What The World Needs Now Is Love Chords

by Jackie DeShannon
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Fm
Capo: 1st fret
Author Pencom [a] 30,877. Last edit on Jul 17, 2024

Chords

Em
Am
Dm7
G
E7
G7
Bb
Dm
D7
Fm
Bbm
F#
G6
G#

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Jackie Deshannon  1965 (Burt Bacharach / Hal David)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_World_Needs_Now_Is_Love
 
Capo I
 
Em Am  2x
 
         Em          Am     Em          Am
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Dm7                              Em              G
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
         Em          Am     Em          Am
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Dm7                           Em   E7   G G7
No, not just for some but for everyone
 
Em
Lord, we don't need another mountain
          Bb            Em         G
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
          Bb         Em      G
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
 Dm           D7               G   G7
Enough to last 'til the end of time
 
         Em          Am     Em          Am
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Dm7                              Em              G
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
         Em          Am     Em          Am
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
Dm7                           Em   E7  G G7
No, not just for some but for everyone
 
Em
Lord, we don't need another meadow
          Bb             Em            G
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow
          Bb           Em         G
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
   Dm          D7               G    G7
Oh listen, Lord, if you want to know
 
         Fm          Bbm    Fm          Bbm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
F#                               G6
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
         Fm          Bbm    Fm          Bbm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
F#                           G#   F#              Bbm
No, not just for some oh but just for every, everyone
 
         Fm          Bbm    Fm          Bbm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)
         Fm          Bbm    Fm          Bbm
What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)
         Fm          Bbm    Fm          Bbm                 Fm Bbm  Fm Bbm . .
What the world needs now is love, sweet love (Oh, is love)
 
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4 comments
geoman7447
The "lord we don't need another mountain" part is totally chorded in the wrong key. It should start with Am7. See Andrew Rogers chart also listed on this site.
+5
tine.sommerfelt
The verse chords seem very wrong. Also the last chorus chords are completely different than the first ones and don't make any sense to me
+1
ric20
Capo @1 is correct, for the Jackie DeShannon version. This is kinds incomplate, but here's what I have so far: Chorus: Em7 Am7 x2, F6 (xx3231) G6 F6/G, Em7 Am7 x2, F E7s4(000200) E7; Verses: Am9 (or Am7)... Gm7 C7 Fj9(102010)(or Fj7) F6, Gm7 C7 Fj7 Am7 D7 F/G(303011); Chorus; V2... F/G D#m7 (=key change) Chorus 3: Fm7 A#m7(x13121) x2, F#6 G#6 F#6/G# … etc.
+1