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Where is the Love?

Released by The Black Eyed Peas, Where is the Love? addresses various injustices and social issues globally. Written following the September 11, 2001 attacks, it calls for more love, peace, and unity in society.

Key: F

Introduction:

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             F  
What' s wrong with the world, mama
                                                C  
People livin'  like they ain' t got no mamas
                                             Dm  
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
                                             A#  
Only attracted to things that' ll bring you trauma
                                F  
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
                                          C  
But we still got terrorists here livin' 
                        Dm  
In the USA, the big CIA
                                                  A#  
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
                                                        F  
But if you only have love for your own race
                                                     C  
Then you only leave space to discriminate
                                                     Dm  
And to discriminate only generates hate
                                                  A#  
And when you hate then you' re bound to get irate, yeah
     F  
Badness is what you demonstrate
                                                  C  
And that' s exactly how a n * * * * works and operates
                                                  Dm  
N * *, you gotta have love just to set it straight
                                                        A#  
Take control of your mind and meditate
                                                                                  F  
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y' all
                                                 C  
People killin' , people dyin' 
                                                                                     Dm  
Children hurt and you hear them cryin' 
                                                                     A#  
Can you practice what you preach
                                                                                F  
And would you turn the other cheek
                                                             C  
Father, Father, Father help us
                                                                        Dm  
Send us some guidance from above
                                                                             A#  
' Cause people got me, got me questionin' 
                                        F  
Where is the love (Love)
                                     C  
Where is the love (The love)
                                     Dm  
Where is the love (The love)
                                     A#  
Where is the love, the love, the love
            F  
It just ain' t the same, always unchanged
C  
New days are strange, is the world insane
        Dm  
If love and peace is so strong
                                                                A#  
Why are there pieces of love that don' t belong , nations droppin'  bombs
F  
Chemical gasses fillin'  lungs of little ones
C  
With the ongoin'  sufferin'  as the youth die young
        Dm  
So ask yourself is the lovin'  really gone
                             A#  
So I could ask myself really what is goin'  wrong
F  
In this world that we livin'  in people keep on givin'  in
C  
Makin'  wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Dm  
Not respectin'  each other, deny thy brother
A#  
A war is goin'  on but the reason' s undercover
          F  
The truth is kept secret, it' s swept under the rug
                  C  
If you never know truth then you never know love
                                Dm  
Where' s the love, y' all, come on (I don' t know)
                                A#  
Where' s the truth, y' all, come on (I don' t know)
                                  F  
Where' s the love, y' all
Refrão
C  
As I' m gettin'  older, y' all, people gets colder
Dm  
Most of us only care about money makin' 
A#  
Selfishness got us followin'  our own direction
F  
Wrong information always shown by the media
C  
Negative images is the main criteria
Dm  
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
A#  
Kids act like what they see in the cinema
F                                                                                                                         C  
Yo' , whatever happened to the values of humanity
                                                                                                                     Dm  
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
                                                                                                                          A#  
Instead in spreading love we spreading animosity
                                                                                                                          F  
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
                                                                                                                     C  
That' s the reason why sometimes I' m feelin'  under
                                                                                                                     Dm  
That' s the reason why sometimes I' m feelin'  down
                                                                                                                     A#  
There' s no wonder why sometimes I' m feelin'  under
                                                                                                F  
Gotta keep my faith alive to lovers bound
Refrão
                                        F  
Where is the love (Love)
                                     C  
Where is the love (The love)
                                     Dm  
Where is the love (The love)
                                     A#  
Where is the love, the love, the love