The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

Les Paul and Mary Ford

Written by Eugene Lockhart and Ernest Seitz

Key of C · Chords: I II III IV V iv vi

Verse 1

C            Am       C               E7
Dear one the world is waiting for the sunrise
F     C       D7           G7
Every rose is covered with dew
    C         Am       C               E7
And while the world is waiting for the sunrise
F     C        Fm  G7  C
In my heart is calling you

Verse 2

             Am       C               E7
Dear one the world is waiting for the sunrise
F                        Am
Every little rose bud is covered with dew
D7              G7
And my heart is calling for you
    C         Am       C              E7
The thrush on high his sleepy mate is calling
F      C        Fm  G7  C
And my heart is calling you