Intro:
[Em7] [Am7] (x2)
Chorus 1:
[Em7] [Am7] [Em7] [Am7]
What the world needs now, is love, sweet love,
[F6] [G6] [F6/G]
It's the only thing, that there's just too little of.
[Em7] [Am7] [Em7] [Am7]
What the world needs now, is love, sweet love,
[F6] [E7sus4] [E7]
No, not just for some, but for everyone.
Verse 1:
[Am9]
Lord, we don't need another mountain,
[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj9] [F6]
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb.
[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj7]
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross,
[Am7] [D7] [F/G]
Enough to last, till the end of time.
Chorus 1:
[Em7] [Am7] [Em7] [Am7]
What the world needs now, is love, sweet love,
[F6] [G6] [F6/G]
It's the only thing, that there's just too little of.
[Em7] [Am7] [Em7] [Am7]
What the world needs now, is love, sweet love,
[F6] [E7sus4] [E7]
No, not just for some, but for everyone.
Verse 2:
[Am9]
Lord, we don't need another meadow,
[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj9] [F6]
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow.
[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj7]
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine,
[Am7] [D7] [F/G] [Ebm7]
Oh listen, Lord, if you want to know...
Chorus 3: (Key Change)
[Fm7] [Bbm7] [Fm7] [Bbm7]
What the world needs now, is love, sweet love,
[Gb6] [Ab6] [Gb6/Ab]
It's the only thing, that there's just too little of.
[Fm7] [Bbm7] [Fm7] [Bbm7]
What the world needs now, is love, sweet love,
[Gb6] [Fm7] [Bbm7] [Ebm9] [Ab13] N.C.
No, not just for some, oh but just for every, every...
[Db] [Dbadd9] [Db]
Everyone.
Interlude:
[Fm7] [Bbm7] (x2)
Coda:
[Fm7] [Bbm7] [Fm7] [Bbm7]
(What the world needs now, is love, sweet love),
[Fm7] [Bbm7] [Fm7] [Bbm7]
(What the world needs now, is love, sweet love).
[Fm7] [Bbm7] [Fm7] [Bbm7] N.C.
(What the world needs now, is love, sweet love).
Outro:
[Fm7] [Bbm7]
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[Em7] [Am7] [F6] [G6] [F6/G] [E7sus4] [E7] [Am9]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022030 x02013 x03230 322000 x03233 020200 020100 575557
[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj9] [Fmaj7] [D7] [F/G] [Ebm7] [Fm7]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
353333 x35353 x03213 x03210 xx0212 303210 x68676 131111
[Bbm7] [Gb6] [Ab6] [Gb6/Ab] [Ebm9] [Ab13] [Db] [Dbadd9]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x13121 xx4342 4x354x 444646 x6466x 4x456x x46664 x4364x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)