George Harrison - Save the World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Save the World" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#           F#+           B7 D#m
We've got to save the world
A       C#7              Ddim7 F#9
Someone else may want to use it
A            G#7
So far we've seen
     C#m                       Em      F#
This planet's rape, how we've abused it
             F#+            B7 Bdim7 C#m7-5/B
We've got to save the world

B                     F#
The Russians have the biggest share
B                       F#7
With their long fingers everywhere
E                         G#7
And now they've bombs in outer space
E                     Em         B7 Bdim7 C#m7-5/B
With laser beams and atomic waste

Rain forest chopped for paper towels
One acre gone in every hour
Our birds and wildlife all destroyed
To keep some millionaires employed

We've got to save the whale
Greenpeace they've tried to diffuse it
But dog food salesmen
Persist on kindly to harpoon it
We've got to save the world

The armament consortium
They're selling us plutonium
Now you can make your own B-bomb
Right in the kitchen with your mom
The nuclear power that costs you more
Than anything you've known before
The half-wit's answer to a need
For cancer, death, destruction, greed

We've got to save the world
Someone's children they may need it
So far we've seen
The big business of extinction bleed it
We've got to save the world

We're at the mercy of so few
With evil hearts determined to
Reduce this planet into hell
Then find a buyer and make quick sale

To end up on a happy note
Like trying to make concrete float
Is very simple knowing that
God in your heart lives

F#           F#+            B7 D#m
We've got to save the world
A       C#7              Ddim7 F#9
Someone else may want to use it
A             G#7
It's time you knew
    C#m
How close we've come
            Em     F#          F#+
We're gonna lose it - We gotta save, we gotta save
                  B7    Bdim7 C#m7-5/B B
We gotta save the world.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

Bdim7

Guitar chord Bdim7

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

Ddim7

Guitar chord Ddim7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#+

Guitar chord F#+

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

F#9

Guitar chord F#9

G#7

Guitar chord G#7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Save the World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Save the World" by George Harrison.

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