The Animals - What Am I Living For: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'What Am I Living For' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn What Am I Living For Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'What Am I Living For' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           G                      D
What am I living for, if not for you?
                                  G
What am I living for, if not for you?
                                  C  C#dim7
What am I living for, if not for you?
G            D                 G
Nobody else, nobody else will do.

What am I crying for, each lonely night?
I want to feel your lips on mine,
I want to hold you tight
What am I crying for, each lonely night?
Nobody else, nobody else will do.

                 C
And I want you close to me,
                          G
close to me, that's all I ever know.
             A
I want you standing by my side,
               D
through hail, rain, snow.

Well, what am I longing for each lonely night?
To feel you lips close to mine and hold you tight
Well, you'll be my only love my whole life through
Baby, Baby, nobody else, nobody else will do

Want you close to me, that's all I know.
I want you here by my side,
cos my darling I love you, love you,
love you so.

What am I longing for, if not for you?
What am I living for, if not for you?
I said, what am I living for, if not for you baby?
Yeah.
G            D                G
Nobody else, nobody else will do.
C
Owwww.
             D                G
Nobody else, nobody else will do.
C
Owwww.
             D                G
Nobody else, nobody else will do.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C#dim7

Guitar chord C#dim7

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'What Am I Living For' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'What Am I Living For' by The Animals.

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