Lyrics by: Chris Sammond (Thanks!)

E (022100@1)                          A (x02220@1)      B (x2444x@1)   EThere (022100@1)comes a time when we heed a certain call (Lionel Richie)
          A (x02220@1)        B (x2444x@1)              EWhen (022100@1)the world must come together as one (Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder)
             C#mThere (x13321@4)are people dying (Stevie Wonder)
             G#m (133111@4)                   AOh, (x02220@1)and it's time to lend a hand to life (Paul Simon)
                      BThe (x2444x@1)greatest gift of all (Paul Simon/Kenny Rogers)

We can't go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rogers)
That someone, somehow will soon make a change (James Ingram)
We're all a part of God's great big family (Tina Turner)
And the truth (Billy Joel)
You know love is all we need (Tina Turner/Billy Joel)

( CHORUS )
            A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1)             E (022100@1)  E7We (020130@1)are the world, we are the children
            A (x02220@1)                     B (x2444x@1)                EWe (022100@1)are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Michael Jackson)
          C#m (x13321@4)                     G#mThere's (133111@4)a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Diana Ross)
     A (x02220@1)                      B (x2444x@1)              EIt's (022100@1)true we'll make a better day just you and me (Michael Jackson/Diana Ross)

Well, send'em you your heart so they know that someone cares (Dionne Warwick)
And their lives will be stronger and free (Dionne Warwick/Willie Nelson)
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread (Willie Nelson)
And so we all must lend a helping hand (Al Jurreau)

( REPEAT CHORUS )
We are the world, we are the children (Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Kenny Logins)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Steve Perry)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Daryl Hall)

              C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)            EWhen (022100@1)you're down and out there seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson)
              C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)            EBut (022100@1)if you just believe there's no way we can fall (Huey Lewis)
                        C#m (x13321@4)           G#mWell, (133111@4)well, well, let's realize that a change can only come (Cyndi Lauper)
     AWhen (x02220@1)we (Kim Carnes)
                  Bstand (x2444x@1)together as one (Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis)

(REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE )

(additional ad-lib vox by Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, James Ingram)