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Greatest Love Of All

The Greatest Love of All was originally composed by Michael Masser for the Muhammad Ali biography in 1977 and was popularized in a version by Whitney Houston in 1985. The lyrics, written by Linda Creed, touch on themes of self-love and resilience.

Key: A

Introduction: E    E7/D    C#m7    F#m7    Bm9    E7/4    

A                     A+  
I believe the children are our future
A6                          A9            A7  
Teach them well and let them lead the way
D                          D+                     D6  D+  
Show them all the beauty they posses inside
D                 C#m7        F#m7                    Bm7  
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
E              D#º             C#m  F#m7    Bm7                  E7/4  
Let the children' s laughter     remind us how we used to be
A                 A+  
Everybody seaching for a hero
A6                  A9                A7  
People need someone to look up to
D                        D+                        D6  D+  
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
     D         C#m7     F#m7              Bm7         E7/4    D  
A lonely place to be, so I learned to depend on me

D                A9      Bm7                     E7/4        E7  
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone' s shadow
D                    A9                 Bm7                 E7/4    E  
If I failed, if I succeed, at least I lived as I    believed
D                            A9                  Bm7                        E7/4  
No matter what they take from me they can' t take away my dignity

 (E         D#º)    C#m7    F#m7    Bm7                     E    D#º         C#m7  F#m7  
Because the grea----test love of all is happening to me
Bm7     E    D#º    C#m7    F#m7     Bm7              E7/4      A  A7  
I found the grea----test love of all inside of me
        A7         F#m7        Bm7  Em7  
The greatest love of all
     A      G#m7      F#m7  Bm7  Em7  A      G#m7  F#m7        Bm7  
Is easy to  achieve          learning to  love yourself,
                    Em7    A7/4      D  
it is the greatest love of all

A                     A+  
I believe the children are our future
A6                          A9            A7  
Teach them well and let them lead the way
D                          D+                     D6    D+  
Show them all the beauty they posses inside
D                 C#m7        F#m7                    Bm7  
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
E              D#º      C#m    F#m7    Bm7                  E7/4  
Let the children' s laughter remind us how we used to
    D  
...be

D                A9      Bm7                     E7/4        E7  
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone' s shadow
D                    A9                 Bm7                 E7/4    E  
If I failed, if I succeed, at least I lived as I    believed
D                            A9                  Bm7                        E7/4  
No matter what they take from me they can' t take away my dignity

 E     D#º     C#m7    F#m7     Bm7                 E    D#º         C#m7  F#m7    Bm7  
Because the grea----test love of all is happening to me
  E      D#º    C#m7  F#m7     Bm7              E7/4      A  A7  
I found the grea----test love of all inside of me
        A7         F#m7        Bm7    Em7  
The greatest love of all
    A     G#m7     F#m7  Bm7  Em7     A  G#m7     F#m7          Bm7  
Is easy to  achieve        learning to love yourself,
              Em7    A7/4  
it is the greatest love of
    D  
...all

      E        D#º          C#m7      F#m7    Bm7      E              D#º     C#m7  F#m7  Bm7  
And if by chance that special place  that you' ve been dreaming of
  E         D#º      C#m7    F#m7     Bm7            E7/4        D  A/C#  D/B  E7  A  
Leads you to a lonely  place find your strength in love.......