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 F7sus4 F7 No not just for some but for everyone
Verse 1:
Bbm9 Lord, we don't need another mountain Abm7 Db7 Gbmaj9 Gb6 There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb Abm7 Db7 Gbmaj7 There are oceans and rivers enough to cross Bbm7 Eb7 Ebm7/Ab Enough to last till the end of time
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2:
Lord, we don't need another meadow There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine Oh listen, Lord, if you want to know
[key changes to D]
Em7/A / / / / / /
Chorus 3:
F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 What the world needs now is love, sweet love G6 A6 G6/A It's the only thing that there's just too little of F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 What the world needs now is love, sweet love, G6 F#m7 Bm7 Em9 A13 [N.C.] No, not just for some, oh but just for every, every
D Dadd9 D Everyone Coda:
(piano w/horn and bass):
F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 / / / / / / / / / / / /
F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 (What the world needs now is love, sweet love) Whoa-oa is love F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 (What the world needs now is love, sweet love) Whoa-oa is love
[orchestra enters]
F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 [N.C.] (What the world needs now is love, sweet love)
