• Song:

    What The World Needs Now Is Love

  • Artist:

    Deshannon Jackie

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From: Andrew Rogers 
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:05:56 -0400
Subject: d/deshannon_jackie/what_the_world_needs.crd

                   "What the World Needs Now is Love"
                      (Burt Bacharach - Hal David)

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    Gbmaj7
	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 Dadd9 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]
	 / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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