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Ukulele: The 1975 – Looking For Somebody To Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The 1975

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsD Em G C

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[Intro]
D Em G C
D Em G C
D Em G C
D Em G C

[Verse 1]
D         Em
 Somebody runnin' through the field
G         C
 Somebody shoulda stayed home
D         Em
 Somebody pickin' up the body of
     G                         C
 somebody that they gettin' to know
D         Em
 Somebody lackin' in desire
G             C
 The type you just don't fuck
    D                      Em
A supreme gentleman with a gun
                      G
in his hand lo-lo-lo-lookin'
                  C
 for somebody to love

[Chorus]
D Em G                       C
     Lookin' for somebody to love
D Em G                       C
     Lookin' for somebody to love

[Verse 2]
D        Em
 I wanna show him he's a bitch
G        C
 I wanna fuck him up good
D        Em
 I wanna smash the competition,
        G                         C
go and kill it like a man should
D          Em                 G
"You gotta show me how to push
       C
if you don't want a shove
        D                    Em
Are the words of a young man already
                  G
damned, lo-lo-lo-looking for
              C
 somebody to love

[Chorus]
D Em G                       C
     Lookin' for somebody to love
D Em G                       C
     Lookin' for somebody to love
        D
Oh thеy ran, oh they ran
                Em
You should have seen how they
                G
ran whеn I was lookin'
                  C
for somebody to love
                D
You should have seen it man,
           Em
 I was all bang, bang, bang, bang
G                       C
Lookin' for somebody to love
        Em           D
Oh they ran, oh they ran
                C
You should have seen how they
    D           G
ran when I was lookin' for
 somebody to love
                Em
You should have seen it man,
 D         C           D
 I was all bang, bang, bang, bang
G
Lookin' for somebody to love

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[Verse 3]
D         Em
 Somebody lyin' on the field
G         C
 Somebody cryin' on the phone
D         Em
 Somebody pickin' up the body of
     G                         C
somebody that they gettin' to know
D            Em
 Maybe we're lackin' in desire
G           C
 Maybe it's just all fucked
        D                       Em
But the boy with the plan and a gun
                         G
 in his hand was lo-lo-lo-lookin'
                 C     D        Em
for somebody to love (Hey, yeah, woo)

[Chorus]
G                       C
Lookin' for somebody to love
D Em G                       C
     Lookin' for somebody to love
        D
Oh thеy ran, oh they ran
                Em
You should have seen how they ran
            G
whеn I was lookin' for
              C
 somebody to love
                D
You should have seen it man,
           Em
 I was all bang, bang, bang, bang
G                       C    Em D C D
Lookin' for somebody to love
G                            Em D C D
Lookin' for somebody to love
G
Lookin' for somebody to love

How to play Looking For Somebody To Love: key, chords and progression

These are Looking For Somebody To Love chords by The 1975 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Looking For Somebody To Love by The 1975, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: D, Em, G and C.

The backbone of the song is D – Em – G – C (V – vi – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.