What key is "I Want To Know What Love Is" in?

"I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreigner is in the key of G with a tempo of 80 BPM. Difficulty: beginner.

Is "I Want To Know What Love Is" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated beginner, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "I Want To Know What Love Is" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

Lyrics

I’ve got ta take a lit tle time,

a lit tle (C)time to think things (Em)o ver.

I bet ter read be tween the lines,

in case I (C)need it when I’m old er.

Now, this gon na moun tain I must climb

feels like the (C)world up on my shoul ders.

Through the clouds I (D)see love (G)shine.

It keeps me (C)warm as life grows (Em)cold er.

In my (Am)life

there’s been (D)heart ache and (Am)pain.

I don’t know if I can (D)face (Am)it a gain.

Can’t stop now.

I’ve (D)trav eled (Am)so far

to (C)change (G)this (Am)lone (G)ly (C)life.

I want to know what love is.

I want you (Em)to show me.

I want to feel what (Em)love is.

I know you (Em)can show me.

I’m this gon na take a lit tle time,

a lit tle (C)time to look a round me.

I’ve got no where (D)left to (G)hide.

It looks like (C)love has fi n’lly (Em)found me.

In my (Am)life

there’s been (D)heart ache and (Am)pain.

I don’t know if I can (D)face (Am)it a gain.

Can’t stop now.

I’ve (D)trav eled (Am)so far

to (C)change (G)this (Am)lone (G)ly (C)life.

I want to know what love is.

I want you (Em)to show me.

I want to feel what (Em)love is.

I know you (Em)can show me.

me.

I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner

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Easy piano arrangement in the key of G at 80 BPM. Difficulty: beginner. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “I Want To Know What Love Is”

What key is "I Want To Know What Love Is" in?: "I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreigner is in the key of G with a tempo of 80 BPM. Difficulty: beginner.
Is "I Want To Know What Love Is" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated beginner, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "I Want To Know What Love Is" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

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I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner

About “I Want To Know What Love Is”

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