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From A Distance

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

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Readable chord sheet for From A Distance by Bette Midler

From a d[G]istance the w[C]orld looks b[D]lue and gr[G]een,
         [C]           [D]         [G]     ( [C],[D])
and the snow-capped mountains white.
From a d[G]istance the [C]ocean m[D]eets the st[G]ream,
and the e[C]agle t[D]akes to fli[G]ght.

From a dis[C]tance, t[D]here is h[Em]armony,
and it e[C]choes thr[G]ough the lan[D]d.
It's the vo[C]ice of h[G]ope, it's the [C]voice of pe[G]ace,
          [C]        [D]     [G],    [C] pause
it's the voice of every man.

From a [G]distance we[C] all ha[D]ve en[G]ough,
and n[C]o one [D]is in n[G]eed.   [C]

[G]And there a[C]re no guns, [D]no bom[Em]bs, and no disease,
[C]no hungry m[D]ouths to fe[G]ed.

From a d[C]istance w[D]e are inst[Em]ruments
marching [C]in a [G]common ba[D]nd.
Playing s[C]ongs of h[G]ope, playing son[C]gs of p[G]eace.
They're the s[C]ongs of [D]every [G]man.

God is wat[C]ching u[D]s. God is w[G]atching [Em]us.
God is w[C]atching us from [D]a dis[G]tance.

From a[G] distance [C]you look [D]like my fri[G]end,
even th[C]ough we[D] are at w[G]ar.      [C]
From a d[G]istance [C]I just cannot [D]compre[Em]hend
[C]  what all this [D]fighting is [G]for.  [C]

From a d[G]istance t[D]here is [Em]harmony,
and it [C]echoes thr[G]ough the la[D]nd.
And it's the [C]hope of ho[G]pes,
it's the l[C]ove of lo[G]ves,
it's the h[C]eart of eve[D]ry [Em]man.
It's the [C]hope of h[G]opes, it's the [C]love of l[G]oves.
This is the [C]song of [D]every m[G]an.
And God is [C]watching [D]us, God is [G]watching [Em]us,
God is w[C]atching us  [D]    from a d[G]istance.
Oh, God is [C]watching [D]us, God is[G] watch[Em]ing.
God is [C]watching us[D] from a [G]distance.

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