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Apr 12, 2022

What The World Needs Now Is Love by Jackie Deshannon

Tab: in word document format Video: Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: What The World Needs Now Is Love
By:   Jackie Deshannon 

[intro:] 2 x |Fm7 |Bbm7 |
 
[chorus:]
         Fm7         Bbm7   Fm7          Bbm7
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Gbmaj7                            Ab       Ab7          
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
Gbmaj7                          F7sus4   F7
No, not just for some but for everyone

[verse: 1] 
Bbm7
  Lord, we don't need another mountain
            Abm7          Db                 Gbmaj7     
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
          Abm7        Db             Gbmaj7
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
 Bbm7         Eb               Ab  Ab7            
Enough to last 'til the end of time
 
[chorus:]
         Fm7         Bbm7   Fm7         Bbm7
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Gbmaj7                            Ab       Ab7   
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
Gbmaj7                           F7sus4   F7
No, not just for some but for everyone

[verse: 2]  
Bbm7
  Lord, we don't need another meadow
            Abm7          Db                     Gbmaj7 
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow
            Abm7          Db              Gbmaj7 
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
   Bbm         Eb               Ab   Ab7  |A   |A   |
Oh listen, Lord, if you want to know

[chorus:] 
         Gbm7        Bm7    Gbm7        Bm7
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Gmaj7                             A         A7
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
         Gbm7        Bm7    Gbm7        Bm7
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Gmaj7                        |Gbm |Bm |Em    |A7   |D        |D   |
No, not just for some oh but just  for every every  everyone



[coda:]   Gbm7        Bm7    Gbm7        Bm7   
          Gbm7        Bm7    Gbm7        Bm7
(What the world needs now is love  sweet love)  {ad lib vocals over background vocals}}
          Gbm7        Bm7    Gbm7        Bm7
(What the world needs now is love  sweet love) 
          Gbm7        Bm7    Gbm7        Bm7      {let ring}
(What the world needs now is love  sweet love) 
          Gbm7        Bm7    Gbm7        Bm7
          Gbm7        Bm7    Gbm7        Bm7      {finish}



 
chords:

Ab      466544
Ab7     464544
Abm7    464444
A       002220  or 577655
A7      002020  or 575655
Bbm7    013121  or 686666
Bm7     224232  or 797777
Db      446664
D       000232  or 557775
Eb      668886
Em      022000  or 779987
F7      131211
Fsus4   133311
Fm7     131111
Gbm     244222
Gbm7    242222
Gbmaj7  xx4321  or 2x332x or x4432x