What the World Needs Now:Jackie DeShannon. #7 in 1965 for DeShannon. Several others have recorded it since. CHORUS: Am7/D Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Em7 What the world needs now is love, sweet love, C6 C Bm D7 It's the only thing that there's just too little of. Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Em7 What the world needs now is love, sweet love, C6 B B7 No, not just for some, but for everyone. #2. Em7 Lord, we don't need another mountain, Dm9 G9/6 Cm7 There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb. C6 Dm7 G9/6 Cm7 There are oceans and rivers enough to cross, Em7 A7 D9 Enough to last, till the end of time. CHORUS: #3. Em7 Lord, we don't need another meadow, Dm9 G9/6 Cm7 There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow, C6 Dm7 G9/6 Cm7 There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine, Em7 A7 D9 Oh, listen, Lord, if you want to know. CHORUS: REPEAT #3. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.