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Lyrics by: Chris Sammond (Thanks!)

E                            A        B     E
There comes a time when we heed a certain call (Lionel Richie)
A          B                E
When the world must come together as one (Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder)
C#m
There are people dying (Stevie Wonder)
G#m                     A
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life (Paul Simon)
B
The greatest gift of all (Paul Simon/Kenny Rogers)

We can't go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rogers)
That someone, somehow will soon make a change (James Ingram)
We're all a part of God's great big family (Tina Turner)
And the truth (Billy Joel)
You know love is all we need (Tina Turner/Billy Joel)

( CHORUS )
A   B               E    E7
We are the world, we are the children
A                       B                  E
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Michael Jackson)
C#m                       G#m
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Diana Ross)
A                        B                E
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Michael Jackson/Diana Ross)

Well, send'em you your heart so they know that someone cares (Dionne Warwick)
And their lives will be stronger and free (Dionne Warwick/Willie Nelson)
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread (Willie Nelson)
And so we all must lend a helping hand (Al Jurreau)

( REPEAT CHORUS )
We are the world, we are the children (Bruce Springsteen)
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Kenny Logins)
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Steve Perry)
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Daryl Hall)

C                   D              E
When you're down and out there seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson)
C                   D              E
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall (Huey Lewis)
C#m             G#m
Well, well, well, let's realize that a change can only come (Cyndi Lauper)
A
When we (Kim Carnes)
B
stand together as one (Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis)

(REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE )

(additional ad-lib vox by Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, James Ingram)