Nick Lowe – Whats So Funny chords

Nick occasionally changes some of the chords, 
even the structure of this classic.

I believe it to be faithful to the live version, 
from the Untouched Takeaways album. 


INTRO 
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G  D  C  x 4


VERSE 1
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     G   D C             G     D CAs I walk    this wicked world
              Em           A7                  D        CSearching for light in the darkness of insanit-y oh yeah
         G   D C             G     D CI ask my-self    is all hope gone
              Em       A7               D      CIs there only pain and hatred and miser-y whoa yeah


REFRAIN 1
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         G                D/GbAnd each time I feel like this inside
        Em7               C/GThere's one thing I wanna know
G                     D                    Em     A7What's so funny 'bout peace love & underst-anding oooo-oooh
G                     D                    G     D  CWhat's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding

G   D   C


VERSE 2
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         G      D C         G             D CAnd as I walk on    through troubled times
              Em       A7           D          C My spirit gets so down-hearted some-times some-times
              G     D C                   G     D CWhere are the strong    and who are the trusted
                 Em       A7               D      CAnd where is the harmony sweet harmony


REFRAIN 2
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          G             D/GbCos each time I feel it slipping away
Em7                 C/GJust makes me wanna cry
G                     D                    Em     A7What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding oooo-oooh
G                     D                    G      D CWhat's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding


INST / Verse 2  
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G  D  C  G  D/Gb  Em7  C/G                       Oooooh-oooh
              G     D C                   G     D C       Where are the strong    and who are the trusted
                 Em       A7               D      C And where is the harmony sweet harmony


REFRAIN 3 / Out
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          G             D/GbCos each time I feel it slipping away
Em7                 C/GJust makes me wanna cry
G                     D                    Em    A7What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding oooo-oooh
G                     D                    Em    A7What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding
G                     D                    G     D  CWhat's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding 
      G               D   CUnder-standing brother
      G               D   CUnder-standing sister
G             D   C   GUnderstanding


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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
April 2012 

watfordkev@gmail.com