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