are the strong? 
And who are the trusted? 
And where is the harmony? 
Sweet harmony. 

'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry. 
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh 
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh 
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?