Listen

A           B       A          E
Down in the valley, out on the plain
A          B                  A                    E
Everywhere around the world a heartbeat sounds the same
A               B
Black or white, red or tan
E                     A
It's the heart of the family of man


[Chorus]
E    B          E
Whoa-oh beating away
     B            A
Whoa-oh beating away
        B               E
Whoa-oh-oh it's beating away

N.C.
Listen... can you hear the sound
N.C.
Of laughter all the world around
A           B          A           E
High in the mountains, down by the sea
A           B               A                           E
Everywhere around the world laughter sounds the same to me
A               B
Black or white, red or tan
E                     A
It's the sound of the family of man
E    B            E
Whoa-oh laughing away
     B            A
Whoa-oh laughing away
        B            E
Whoa-oh-oh laughing away
A
Oo la la la la la, oo la la la la la
                                  E
Oo la la la la la, oo la la la la la oh oh oh oh oh
A
Oo la la la la la, oo la la la la la
                                  E              B
Oo la la la la la, oo la la la la la oh oh oh oh oh
E
Listen... can you hear the sound

Of singing all the world around
A                   B              A         E
Walking through the jungle or on a busy city street
A                     B             A                E
Everywhere around the world singing always sounds so sweet
A               B
Black or white, red or tan
E                     A
It's the sound of the family of man
E    B           E
Whoa-oh singing away
     B           A
Whoa-oh singing away
        B          E
Whoa-oh-oh singing away
     B           E
Whoa-oh singing away
     B           A
Whoa-oh singing away
        B           E
Whoa-oh-oh singing away