C      Bb      C

F         Gm  C
Ebony and ivory
       F                 Gm    C
Live together in perfect harmony
        F                Gm 
Side by side on my piano keyboard
C      F
Oh Lord why don't we?


C      Bb      C

F
We all know
     Dm                C        Bb       F
That people are the same wherever you go
                   C
There is good and bad in everyone
   Eb            Eb-°  D                Gm
We learn to live when we learn to give each other 

What we need to survive
  C
Together alive


F         Gm  C
Ebony and ivory
       F                 Gm    C
Live together in perfect harmony
        F                Gm
Side by side on my piano keyboard
C       F        Dsus       D
Oh Lord why don't we?

Solo: 
[ G  Am  D  G  Am  D  G  Am  D  G  Bb  C ]

Chords:    G            Am   D         G            Am   D      G

{----0-3-2---------------------3-2-2-0--------0------------0-3-2------ | 
{--3-------3----0-1-3-0------3---------3----0---3-0------3-------3---- | 
{-----------------------0---------------------------0----------------- | 
{--------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
{--------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
{--------------------------------------------------------------------- | 

             Am   D         G            Bb        C       F

 | -------------------3-2-2-0------------------------------3S5----------}
 | --0-1-3----------3---------3----0--------------1-3----1--------------}
 | --------4-2-0---------------------2-0--------3-----------------------}
 | --------------------------------------0-3----------------------------}
 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------}
 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------}

F
We all know
     Dm             C        Bb       F
That people are the same wherever you go
                         C
There is good and bad in everyone
   Eb            Eb-°  D                  Gm
We learn to live when we learn to give each other

What we need to survive
  C
Together alive


F         Gm  C
Ebony and ivory
       F                 Gm    C
Live together in perfect harmony
        F                Gm
Side by side on my piano keyboard
C       F         Dsus  D
Oh Lord why don't we?
      Gm             C
Side by side on my piano keyboard
      F              Gm  C
Oh Lord why don't we?


{ F  Gm  C } 
repeat to fade.