Fm
Love is the way
Gm
Love is the light
   Fm
We light up today
      Gm
And today is alright
Fm
Love is the way
Gm
Love will take us higher
Fm
We are aligned
    Gm
And we are united

Cm Fm Gm
Cm Fm

[Verse 1]
Gm                   Cm
We are united by our differences

Our different kinds of interests
                Fm
Our different intelligences
              Gm
Artificial or natural mystic
Cm
Each one a chrysalis for perfect imperfections
Fm                           Gm
Yeah, we are limitless cause spirit lives inside us
Cm
Mother nature did us a favor

Gave each one of us a different flavor
Fm
Different visions, different faces
Gm
Different incarnations of crazy
Cm
Some want to make some noise
N.C.
Some want to hear the silence
Fm                              Gm
Some want to drive the bus from town to town and give out high fives to
Fm                      Gm
Teachers and bakers and movie ticket takers
Fm                          Gm
To midwives and doctors and magic baby makers


[Pre-Chorus 1]
          Fm
'Cause if love is what you’re working on
    Gm
And peace is what you're dreaming
          Fm
If you're fighting for freedom
Gm
You are my people


[Chorus]
         Cm
You’re my kind (My kind)

You're my kind (My kind)
         Fm
You're my kind (My kind)
Gm
Humankind
         Cm
You're my kind (My kind)

You're my kind (My kind)
         Fm
You're my kind (My kind)
Gm
Humankind


[Verse 2]
  Cm
I don't believe in fighting

'Cause we ain’t got that much time
           Fm
Tomorrow’s ground is a foundation laid down
Gm
By decisions that I make today
  Cm
I don't believe in war (No)

I’ve been taught to love my neighbor
Fm
I've been all around
             Gm
And all I've found is we're all the same
          Cm
Yeah, the Chief of Police and the dealer the same
            Fm
Neither the strongest can survive
        Gm
Only he who can handle change
    Cm
The secret to peace is to quiet the brain
        Fm
Letting go with all our hearts
             Gm
And letting love touch everything


[Pre-Chorus 2]
   Fm
If love is what you’re working on
    Gm
And peace is what you're dreaming
          Fm
If you're combatting evil
Gm
You are my people


[Chorus]
         Cm
You're my kind (My kind)

You're my kind (My kind)
         Fm
You're my kind (My kind)
Gm
Humankind
         Cm
You're my kind (My kind)

You're my kind (My kind)
         Fm
You're my kind (My kind)
Gm
Humankind


[Bridge]
Cm                       Fm  Gm
Yes, we are (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
         Cm
Humankind
             Fm Gm
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Cm
We share the same room

Your moon is my moon
Fm
We all wane and wax
                    Gm
We all wanna take a nap in the afternoon
Cm
Some wanna be small spoon

Some wanna be big spoon
Fm
I like to rotate positions
    Gm
And flip it over for a different view
Cm
Some like it reggae

Some like it smooth jazz
Fm
Some like to slow things down
Gm
Some like to shake that ass
Cm
So many different expressions to take pleasure in
Fm
You are uniquely
    Gm
You just like everyone else


[Verse 3]
Fm
Love is the way
Gm
Love is the light
   Fm
We light up today
      Gm
And today is alright
Fm
Love is what we're working on
Gm
Peace is what we're dreaming
Fm
We are all equal
Gm
You are my people


[Chorus]
         Cm
You're my kind (My kind)

You're my kind (My kind)
         Fm
You're my kind (My kind)
Gm
Humankind
         Cm
You're my kind (My kind)

You're my kind (My kind)
         Fm
You're my kind (My kind)
Gm
Humankind


[Outro]
Cm             Fm Gm
  (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
         Cm
Humankind (Humankind)
             Fm Gm
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
         Cm
Humankind (Humankind)
             Fm Gm
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
         Cm
Humankind (Humankind)
             Fm Gm
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
         Cm
Humankind (Humankind)