WE ARE THE WORLD 25 FOR HAITI

(E)There comes a time

when we (A)heed a (B)cer tain (E)call,

when the (A)world must (B)come to geth er as (E)one.

There are peo ple dy ing, and it’s (G#m7)time to lend a hand

to life,

the (A)great est gift of all.

(E)We can’t go on

pre (A)tend ing (B)day by (E)day that some (A)one some (B)how will soon make a (E)change.

We are (C#m)all a part of

God’s (G#m7)great big fam i ly.

And the (F#m7)truth, you know (A)love is all we (Bsus)need.

We are the world,

we are the chil dren,

we are the ones who make a bright er day, so let’s start giv ing.

There’s a (C#m)choice we’re mak ing,

we’re (G#m7)sav ing our own lives.

It’s (F#m7)true we’ll make a bet ter day, just you and (E)me.

Well, (E)send them your heart

so they (A)know that (B)some one (E)cares,

so their (A)cries for (B)help will not be in (E)vain.

We can’t (C#m)let them suf fer, no, we (G#m7)can not turn a way.

Right (F#m7)now

they (A)need a help ing hand.

Nou se mond la, (E)me.

When you’re (C)down and out and there (D)seems no hope at all,

but if you (C)just be lieve, there’s (D)no way we can fall.

Well, well, well, well, let us (C#m)re a lize,

oh, that a (G#m)change can on ly come

when (A)we

stand to geth er as (Bsus)one.

We are the world,

we are the chil dren,

we are the ones who make a bright er day, so let’s start giv ing.

There’s a (C#m)choice we’re mak ing,

we’re (G#m7)sav ing our own lives.

And it’s true we’ll make a bet ter day, just you and me.

We are the world,

we are the chil dren,

we are the ones who make a bright er day, so let’s start giv ing.

There’s a (Dm)choice we’re mak ing,