I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) chords by The New Seekers (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1

I'd like to build the world a home

And furnish it with love

Grow apple trees and honey bees

And snow white turtle doves

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Verse 2

I'd like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

I'd like to hold it in my arms

And keep it company

Verse 3
E 
I'd  (E major) like to see the world for once
F# 
All  (F sharp major) standing hand in hand
B7 
And  (B7) hear them echo through the hills
A 
E 
For  (A major) peace through out the land  (E major) 
(That's the song I hear)

Chorus 1

I'd like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

I'd like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

Interlude 1

Verse 4

I'd like to build the world a home

And furnish it with love

Grow apple trees and honey bees

And snow white turtle doves

Verse 5

I'd like to teach the world to sing

In perfect harmony

I'd like to hold it in my arms

And keep it company

Verse 6
E 
I'd  (E major) like to see the world for once
F# 
All  (F sharp major) standing hand in hand
B7 
And  (B7) hear them echo through the hills
A 
E 
For  (A major) peace through out the land  (E major) 
(That's the song I hear)

Chorus 2
E 
I'd  (E major) like to teach the world to sing
F# 
B7 
In  (F sharp major) perfect harmony  (B7) 
E 
I'd  (E major) like to teach the world to sing
F# 
B7 
In  (F sharp major) perfect harmony  (B7) 
E 
I'd  (E major) like to teach the world to sing
F# 
B7 
In  (F sharp major) perfect harmony  (B7) 
(That's the song I hear)
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 133

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by The New Seekers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) the way The New Seekers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.