What The World Needs Now Is Love chords by Burt Bacharach

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Em9 022002
D9  x00210
G7  323003
Am7 x02010


Intro:
Bm Em Bm Em

Chorus:
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Am7                              Bm              D
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Am7                           B7         D D7
No, not just for some but for everyone

Verse 1:
Em7                             Em9
Lord, we don't need another mountain
          Dm7           G7                  C
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
          Dm7           G7             C
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
Em7             A7              D9
Enough to last 'til the end of time

Chorus:
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Am7                              Bm              D
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Am7                           B7         D D7
No, not just for some but for everyone

Verse 2:
Em7                          Em9
Lord, we don't need another meadow
          Dm7            G7                     C
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow
          Dm7           G7                  C
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
Em7              A7             D9
Oh listen, Lord, if you want to know
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Am7                              Bm              D9
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Am7                           B7            D D7
No, not just for some but for everyone

Outro:
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Am7                           B7         D D7
No, not just for some but for everyone
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)
         Bm          Em     Bm          Em
What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)

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