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From A Distance

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What a pretty song, enjoy belting this one.
 G   G   G   C   Ax2
From a distaGnce the woCrld looks bluDe and gEmreen and the snCow-capped mDountains whiGte.
From a distGance the Cocean Dmeets the Emstream and the eCagle tDakes to flGight.
From a dCmaj7istance thDere is haEmrmony and it ecChoes thrG/Bough the lanDd.D7  
It's the Cvoice of hoG/Bpe it's the voCice of peaG/Bce it's the vCoice of eDvery maGn.
From a dGistance we Call hDave enEmough and nCo one Dis iGn need.
GAnd there Care no guns Dno bombs and Emno disease no Chungry mDouths to feGed.
From a dCmaj7istance wDe are instEmruments marching Cin a G/Bcommon bDand.D7  
Playing sCongs of hG/Bope playing sonCgs of pG/Beace - they're the sCongs of Devery Gman.
God is waCtching Dus. God is wGatching Emus. God is wAm7atching us        Dsus4   Dfrom a dGistance.
From a Gdistance Cyou look Dlike my frEmiend even tChough we Dare at wGar.
From a dGistance CI just cannot DcompreEmhend Cwhat all this Dfighting is Gfor.
From a dCmaj7istance tDhere is Emharmony and it Cechoes thrG/Bough the laDnd.D7  
And it's the Chope of hoG/Bpes it's the lCove of loG/Bves it's the hCeart of eveDry Gman.
It's the Chope of hG/Bopes it's the Clove of lG/Boves - This is the Csong of Devery mGan.
And God is Cwatching Dus God is Gwatching Emus God is wAm7atching us      Dsus4   Dfrom a diGstance.
Oh God is wCatching uDs God is Gwatching Emus. God is Am7watching us      Dsus4   Dfrom a diGstance.

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From A Distance

by Bette Midler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

G/B

Am7

Dsus4

What a pretty song, enjoy belting this one.

G G G C A

G C D Em C D G

From a distance the world looks blue and green and the snow-capped mountains white.

G C D Em C D G

From a distance the ocean meets the stream and the eagle takes to flight.

Cmaj7 D Em C G/B D D7

From a distance there is harmony and it echoes through the land.

C G/B C G/B C D G

It's the voice of hope it's the voice of peace it's the voice of every man.

G C D Em C D G

From a distance we all have enough and no one is in need.

G C D Em C D G

And there are no guns no bombs and no disease no hungry mouths to feed.

Cmaj7 D Em C G/B D D7

From a distance we are instruments marching in a common band.

C G/B C G/B C D G

Playing songs of hope playing songs of peace - they're the songs of every man.

C D G Em Am7 Dsus4 D G

God is watching us. God is watching us. God is watching us from a distance.

G C D Em C D G

From a distance you look like my friend even though we are at war.

G C D Em C D G

From a distance I just cannot comprehend what all this fighting is for.

Cmaj7 D Em C G/B D D7

From a distance there is harmony and it echoes through the land.

C G/B C G/B C D G

And it's the hope of hopes it's the love of loves it's the heart of every man.

C G/B C G/B C D G

It's the hope of hopes it's the love of loves - This is the song of every man.

C D G Em Am7 Dsus4 D G

And God is watching us God is watching us God is watching us from a distance.

C D G Em Am7 Dsus4 D G

Oh God is watching us God is watching us. God is watching us from a distance.

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