D7M               Bm      F#m              Bm 
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Em              Bm                      F#m             Em
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
A7            D7M            Bm        F#m              Bm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
Em                    Bm                 F#m
No not just for some but for everyone.
D7M                                       F#m
Lord, we don't need another mountain,
                 Em                   Bm
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb


D7M                              F#m                    Em
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross,
                                             A7
Enough to last till the end of time.
                D7M              Bm      F#m              Bm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Em              Bm                      F#m             Em
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
              D7M                Bm       F#m              Bm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
Em                    Bm                  F#m
No, not just for some but for everyone.
D7M                                        F#m
Lord, we don't need another meadow
                  Em                             Bm        
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow
D7M                                  F#m                               Em
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
                                                A7
Oh listen, lord, if you want to know.
                D7M             Bm       F#m              Bm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Em               Bm                      F#m             Em
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
                D7M              Bm      F#m              Bm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
Em                    Bm                 F#m
No, not just for some but for everyone.
Em                                                         D7M
No, not just for some, oh, but just for everyone.