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

Intro:

(piano w/horn and bass:)

Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 
    Bbm7Bbm7 Piano Chord 
   Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 
    Bbm7Bbm7 Piano Chord 
     [Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 
: F-Ab-C-Eb  Bbm7Bbm7 Piano Chord 
: F-Ab-Bb-Db]
/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

Chorus:

Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 
        Bbm7Bbm7 Piano Chord 
    Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 
         Bbm7Bbm7 Piano Chord 

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Gb6Gb6 Piano Chord 
                                 Ab6Ab6 Piano Chord 
      Gb6/Ab
It's the only thing    that there's just too little of
Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 
        Bbm7Bbm7 Piano Chord 
    Fm7Fm7 Piano Chord 
         Bbm7Bbm7 Piano Chord 

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Gb6Gb6 Piano Chord 
                            F7sus4 F7F7 Piano Chord 

No not just for some    but for everyone

Verse 1:

Bbm9Bbm9 Piano Chord 

Lord, we don't need another mountain
Abm7Abm7 Piano Chord 
           Db7Db7 Piano Chord 
      Gbmaj9     Gb6Gb6 Piano Chord 

There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
Abm7Abm7 Piano Chord 
       Db7Db7 Piano Chord 
    Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Piano Chord 

There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
Bbm7Bbm7 Piano Chord 
          Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
                Ebm7/AbEbm7/Ab Piano Chord 

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/AEm7/A Piano Chord 

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Chorus 3:

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
        Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 
    F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
         Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
G6G6 Piano Chord 
                                  A6A6 Piano Chord 
      G6/A
It's the only thing   that there's just too little of
F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
        Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 
    F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
         Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 

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

DD Piano Chord 
 Dadd9Dadd9 Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 

Everyone
Coda:

(piano w/horn and bass):

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
   Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 
    F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
   Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 

/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
        Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 
    F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
         Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 

(What the world needs now is love, sweet love)
Whoa-oa                          is love
F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
        Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 
    F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
         Bm7Bm7 Piano Chord 

(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]
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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers