D               
Take away a gun,
Em                   
take away a knife,
G                     
Give a little love,
C            D               
save another life.

D                  
Take away a man,
Em                       
hate upon his heart,
G                        
teach him how to love,
C             D         
make a better start.

D             Em    
Oh, oh, oh, I know
    G      C     D     
It, so, it so-oo-oo 
D             Em  
Oh, oh, oh, I know
   G      C     D       
It so, it so-oo-oo.

D          Em        G       
People get ready for love,
    C        D     
all over the world.
    Em      G              
(it so, its gotta be so)
C              
eeeeeeee
D          Em        G          
People get ready for love,
    C        D          
all over the world.
    Em      G        C        
(it so, its gotta be so).
            D             
It gotta be so.

D Em G C D
                 
D                                                                            
Don't let it slip away,
Em                       
catch it while you can.
G                     
We can make a pearl,
     C               D         
from little grain of sand.

D                       
Starting from today,
Em                        
people everywhere,
G                     
we can show the way,
        C              D
there's so much we can share.

D             Em          
Oh, oh, oh, I know
    G      C     D       
It, so, it so-oo-oo
D             Em                 
Oh, oh, oh, I know (eeeeee)
   G      C     D
It so, it so-oo-oo.

D          Em        G       
People get ready for love,
    C        D              
all over the world.
    Em      G                        
(it so, its gotta be so)
C                         
eeeeeeee 
D          Em        G         
People get ready for love,
    C        D               
all over the world.
    Em      G        C    
(it so, its gotta be so).
            D                
It gotta be so.

D Em G C D x2
                  
D             Em      
Oh, oh, oh, I know
    G      C     D             
It, so, it so-oo-oo (eeeee)
D             Em                     
Oh, oh, oh, I know (oh darling)
   G      C     D
It so, it so-oo-oo.