(E)There comes a time

when we (A)heed a (B)cer tain (E)call, when the (A)world must (B7)come to geth er as one.

There are (C#m)peo ple dy ing and it’s (G#m)time to lend a hand to (F#m7)life, the (F#m7)great est gift of all.

(E)We can’t go on so pre (A)tend ing (B)day by (E)day that some (A)one, some (B7)where will soon make a (E)change.

We are (C#m)all a part of God’s (G#m)great big fam i ly and the (F#m7)truth, you know, (F#m7)love is all we need.

We (E)are the world,

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

There’s a (C#m)choice we’re mak ing, we’re (G#m)sav ing our own lives.

It’s true we make bet ter days, just you and me.

(E)Send them your heart so they’ll (A)know that (B)some one (E)cares and their (A)lives will (B7)be will strong er and (E)free.

As are (C#m)God has shown us by (G#m)turn ing stone to bread, so we (F#m7)all must know, (F#m7)lend a help ing hand.

We (E)are the world,

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

There’s a (C#m)choice we’re mak ing, we’re (G#m)sav ing our own lives.

It’s true we make bet ter days, just you and me.

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

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

Let us (C#m)re al ize

that a (G#m)change will on ly come when (F#m7)we stand to geth er as (Bsus)one.

We are the world,

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

There’s a (C#m)choice we’re mak ing, we’re (G#m)sav ing our own lives.

It’s true we make bet ter days, just you and me.

We (E)are the world,

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

There’s a (C#m)choice we’re mak ing, we’re (G#m)sav ing our own lives.

It’s true we make bet ter days, just you and me.

We (E)are the world,

We are the world,

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

There’s a (Dm)choice we’re mak ing, we’re (Am)sav ing our own lives.

It’s true we make bet ter days, just you and me.

We (F)are the world,

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

There’s a (Dm)choice we’re mak ing, we’re (Am)sav ing our own lives.

It’s true we make bet ter days, just you and me.

We (F)are the world,