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What the World Needs Now:Jackie DeShannon.
#7 in 1965 for DeShannon. Several others
have recorded it since.
CHORUS:
Am7/DWhat  the Bm7world needs Em7now is Bm7love, sweet Em7love,
C6It's the only thing Cthat there's Bmjust too D7little of.
What the Bm7world needs Em7now is Bm7love, sweet Em7love, 
C6No, not just for some, but for BeveryoneB7. 
#2.
Em7Lord, 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, 
EEm7nough to last, A7till the end of D9time. 
CHORUS:
#3.
Em7Lord, 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,
Oh, Em7listen, Lord, A7if you want to D9know. 
CHORUS:
REPEAT #3.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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Skill · find home

E minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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Jackie Deshannon - What The World Needs Now

by Misc Unsigned Bands

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Am7/D

Bm7

Em7

Dm9

CM7

Dm7

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 CM7

There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb.

C6 Dm7 G9 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 CM7

There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow,

C6 Dm7 G9 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.

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