Intro:       (piano w/horn and bass:)

      Fm7    Bbm7   Fm7    Bbm7     Fm7: F - Ab - C - Eb  Bbm7: F - Ab - Bb - Db
       / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

Chorus:
               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    Gb7M
      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 D9 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