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Love is real,
real is love.
Love is feel (G)ing,
(A7)feel ing love.
Love is want (Em7)ing
(A7)to be loved.
Love is touch,
touch is love.
Love is reach (G)ing,
(A7)reach ing love.
Love is ask (Em7)ing
(A7)to be loved.
Love is touch,
Love is you,
you and me.
Love is know ing
we can be.
Love is free,
This page shows “Love” by John Lennon in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 80 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.
This arrangement is a beautiful exercise in keeping your left hand smooth and steady — the Alberti bass pattern rolls through each chord in broken intervals, so practice that hand alone first until it feels almost automatic at 80 BPM. The real challenge here is the chromatic chord movement: shifting between D and C#m or C#7 means your fingers need to slide down just a half step cleanly, and the F natural chord will surprise your hand if you're settled into D major muscle memory, so isolate those two-bar transitions and loop them slowly. Watch the move from F back to D especially — it's a wider jump and easy to fumble. Your right hand carries a simple, lyrical melody, so once the left is secure, hands together should come quickly. Use the sustain pedal lightly on each chord change to connect the bass notes without muddying them. Keep everything legato and unhurried; the slow tempo is your friend, not a trap. This is the kind of song that genuinely trains you to handle unexpected chromatic chords with confidence — once these shifts feel natural, you'll navigate far trickier progressions with ease.