From a distance
(1990)
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1. From a distance the world looks blue and green,
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and
the snow-capped mountains white.
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From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
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D G
and the eagle takes to
flight.
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D Em C G D
From a distance, there is harmony, and it
echoes through the land,
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it‘s the voice of hope, it‘s the voice of
peace, it‘s the voice of every man.
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2. From a distance, we all have enough, and no one is in need,
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D Em
and there are no guns,
no bombs and no disease,
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G
no
hungry mouths to feed.
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Em
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G D
From a distance we are instruments, marching in
a common band,
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playing songs of hope,
playing songs of peace,
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they‘re
the songs of every man.
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D G
Em
God is watching us, God is
watching us,
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God is watching us from a distance.
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3. From a distance you look like my friend, even though we are at war,
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D
Em C D G
from a distance I just
cannot comprehend what all this fighting is for.
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From a distance,
there is harmony, and it echoes through the land,
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and it‘s the hope of hopes, it‘s the love of
loves,
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Em
it‘s the heart of every man.
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It‘s the hope of hopes, it‘s
the love of loves,
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this
is the song of every man.
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And God is watching us, God is
watching us,
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God is watching us from a distance.
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And God is watching us, God is
watching us,
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God is watching us from a distance.
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(Bette
Midler)