That's the Way of the World Chords by Earth  &  Wind Fire

[Intro]
C# B C#maj7 B F# C#maj7 B D#m
■  ■ ■      ■ ■  ■      ■ ■  


[Chorus]
C#maj7               B          
Hearts afire creates love desire
         F#                                     
Take you high and higher to the world you belong
C#maj7               B    G#m7  
Hearts afire creates love desire
D#m                                        
High and higher to your place on the throne
   C#maj7                B          
We come together on this special day


[Verse]
D#m                                
■   Sing our message loud and clear
C#maj7                               B             
■      Looking back we've touched on sorrowful days
D#m                           
■   Future past they disappear
C#maj7               G7           
■      You will find peace of mind
       F#       F#maj7       Fm            
If you look way down in your heart and soul
F#maj7                    Fm7             
Don't hesitate 'cause the world seems cold


[Chorus]
F#maj7             
Stay young at heart
                 Fm    Fm7   A#m    D#m7  C#
Ah 'cause you're never never old at heart ■ 
G#sus4 C#maj7 
That's the way
G7          
Of the world
F#maj7 F#         
Plant  your flower
             B7   A    
And you grow ■  a pearl
C#    C#7 F#maj7                   
Child is  born with a heart of gold
Fm7        A#m   D#m7
Way of the world ■   
      C# G#sus4     C#    C#sus4 
Makes ■  ■      his heart so cold


[Bridge]
C# F#maj7 B7 A C#7 F#
■  ■      ■  ■ ■   ■ 
B7 C# C#7 F#maj7
■  ■  ■   ■     


[Verse]

[Chorus]
C#                   C#7        
Hearts afire creates love desire
         F#maj7          F#     B7              
Take you high and higher to the world you belong
       C#       C#7        
Hearts ■  afire love desire
C#7            
High and higher
          A   
Yeah yeah yeah
                  C#7   
Hearts afire love desire
   C#7   
Ah higher
F#maj7 F# Fm7 A#7 A#m G#sus4
■      ■  ■   ■   ■   ■     


[Verse]
C#maj7                      C#sus4     
We've come together on this special day
D#m                                
■   Sung our message loud and clear
C#maj7                               B             
■      Looking back we've touched on sorrowful days
B                     
While future disappear
    C#maj7          G7     
You will find peace of mind
       F#                    Fm7           
If you look way down in your heart and soul
         F#maj7  
Ah don't hesitate
           Fm7             
'cause the world seems cold


[Chorus]
F#maj7             
Stay young at heart
Fm7    A#m7   D#sus4            C#
'cause You're never never never ■ 
G#sus4 C#maj7  C#             
That's the way ■  of the world
           F#maj7             B      A     C#
Plant your flowers and you'll grow a pearl ■ 
         C#7 
Child is born
                F#maj7
With a heart of gold  
    F#maj7      
Way of the world
          B            
Makes his heart so cold
     B             
That love that love
     A    C#       
That love that love
     C#7           
That love that love
F#maj7 B7
Never  ah
              C#7                               
Well Ooh that love that love that love that love
          C#7        
Don't you hear me now
F#                   
Don't you hear me now
F#                         
Lordy won't you hear me now
F#                         
Lordy won't you hear me now
A      A#m      
Hearts ■   afire
C#7        
Love desire
C#7            
High and higher
          C#7 
Yeah yeah yeah
             F# B7 A
Hearts afire ■  ■  ■


[Outro]