INTRO:  F 
 
#1. 
F                             Bb 
Yeah,, most everybody's doin' too much fightin', 
            F                        C 
and there's not enough singing going on. 
F                        Bb 
How many people have you ever seen fightin' while  
F         C         F 
they were singin' a song? 
 
CHORUS: 
F                     Bb         F         C 
Come on and sing boy, sing girl, sing me a happy  
F 
song. 
F                     Bb              F 
Come on and sing boy, sing girl, this old world  
    C        F 
may not last long. 
 
#2. 
Gb                        B 
Yeah, most everybody's mistreatin' one another, 
Gb                      Db 
just for their personal gain. 
    Gb                          B 
But that wouldn't happen if the sisters and the  
               Db                        Gb 
brothers would hold back their heads and sing. 
 
CHORUS: 
Gb                    B          Gb        Db 
Come on and sing boy, sing girl, sing me a happy  
Gb 
song. 
Gb                    B               Gb 
Come on and sing boy, sing girl, this old world  
    Db       Gb 
may not last long. 
 
#3. 
G                                C 
Yeah, now most everybody's doin' too much talking, 
G                        D 
talking and just getting mad. 
    G                           C 
So, if all that talking's gonna make you unhappy 
    G          D           G 
why don't just sing and be glad? 
 
CHORUS: 
G                     C          G         D 
Come on and sing boy, sing girl, sing me a happy  
G 
song. 
G                     C               G 
Come on and sing boy, sing girl, this old world  
    D        G 
may not last long. 
 
OUTRO: 
       G                  D        G 
(Yeah) this old world may not last long (let me hear you) 
G                  D        G 
this old world may not last long.. (Fade.)