1. I just called to say
2. Everything I do
3. You raise me up
4. Can you feel the love
5. It must be love
6. Someone like you
7. No matter what
8. 500 miles
9. Always on my mind
10. Love is all around
11. Falling in love with you
12. Sweet Caroline
13. Back for good
14. All you need is love
15. Wonderful world
16. What friends are for
17. A million love songs
18. Beautiful
Tune: I just called to say (Stevie Wonder)
No climate news, to celebrate
No promise that the world will act without delay
No sirens wail, alarms don’t ring
In fact it’s just another apathetic day
No moves to change, to make air clean
No plans to ban new wells and make the world more green
No policies, to clean the seas
Our problems can’t be solved by simply planting trees
So we’re here to say take action!
We are here in anger and in fear
We are here to say take action!
And we say it ‘cos we need the world to hear
No focus on, a fairer way
Instead we let the rich get richer every day
New laws on ecocide should be in hand
To stop them wantonly destroying vital land
No real concern, no empathy
Chaos another photo-opportunity
When what we need, is decency
Is it too much to ask in a democracy?
KEY CHANGE
So we’re here to say take action!
We are here in anger and in fear
We are here to say take action!
And we say it ‘cos we need the world to hear
KEY CHANGE
So we’re here to say take action!
We are here in anger and in fear
We are here to say take action!
And we say it ‘cos we need the world to hear
Can you hear?
Can you hear?
Everything I do (Bryan Adams)
INTRO: 4 BARS
Look around the world, you will see
Cli-mate e-mer-gen-cy
Watch the news, learn what’s true
And when you know, you’ll change your point of view
Ministers say, they’re doing all they can
They don’t even, have an action plan
It’s time to choose
Everything to win, and nothing to lose
Look into your heart, you will find
There’s nowhere you can hide
Stand up and be counted, pro-tect life
Even when that means, you must sacrifice
Ministers say, they’re doing all they can
They don’t even, have an action plan
It’s time to choose
Everything to win, and nothing to lose
There’s no home, like our home
And no other, we can call home
There’ll be nowhere, unless we care
From this time, and evermore yeah
MIDDLE 8
Ministers say, they’re doing all they can
They don’t even, have an action plan
When they deny that’s true, they lie to you
This is not a game, it’s a crying shame
It’s time to choose
Everything to win, and nothing to lose
Tune: You raise me up (Westlife)
INTRO: 7 PIANO CHORDS
When we are o-ver-whelmed and oh, so weary
Of the deni-al and complacency
We wonder how we’ll find the strength to carry on
‘Til people know it’s an emergency
We will rise up, to give all life a future
We will rise up, to set all children free
From the despair and grief they will inherit
Unless we act with love and urgency
MIDDLE 8
We will rise up, to give all life a future
We will rise up, to set all children free
From the despair and grief they will inherit
Unless we act with love and urgency
KEY CHANGE
We will rise up, to give all life a future
We will rise up, to set all children free
From the despair and grief they will inherit
Unless we act with love and urgency
We will rise up, to give all life a future
We will rise up, to set all children free
From the despair and grief they will inherit
Unless we act with love and urgency
DRAMATIC RALL
We will rise up…for all the world could be
Tune: Can you feel the love (Lion King)
INTRO: 8 BARS
There’s chaos and destruction, in the news each day
Wrought by climate changes, we should have held at bay
Grief and pain and torment, heartbreak and despair
It’s not enough to sympathise, we need to show we care
And can you feel the love tonight?
Let it fill your heart
It’s enough to make all humanity
Come and play their part
And can you feel the love tonight?
Carried on the air
Is it enough to make worldwide governments
Show us that they care?
MIDDLE 8
This planet is for everyone, and we will surely learn
That what affects someone today, affects us all in turn
There’s rhyme and there is reason, in everything we sing
Come join our chorus one by one, and let your voices ring
And can you feel the love tonight?
Let it fill your heart
It’s enough to make all humanity
Come and play their part
And can you feel the love tonight?
Carried on the air
Is it enough to make worldwide governments
Show us that they care?
Is it enough to make worldwide governments
Show us that they care?
Tune: It must be love (Madness)
INTRO: 4 BARS
We never thought we’d miss clean air
Half as much as we do
And we never thought we’d be out here
Saying action’s overdue
As soon as we wake up every night every day
We’re thinking of ways to get
Changes under way
The planet needs our love
The planet needs our love
Nothing more, nothing less
Will fix the mess
How can it be we constantly
Hear the same empty words
We need protection for the trees
And the bees and the birds
We need to see progress, every night, every day
To take us to carbon neutral in the quickest way
The planet needs our love
The planet needs our love
Nothing more, nothing less
Will fix the mess
MIDDLE 8
We need to see progress, every night, every day
To take us to carbon neutral in the quickest way
The planet needs our love
The planet needs our love
Nothing more, nothing less
Will fix the mess
*The planet needs our love
REPEAT FROM * TO END
Someone like you (Adele)
INTRO: 4 BARS
I heard, that you’d settled down
That you, got a job and you’re doing well now
I heard that your dreams came true
Guess you’re making money, like you wanted to
Old friend, why are you so shy?
Work in oil is so dark, you hide from the light?
I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn’t stay away, I couldn’t fight it
I had hoped you’d see my face
And that you’d be reminded that for Earth, it isn’t over
Never mind, there’s better work to do
I wish nothing but the best for you-oo
Don’t collude in ecocide
And remember what I said
Oil money won’t bring joy, but shame and regret instead
Oil money won’t bring joy, but shame and regret instead
You know how the, time flies
Only, yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised, in a summer haze
Bound by the trappings, of our glory days
I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn’t stay away, I couldn’t fight it
I had hoped you’d see my face
And that you’d be reminded that for Earth, it isn’t over
Never mind, there’s better work to do
I wish nothing but the best for you-oo
Don’t collude in ecocide
And remember what I said
Oil money won’t bring joy, but shame and regret instead
Nothing compares, no worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes, they’re memories made
Who would have known how bitter cli-mate change would taste
Never mind, there’s better work to do
I wish nothing but the best for you-oo
Don’t collude in ecocide
And remember what I said
Oil money won’t bring joy, but shame and regret instead
Never mind, there’s better work to do
I wish nothing but the best for you-oo
Don’t collude in ecocide
And remember what I said
Oil money won’t bring joy, but shame and regret instead
Oil money won’t bring joy, but shame and regret instead
Tune: No matter what (Boyzone)
(8 BAR INTRO)
Ignore the lies they tell us
Ignore the apathy
Ignore the blind indifference
This is an emergency
Stop trying to convince us
That things will be OK
The proof is all around us
Climate change won’t go away
We can’t deny we know the truth
It’s scientific fact
This crisis can be tackled
We only need the will to act
Ignore all protestations
We’re doing all we can
Set more ambitious targets
And a green transition plan
Stop trying to persuade us
Recycling and planting trees
Will be all it takes to get us
To carbon neutrality
As global warming gathers pace
We can’t ignore the cries
Of life consumed by firestorms
Or taken as sea levels rise
MIDDLE 8
Ignore the lies they tell us
Ignore the apathy
Ignore the blind indifference
This is an emergency
We can’t ignore famine and drought
And abject misery
We can’t ignore injustice
And claim we feel humanity
We can’t deny we know the truth
It’s scientific fact
This crisis can be tackled
We only need the heart to act
*No,no excuses
Action’s what we long to see
(REPEAT FROM * AND FADE)
Tune: 500 miles (The Proclaimers)
INTRO: 4 BARS
When you stand up, for climate emergency
I’m gonna be the person standing next to you
When you cry out, that the world needs action now
I’m gonna be the person crying out with you
If you stumble, then I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the person reaching out to you
And when you’re frightened, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the one to love and comfort you
‘Cos I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be with those who’re here to send the message
That we must do more
When you’re weary, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the person giving heart to you
And when you’ve rested, then I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the person going on with you
When you’re singing, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the one who sings along with you
And when you feel down, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the one who still looks up to you
‘Cos I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be with those who’re here to send the message
That we must do more
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-lah
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-lah
2 BAR BREAK
When you’re anxious, about all there is to do
I’m gonna be the one who’s reassuring you
And when you’re dreamin’, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the one to help make dreams come true
When you’re nervous, I will be right here for you
Because we need each other to see this thing through
And if we grow old, then we’ll know we did our best
To make our leaders take a brave new global view
To make our leaders take a brave new global view
‘Cos I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be with those who’re here to send the message
That we must do more
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-lah
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-lah
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-lah
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-lah (Ta-la-la-lah)
Ta-la-la-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-le-la, la-lah
‘Cos I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be with those who’re here to send the message
That we must do mo-o-ore
Always on my mind (Elvis Presley)
INTRO: 2 BARS
We know we didn’t treat you
As a global ecosystem
We know we didn’t listen
To your warnings…just dismissed ‘em
All the things we might have tried to do
And our failure was a crime
Now we’re running out of time
(Now we’re running out of time)
We are running out of time
We know we didn’t value
All your complex interactions
We just wanted resources
To create worthless distractions
We could have treated you with more respect
But instead watched your decline
Now we’re running out of time
(Now we’re running out of time)
We are running out of time
Po-o-litics
There’s no time for parliamentary game play
We-e-e know
That a citizens’assembly is the best way…to avoid delay
Urgent action is a debt we owe
It’s a mountain we must climb
But we’re running out of time
(But we’re running out of time)
RALL
We are running out of time
MUSICAL OUTRO
Tune: Love is all around (Wet Wet Wet)
INTRO: 4 BARS
Over in Kiribati
And out in New Orleans
With sea levels a-rising
They know just what that means
Down under in Australia
The forests are aflame
Prolonged extreme hot summers
Are what the experts blame
This planet is our life support
And we’ve abused it carelessly without thought
There’s nowhere to go
We can’t run away
So let’s act now, let’s act today
4 BAR BREAK
Our sprawling concrete cities
Paint life in grey not green
The air is thick with poison
Children need air that’s clean
Let’s fight for climate justice
And give our lives more worth
Protecting ecosystems
And future life on Earth
‘Cos it’s the only place that we can survive
It gives us everything that keeps us alive
We gotta protect it
Nobody can leave
There’s no other planet with air we can breathe
The strength of our rebellion
Is in the love we share
So when you feel it touch you
Come on and show you care
The strength of our rebellion
Is in the love we share
So when you feel it touch you
Come on and show you care
The strength of our rebellion
Is in the love we share
So when you feel it touch you
Come on and show you care
Tune: Falling in love with you (Elvis Presley)
INTRO: IGNORE HELD NOTE…2 BARS FROM START OF MELODY
Fools believe, That it’s all fake news
But experts say, It’s an e-mer-gen-cy
Who to trust? It is ob-vi-ous
It’s plain to see, It’s an emer-gen-cy
Watching sea ice melt
Barren deserts form
How long can we last
If this becomes the no-orm?
Make a stand, I will be there too
For I’ll be re-belling, alongside you
Watching suf-fer-ing
Chaos every day
How long can we last
If we just look away?
Make a stand, I will be there too
For I’ll be re-belling, a-long-side you
For I’ll be re-belling, a-long-side you
Tune: Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
When it began
This was a tiny movement
Then other rebels came along
Small in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who’d have believed we’d grow so strong
Hands, across seas
Reachin out, touchin me, touchin you
Our three demands
Tell the truth, act now…what’s missin?
Pin back your ears
Cos the third demand is listen!
All round the world
Rebels are taking action
And getting bolder every day
Doing no harm
But with determination
To stand their ground and disobey
Hands, across seas
Reachin out, touchin me, touchin you
Our three demands
Tell the truth, act now…what’s missin?
Pin back your ears
Cos the third demand is listen!
Our three demands
Tell the truth, act now… what’s missin?
Pin back your ears
Cos the third demand is listen!
Our three demands
Tell the truth, act now and listen!
Back for good (Take That)
INTRO: 4 BARS + DRUM
I guess now it’s time for us to step up
I feel it’s time
Got a vision of how things could be
If we face the truth, and re-fuse to give up
Got a heart full of emotion
Got a head that’s full of rage
Gotta change things, gotta change the world in time
Whatever we said, whatever we did, we didn’t mean it
We just want life to be good
We know we’ve been wrong, give us a new song and we’ll sing it
Finally, we’ve understood
Unaware, and undenied, we wanted more and more profit
That wasn’t good
But we’ve begun to realise, it’s time to wean ourselves off it
It’s an e-mer-gen-cy
It’ll take a big investment, nothing in this life is free
But we’ll do it, for our global family
Whatever we said, whatever we did, we didn’t mean it
We just want life to be good
We know we’ve been wrong, give us a new song and we’ll sing it
Finally, we’ve understood
And we’ll work together, this time and forever
We will stand up and forever we will be
Full of love, and of rage
We will never be so stupid again
Whatever we said, whatever we did, we didn’t mean it
We just want life to be good
We know we’ve been wrong, give us a new song and we’ll sing it
Finally, we’ve understood
12 BAR BREAK
I guess now it’s time, we changed our ways for good
Tune: All you need is love (The Beatles)
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
There’s everything to win, nothing to lo-se
Everything is simple, once you cho-ose
Everything you try, just give it all that you have to give
It’s easy
Anything you do, will be of val-ue
Anything you try, could cause a breakthrough
No-one will expect you, to do more than you’re happy to
It’s easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
MIDDLE 8
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
There’s plenty you can be, that might surprise you
Lots of roles, that will not compromise you
Nowhere you can be, that isn’t where you are meant to be
It’s easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
MUSICAL OUTRO
Wonderful world (Louis Armstrong)
I see trees of green, forests we need
Destroyed by fire and human greed
And I think to myself, these are desperate times
I watch skies turn black and people flee
Fear on the face of each climate refugee
And I think to myself, these are desperate times
The flora and the fauna, rich in diversity
Will be destroyed forever by our perversity
We must think again, start a new age
Stand up and show our love and rage
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
What kind of world will they come to know?
And I think to myself, these are desperate times
Yes I think to myself, these are desperate times
That’s what friends are for (Dion Warwick)
HARMONICA INTRO
And I, never thought I’d feel this way
But it’s an emergency
There is no time for delay
And I’m here to act in love and rage
And if, we can start to find a way
To avoid more tragedy
We may look back on today
And remember what we did together
Keep rising, re-belling
Knowing I’ll be standing by your side, for sure
That’s what friends are for
In good times, and bad times
I’ll be here to make you feel secure
That’s what friends are for
SHORT HARMONIC BREAK
Pol-i-ti-cians need to say
That brave changes must be made
Doing nothing would betray our children
There, is still time to stop the worst
When we look back on these times
Fossil fuels will be cursed
And we’ll wonder why we fought wars for them
Keep rising, re-belling
Knowing I’ll be standing by your side, for sure
That’s what friends are for
In good times, and bad times
I’ll be here to make you feel secure
That’s what friends are for
Keep rising, re-belling
Knowing I’ll be standing by your side, for sure
That’s what friends are for
In good times, and bad times
I’ll be here to make you feel secure
That’s what friends are for
Keep rising, re-belling
Knowing I’ll be standing by your side, for sure
That’s what friends are for
In good times, and bad times
I’ll be here to make you feel secure
That’s what friends are for
HARMONICA OUTRO
A million love songs (Take That)
INTRO: 12 BARS
Put your ear to boardroom doors
What do you hear
Plenty of business as usual
But you can sense the fear
Close their eyes, try to forget
What they can’t defend
Their glory days are fading fast
And drawing to an end
And now the party is over
They’re trying hard to convince us, their hands are clean
And now the party is over
They claim they’re green
And now the party is over
They claim they’re green
4 BAR BREAK
Looking to the future now
This is what we see
Renewable sources of energy
And more efficiency
People riding bicycles
Fewer trips by car
Affordable public transport links
A fossil fuel au revoir
The corporate party is over
And we want a new way, to achieve, what we need
The corporate party is over
Farewell to greed
The corporate party is over
Farewell to greed
MUSICAL OUTRO
Beautiful (James Blunt)
INTRO: 4 BARS
Our world is brilliant
4 BAR BREAK
Our world is brilliant
It once was pure
But we have screwed up
Of that I’m sure
It all kicked off
When industry began
And now I’m losing sleep at night
‘Cause we need a plan
You’re beautiful, you’re beautiful
You’re beautiful, it’s true
I saw a photo, taken from space
What a mesmerising view
Our celestial home of blue
4 BAR BREAK
Yes, we could walk by
Not get involved
We know there’s a problem
To, be resolved
And we’ll never have, this chance again
So we’re gonna keep working, ‘til the last Amen
You’re beautiful, you’re beautiful
You’re beautiful, it’s true
I saw a photo, taken from space
What a mesmerising view
Our celestial home of blue
La la-la la-la
La la-la la-la
La la-la la-la lah
You’re beautiful, you’re beautiful
You’re beautiful, it’s true
There must be answers, to the problems we face
We will work out what to do
There is no alternative
Because if not us, then who?
LOVE SONGS FOR THE PLANET 