Intro: | B Dbm B Abm | A Gbm |
 
Chorus:
E          Gbm7  Gbm7  
 Ebony and ivory
       E                 Gbm7  Gbm7  
Live together in perfect harmony
        E                Gbm7
Side by side on my piano keyboard
  Gbm7   E
Oh lord, why don't we
 
Interlude: | B Dbm B Abm | A Gbm |
 
Verse 1:
E                  Dbm            B        A        E
  We all know that people are the same wherever you go
         E               B
There is good and bad in everyone
   D6           Ddim   Db7      Db7       Gbm
We learn to live,   we learn to give each other
                           A  
What we need to survive, together alive
 
Chorus:
E          Gbm7  Gbm7  
 Ebony and ivory
       E                 Gbm7  Gbm7  
Live together in perfect harmony
        E                Gbm7
Side by side on my piano keyboard
  Gbm7   E               Dbsus4 Db
Oh lord, why don't we
 
Interlude: | Gb | Abm7 B    | Gb | Abm7 B    |
 
Gbmaj7        Abm7               B   
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Gbmaj7       A  
Ebony, ivory ooh
 
Verse 2:
E                  Dbm            B        A        E
  We all know that people are the same wherever you go
         E               B
There is good and bad in everyone
   D6           Ddim   Db7      Db7       Gbm
We learn to live,   we learn to give each other
                           Amaj7  
What we need to survive, together alive
 
Chorus:
E          Gbm7  Gbm7  
 Ebony and ivory
       E                 Gbm7  Gbm7  
Live together in perfect harmony
        E                Gbm7
Side by side on my piano keyboard
  Gbm7   E               Dbsus4 Db
Oh lord, why don't we
         Gbm7            A  
Side by side on my piano keyboard
         E
Oh lord, why don't we
 
Outro:
| E | Gbm Gbm7 | E | Gbm Gbm7 |
| E | Gbm Gbm7 | E | Gbm Gbm7 |
 
Emaj7         Gbm7              Gbm7  
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Emaj7         Gbm7              Gbm7  
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony
Emaj7         Gbm7              Gbm7  
Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony