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Save The Children

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Intro:
                            Am9E7b9
 I just want to ask a question; who really cares?
                    Dm7E7b9                  Dm7G7b9
 To save a world in de-spair? Who really cares?
Verse 1:
                             Em9Dm13
 There'll come a time, when the world won't be singin',
                  Em9Dm13
 Flowers won't grow; bells won't be ringin'.
 Cm7Who really cares? Who's willing to Bbmaj7try,
Am9        E7b9          Dm13        G7b9
 To save a world, that's destined to die?
Verse 2:
                      Em9Dm13
When I look at the world, it fills me with sorrow,
                    Em9Dm13
 Little children today, are really gonna suffer tomorrow.
 Cm7Oh, what a shame, Bbmaj7such a bad way to live;
    Am9       E7b9        Dm13          G7b9
Oh, who is to blame, when we can't stop livin'?
Chorus 1:
 Em9Live, live for life, Amaj7but let live, everybody,
A7b9               Dm9  
 Live life for the children, oh, for the children.
You see, G13let's save the children, let's save all the children.
 Cmaj7Save the babies, Am7save the Dm9babies.G13  
If you wanna love, you got to save the Cmaj7babies,Am7  
You will save the Dm9babies; all of the children.G13  
Bridge 1:
But... Dm7who really cares?    C7    Fmaj7Who's willing to try?
      Am9E7b9             Am9E7b9
 Yes, to save a world, yeah, save our sweet world.
           Am9E7b9              Dm9G7b9
 Save a world, that is destined to die.
Coda:
 Em7Oh... Dm7oh... la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
 Em7Oh... Dm7oh... dig it everybody.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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       Am9E7b9         Dm7G7b9         Em9Dm13         Cm7    Bbmaj7  Amaj7  
  A7b9          Dm9      G13      Cmaj7       Am7       C7      Fmaj7  Em7  

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Save The Children

by Marvin Gaye

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am9

Dm7

Em9

Cm7

Bbmaj7

Amaj7

Dm9

G13

Cmaj7

Am7

Fmaj7

Em7

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Intro:

Am9

E7b9

I just want to ask a question; who really cares?

Dm7 Dm7

E7b9 G7b9

To save a world in de-spair? Who really cares?

Verse 1:

Em9

Dm13

There'll come a time, when the world won't be singin',

Em9

Dm13

Flowers won't grow; bells won't be ringin'.

Cm7 Bbmaj7

Who really cares? Who's willing to try,

Am9 E7b9 Dm13 G7b9

To save a world, that's destined to die?

Verse 2:

Em9

Dm13

When I look at the world, it fills me with sorrow,

Em9

Dm13

Little children today, are really gonna suffer tomorrow.

Cm7 Bbmaj7

Oh, what a shame, such a bad way to live;

Am9 E7b9 Dm13 G7b9

Oh, who is to blame, when we can't stop livin'?

Chorus 1:

Em9 Amaj7

Live, live for life, but let live, everybody,

Dm9

A7b9

Live life for the children, oh, for the children.

G13

You see, let's save the children, let's save all the children.

Cmaj7 Am7 Dm9 G13

Save the babies, save the babies.

Cmaj7 Am7

If you wanna love, you got to save the babies,

Dm9 G13

You will save the babies; all of the children.

Bridge 1:

Dm7 C7 Fmaj7

But... who really cares? Who's willing to try?

Am9 Am9

E7b9 E7b9

Yes, to save a world, yeah, save our sweet world.

Am9 Dm9

E7b9 G7b9

Save a world, that is destined to die.

Coda:

Em7 Dm7

Oh... oh... la, la, la, la, la, la, la.

Em7 Dm7

Oh... oh... dig it everybody.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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Am9 Dm7 Em9 Cm7 Bbmaj7 Amaj7

E7b9 G7b9 Dm13

Dm9 G13 Cmaj7 Am7 C7 Fmaj7 Em7

A7b9

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