Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
Originally in F#, I play in G capo 2, and drop an octvae for the prechorus and chorus
Intro
EmD/F#→ G
C→ EmEm
Vox on 3 2 2 1 1 of the major key on “take a little time”
EmI’ve gotta take a lD/F#ittle timeG
A little tCime to think things Emover
EmI better read betwD/F#een the lineGs
In case I nCeed it when I’m Emolder
DEm
EmNow this mountain D/F#I must climGb
Feels like the wCorld upon my shEmoulders
EmThrough the cloudD/F#s I see loveGshine
It keeps me wCarm as life grows Emcolder
Vox on 5 7 4 7 5 of the chord on “in my li-i-ife”
I drop an octave here
In my lAmife there’s been heDartache and paAmin
AmI don’t know if I can faDce it agaAmin
AmCan’t stop now I’ve travDeled so fAmar
Vox up to 1 3 4 3 1 of the major key on “change this lonely life”
To chCange tG/Bhis Amlonely C/Dlife
Vox on the 3
GI want to know what lEmove Dis
AmI want you Emto show mDe
GI want to feel what lEmove Dis
AmI know you Emcan show mDe
Em
EmI’m gonna take a lD/F#ittle timGe
A little tCime to look arEmound me
EmI’ve got nowhere lD/F#eft to hidGe
It looks like lCove has finally fEmound me
In my liAmfe there’s been heDartache and paAmin
AmI don’t know if I can faDce it agaAmin
AmCan’t stop now I’ve traDveled so faAmr
To chCange tG/Bhis Amlonely lC/Dife
GI want to know what lEmove Dis
AmI want you Emto show mDe
GI want to feel what lEmove Dis
AmI know you Emcan show mDe
GI want to know what lEmove Dis
AmI want you Emto show mDe
And I wanna feel, GI want to feel what lEmove Dis, I know
AmI know you Emcan show mDe
Fade with ad libs, and a gospel choir that’s surprisingly into Foreigner