| C
(There) comes a time when we
| F
(heed) a
G
(cer)tain
C
(call)
When the
| F
(world) must
G
(come) together as
| C
(one)
There are
| Am
(people)
dying
Oh, and
| Em
(it's) time to lend a hand to
| F
(life)
The greatest gift of
| G
(all)
| C
(We) can't go on pre
| F
(tend)ing
G
(day) by
C
(day)
That some
| F
(one),
some
G
(where) will soon make
| C
(a)
change
We're
| Am
(all) a part of God's
| Em
(great) big family
And the
| F
(truth)
You know love is all we
| G
(need)
We are the
| F
(world),
G
( )we are the
| C
(child)ren
We are the
| F
(ones)who make a
G
(bri)ghter day so let's start
| C
(giv)ing
There's a
| Am
(choice) we're making we're
Em
(sav)ing our own lives
It's
| F
(true) we'll make a better
G
(day) just you and
| C
(me)
C F G C
Well, send them you your heart so they know that someone cares
F G C
And their lives will be stronger and free
Am Em
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
F G
And so we all must lend a helping hand
F G C
We are the world, we are the children
F G C
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
Am Em
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives
F G C
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me
Ab Bb C
When you're down and out there seems no hope at all
Ab Bb C
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall
Am Em
Well, well, well, let's realize that a change can only come
F
When we
G
stand together as one
F G C
We are the world, we are the children
F G C
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
Am Em
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives
F G C
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me
F G C
We are the world, we are the children
F G C
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving
Am Em
There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives
F G C
It's true we'll make a better day just you and me