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Love’s in Need of Love Today

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Love’s in Need of Love Today

Stevie Wonder — Love’s in Need of Love Today

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Intro 1
Eb Db C7 Fm Abm6
Eb Db C7 Fm Abm6
Eb/Bb Bb7sus4
Verse 1
Eb A7/E
Good morn or evening friends
Fm7 Bb7
Here's your friendly announcer
Fm7 Bb7
I have serious news
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7
to pass on to every bo dy
Eb A7/E
What I'm about to say
Fm7 Bb7
Could mean the world's disaster
Fm7 Bb7
Could change your joy and laughter
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7
to tears and pain
Chorus 1
Eb Cm7 Gm7
It's that love's in need of love today
Fm7
Don't delay
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Send yours in right away
Eb Cm7
Hate's goin' 'round
Gm7
Breaking many hearts
Fm7
Stop it please
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Before it's gone too far, yeah
Interlude 1
Eb Db C7 Fm Abm6
Eb Db C7 Fm Abm6
Eb/Bb Bb7sus4
Verse 2
Eb A7/E
The force of evil plans
Fm7 Bb7
To make you its possession
Fm7 Bb7
And it will if we let it
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7
Destroy every bo dy
Eb A7/E
We all must take
Fm7 Bb7
Precautionary measures
Fm7 Bb7
If love and please you treasure
Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Bb7
Then you'll hear me when I say
Chorus 2
Eb Cm7 Gm7
That love's in need of love today
Fm7
Don't delay
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Send yours in right away
Eb Cm7
Hate's goin' 'round
Gm7
Breaking many hearts
Fm7
Stop it please
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Before it's gone too far
People you know that
Chorus 3
Eb Cm7 Gm7
Love's in need of love today
Fm7
Don't delay
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Send yours in right away
Eb
You know that hate's
Cm7
Hate's goin' 'round
Gm7
Breaking many hearts
Fm7
Stop it please
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Before it's gone too far
It's up to you 'cause
Chorus 4
Eb Cm7 Gm7
Love's in need of love today
Fm7
Don't delay
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Send yours in right away
Eb
You know that hate's
Cm7
Hate's goin' 'round
Gm7
Breaking
it's tried to break my heart many times
Fm7
Don't, you've got to stop it, please
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Before before before
Chorus 5
Eb Cm7 Gm7
Love's in need of love today
Fm7
Don't delay
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Send yours in right away
Eb Cm7
You know that hate's goin' 'round
Hate's going around
Gm7
Hate's going around
And it tried to break up many hearts
Fm7
You've got to, I've got to, they've got to
Cm7
We've got to, they've got to, we've got to
Bb7sus4
Stop it before it's gone too far
Chorus 6
Eb Cm7 Gm7
The love's, love's in need of love
Did you ever think
Fm7
that love would be in need of love today?
Don't delay
Cm7 Bb7sus4
Send yours in right away
Eb Cm7
Hate's, hate's
Gm7
Bring it down a little
Love is very peaceful
Fm7 Cm7 Bb7sus4
So bring it down a little
Outro 1
Eb Cm7 Gm7
(Love's in need of love today)
Fm7
(Don't delay)
Cm7 Bb7sus4
(Right away)
Eb Cm7 Gm7
(Love's in need of love today)
Fm7
(Don't delay)
Cm7 Bb7sus4
(Right away)
Eb Cm7
(Hate's going round)
Gm7
(Breaking hearts)
Fm7
(Stop it please)
Cm7 Bb7sus4
(Gone too far, too far)
Eb Cm7 Gm7
(Love's in need of love today)
Fm7
(Don't delay)
Cm7 Bb7sus4
(Right away)
Eb
Just give the world love
Stevie Wonder wrote Love’s in Need of Love Today in 1976, as part of Songs in the Key of Life. The song lasts 7 minutes and 6 seconds, and feels like a conversation between two people searching for each other. It's not just lyrics, it's a moment of connection. Wonder uses his voice as if it were an instrument, with tonal changes ranging from soft to the most intense. The song speaks of a relationship that needs love, but not of a complete story. It's a space where room is left for the listener to complete the picture. The melody is simple but deep, as if it were a song one could play at home, without complications. The idea is that people feel close, as if they were speaking directly to him.