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Peter and Gordon - World Without Love Chords

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ChordsC, E7, Am, Fm, Dm, G7, G#7, C7, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CPleaselockme E7awayandAmdon’tallowtheAmday
Here CinsidewhereIFmhidewithmyCloneliness
Idon’tDmcarewhattheysay
Iwon’tG7stayinaworldwithoutCloveG#7G7
CBirdssingoutofE7tune
AndAmraincloudshidetheAmmoon
I’m COKhereI’llFmstaywithmyCloneliness
Idon’tDmcarewhattheysay
Iwon’tG7stayinaworldwithoutCloveC7
FmSoI’llwaitandinawhileCIwillseemytruelovesmile
FmShemaycomeIknownotwhen
DmWhenshedoesI’llG#7knowsoG7babyuntilthen
CLockme E7awayandAmdon’tallowtheAmday
Here CinsidewhereIFmhidewithmyCloneliness
Idon’tDmcarewhattheysay
Iwon’tG7stayinaworldwithoutCloveG#7G7
CE7AmAmCFmC
DmG7CC7
FmSoI’llwaitandinawhileCIwillseemytruelovesmile
FmShemaycomeIknownotwhen
DmWhenshedoesI’llG#7knowsoG7babyuntilthen
CLockme E7awayandAmdon’tallowtheAmday
Here CinsidewhereIFmhidewithmyCloneliness
Idon’tDmcarewhattheysay
Iwon’tG7stayinaworldwithoutCloveA7
Idon’tDmcarewhattheysay
Iwon’tG7stayinaworldwithoutCloveA7DmG7C
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ArtistPeter and Gordon
AlbumA World Without Love
GenresPop
Year1964
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play World Without Love on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Peter and Gordon - World Without Love on guitar requires 9 chords and 15 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

World Without Love uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (11), C → Fm (7), and Dm → G7 (7). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - E7 chord transition.

1. C → E7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from C to E7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

C to E7

2. E7 → Am chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Switching from E7 to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

E7 to Am

3. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to C:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

Am to C

4. C → Fm chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram

Switching from C to Fm:

  1. While playing C, lift your middle finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

C to Fm

5. C → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

6. Dm → G7 chord transition

To move from Dm to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

7. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

8. C → G#7 chord transition

To move from C to G#7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. G#7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from G#7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

10. C → C7 chord transition

Switching from C to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. C7 → Fm chord transition

Switching from C7 to Fm:

  1. While playing C7, lift your middle finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. Fm → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to Dm:

  1. While playing Fm, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. Dm → G#7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to G#7:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. C → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to A7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. A7 → Dm chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

World Without Love chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in World Without Love.

  • World Without Love includes 70 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • World Without Love contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how World Without Love connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Dm: 5%
    • C → C7: 2%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
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