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Jackie Deshannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love Chords

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What The World Needs Now Is Love Chords

(ver. 1)
Jackie Deshannon


                   "What the World Needs Now is Love"
                      (Burt Bacharach - Hal David)

Intro:

	(piano w/horn and bass:)

	Fm7    Bbm7   Fm7    Bbm7     [Fm7: F-Ab-C-Eb  Bbm7: F-Ab-Bb-C#]
	 / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

Chorus:

	         Fm7        Bbm7    Fm7         Bbm7
	What the world needs now is love, sweet love
	F#6                                 Ab6      F#6/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
	F#6                            F7sus4 F7
	No not just for some    but for everyone

Verse 1:

	Bbm9
	Lord, we don't need another mountain
	          Abm7           C#7      F#maj9     F#6
	There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
	          Abm7       C#7    F#maj7
	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)

	(piano, horn, bass, drums):

	F#m7   Bm7    F#m7   Bm7    [repeat to fade]
	 / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
            
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