WE ARE THE WORLD Jackson & Richie USA for Africa
| A /// | E /// | F#m7 /// | A / B7 / |
E A B E
| There=comes=a=time ee ee e^when=we | heed^a=cer r=tain^call ll l^when=the |
A B7 E B E A E
| world d^must come^to gether=as=one | ee (e e e) ee ~ There=are |
C#m G#m
| people dying gg ~ and=its | time^to lend^a=hand dd d^to |
F#m7 B4 B
| life ~ ^the greatest^gift t^of=all.| ll ll ll ll |
E A B E
||: We=cant=go=on n=n^n nn ~ ^pre | tend^ing=day y^by day y^that=some |
||: Send=them=your=h e=a^rt tt So^theyll | know^that=some e^one cares s^and=their |
A B7 E A E
| one e^some where^will (soon^make^a) | change ee ee ~ We=are |
| lives s^will be (strong^er^and) | free ee ee ~ ^As |
C#m G#m
| all^apart t^of ff f ^Gods | great^big=fam m^ily yy ~ and=the |
| God^has=shown n^us ss s^by | turn^ing=stone to^bread dd ~ so=we |
F#m7
| truth you^know love^is all^we=need.|
| all must lend^a help^ing=hand.|
B4 B E A B E
| dd dd ~^We are^the=world.| dd dd ~ ^We are^the=chil.| l dren n ~^We are^the=ones |
A B E
| s=to=make=a brighter^day so^lets start^giv | ing gg / Theres^a |
C#m G#m
| choice^we’re making gg ~ ^We're | saving^our own^lives ss ~ Its=true |
F#m7 A E A B A E A B A
1. | e=we=make=a better^day just^you and^me.| ee ee ee e e | // / ~ ~ :||
F#m7 A E
2. | e=we=make=a better^day just^you and^me.| ee ee ee ~ When=youre |
C D E A E
| down^and=out t^there seems^no=hope e^at=all.| ll ll ll # But=if=you |
C D E C#m
| just^believe e^theres no^way=we e^can=fall.| ll ll ll let^us | realize ee ee ~ that=a |
G#m F#m7
| change^will=on ly^come ee ~ ^when | we ee ^stand together ^as |
B4 B
| one ee ~ ^we are^the=world | CHORUS (x2) – 2nd time key up a semi-tone.
About this song:
We Are The World is performed by USA for Africa and written by Jackson & Richie.
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