The Look Of Love | Chords + Lyrics
Verse 1
| C#m7 | C#7sus4 | G#m7 | G#m7 |
The look of love is in your eyes.
| Amaj7 | A6 | G#7sus4 | G#7 |
The look your heart can’t disguise.
| C#m7 | C#7sus4 | A6 | A6 | Am6 | Emaj7 E7 |
The look of love, it’s saying so much more than just words could ever say.
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#7sus4 G#7 | C#m7 F#7 |
And what my heart has heard, well, it takes my breath away.
Chorus 1
| Emaj7 I B11 | B11 |2/4 B11 |
I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you. How long I have waited.
|4/4 Emaj7 I B11 | B11 |
Waited just to love you, now that I have found you.
Verse 2
You’ve got the look of love, it’s on your face.
The look that time can’t erase.
Be mine, tonight, let this be just the start of so many nights like this.
Let’s take a lover’s vow and then seal it with a kiss.
Chorus 2
I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you. How long I have waited.
Waited just to love you, now that I have found you, don’t ever go.
Solo (as verse)
| C#m7 | C#7sus4 | G#m7 | G#m7 |
| Amaj7 | A6 | G#7sus4 | G#7 |
| C#m7 | C#7sus4 | A6 | A6 | Am6 | Emaj7 E7 |
| Amaj7 | Amaj7 | G#7sus4 G#7 | C#m7 F#7 |
Chorus 3
I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you. How long I have waited.
Waited just to love you, now that I have found you, don’t ever go.
Outro
| C#7sus4 | C#7sus4 | F#m9 | F#m9 |
Don’t ever go, don’t ever go.
| F#m7 | B11 | B11 | Emaj13 |
I love you so.
The Look Of Love | Chords + Lyrics (capo 4)
Verse 1
| Am7 | A7sus4 | Em | Em7 |
The look of love is in your eyes.
| Fmaj7 | F6 | E7sus4 | E7 |
The look your heart can’t disguise.
| Am7 | A7sus4 | F6 | F6 | Fm6 | Cmaj7 C7 |
The look of love, it’s saying so much more than just words could ever say.
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | E7sus4 E7 | Am7 D7 |
And what my heart has heard, well, it takes my breath away.
Chorus 1
| Cmaj7 I G11 | G11 |2/4 G11 |
I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you. How long I have waited.
|4/4 Cmaj7 I G11 | G11 |
Waited just to love you, now that I have found you.
Verse 2
You’ve got the look of love, it’s on your face.
The look that time can’t erase.
Be mine, tonight, let this be just the start of so many nights like this.
Let’s take a lover’s vow and then seal it with a kiss.
Chorus 2
I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you. How long I have waited.
Waited just to love you, now that I have found you, don’t ever go.
Solo
| Am7 | A7sus4 | Em | Em7 |
| Fmaj7 | F6 | E7sus4 | E7 |
| Am7 | A7sus4 | F6 | F6 |
| Fm6 | Cmaj7 C7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 |
| E7sus4 E7 | Am7 D7 |
Chorus 3
I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you. How long I have waited.
Waited just to love you, now that I have found you, don’t ever go.
Outro
| A7sus4 | A7sus4 | Dm9 | Dm9 |
Don’t ever go, don’t ever go.
| Dm7 | G11 | G11 | Cmaj13 |
I love you so.
The Look Of Love Chords: Learn the progressions
The sensational Burt Bacharach ballad The Look Of Love will have different chords depending on who you ask.
As a jazz standard, it’s been re-harmonized so many times I sometimes find it unrecognizable.
With this in mind, let’s stick with Dusty Springfield‘s version since that’s the most famous one and also, because the chords can easily become a great acoustic guitar arrangement.
After listening to Dusty’s version, I would apply a capo on fret 4 and play this for The Look Of Love’s first 8 bars:
| Am7 (VI) | A7sus4 | Em (III) | Em7 |
| Fmaj7 (IV) | F6 | E7sus4 (III) | E7 (IIIx) |
I want to mainly focus on that bass rhythm so it feels the same as the original for a singer. I’ve designed some TAB for this purpose, you can find it here: The Look Of Love – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Here’s the next half of the verse, the chords now become more adventurous.
| Am7 (VI) | A7sus4 | F6 (IV) | F6 |
| Fm6 (IVm) | Cmaj7 (I) C7 (I7) |
| Fmaj7 (IV) | Fmaj7 | E7sus4 (III) E7 (IIIx) | Am7 (VI) D7 (IIx) |
You’ve got the IV – IVm, Imaj7 – Idom7, and IIIsus – IIIx in there. These are all common chord progression variations. There’s TAB for this part of the verse too.
When we hit the chorus, it all becomes very simple which is a nice contrast. Only the 2/4 bar stands out.
| Cmaj7 (I) I G11 (V) | G11 | 2/4 G11 |
| 4/4 Cmaj7 I G11 | G11 |
The solo is just another verse, the outro uses the Roman Numerals VI – II – V – I. like this:
| A7sus4 (VI) | A7sus4 | Dm9 (II) | Dm9 |
| Dm7 | G11 (V) | G11 | Cmaj13 (I) |
The TAB is in the key of Am as it’s intended as an acoustic guitar arrangement. Here’s a chord chart in the original key, which is great if you want to play The Look Of Love with a band.
The Look Of Love Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: The Look Of Love Chord Chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: The Look Of Love iReal Pro.
Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key which is a great idea if you’re playing this on your own with a singer as discussed above.
The Look Of Love is a Jazz Standard!
Featured in a James Bond spoof, Casino Royale (Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Ursula Andrews), The Look Of Love was originally performed and made famous by Dusty Springfield.
Written by Burt Bacharach, it has since the initial Dusty recording been covered by Nina Simone, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Rumer, Barry Manilow, Shirley Barry, and Shelby Lynn.
As an instrumental, it’s been done by Stan Getz, and of course the man himself, Bacharach.
And let’s not forget the thousands of weekend warriors and aspiring jazz singers who have kept this classic relevant over the years.
The Look Of Love Chords | Related Pages
The Look Of Love | Guitar Lesson + TAB
With this guitar lesson, you can learn to play The Look Of Love by Dusty Springfield using TAB and chord analysis.
| C#m7 | C#7sus4 | G#m7 | G#m7 |
The look of love is in your eyes…
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Burt Bacharach tunes
One of the most important composers of the last century, Burt Bacharach‘s tunes have been recorded by over 1000 artists.
Unforgettable hits include Close To You, Walk On By, Arthur’s Theme, That’s What Friends Are For, What The World Needs Now, and I Say A Little Prayer.
Burt Bacharach on the web
Dusty Springfield tunes
Dusty Springfield is the ’60s and ’70s singer from London U.K who was a big part of bringing American R&B and soul to the U.K
Her most famous songs include Son Of A Preacher Man, Spooky, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, and I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself.
Dusty Springfield on the web
About me | Dan Lundholm
This was a guitar lesson about The Look Of Love chords, by Dan Lundholm. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.
