From A Distance — Bette Midler
Chords and lyrics for From A Distance by Bette Midler (key of G).
Verse 1
What a pretty song, enjoy belting this one.
[G] [G] [G] [C] [A]
From a [G]distance the [C]world looks [D]blue and [Em]green and the [C]snow-capped
[D]mountains [G]white.
From a [G]distance the [C]ocean [D]meets the[Em] stream and the [C]eagle [D]takes to [G]flight.
From a [Cmaj7]distance [D]there is [Em]harmony and it [C]echoes [G/B]through the [D]land.[D7]
It's the [C]voice of [G/B]hope it's the [C]voice of [G/B]peace it's the [C]voice of [D]every [G]man.
From a [G]distance we[C] all [D]have [Em]enough and [C]no one [D]is [G]in need.
[G]And there [C]are no guns [D]no bombs and [Em]no disease no[C] hungry [D]mouths to [G]feed.
From a [Cmaj7]distance [D]we are [Em]instruments marching [C]in a [G/B]common [D]band.[D7]
Playing [C]songs of [G/B]hope playing [C]songs of [G/B]peace - they're the [C]songs of [D]every
[G]man.
God is [C]watching [D]us. God is [G]watching[Em] us. God is [Am7]watching us [Dsus4] [D] from a
[G]distance.
From a[G] distance [C]you look [D]like my [Em]friend even [C]though we[D] are at [G]war.
From a [G]distance [C]I just cannot [D][Em]comprehend[C] what all this [D]fighting is [G]for.
From a [Cmaj7]distance [D]there is [Em]harmony and it [C]echoes [G/B]through the [D]land.[D7]
And it's the [C]hope of [G/B]hopes it's the [C]love of [G/B]loves it's the [C]heart of [D]every
[G]man.
It's the [C]hope of [G/B]hopes it's the [C]love of [G/B]loves - This is the [C]song of [D]every
[G]man.
And God is [C]watching [D]us God is [G]watching [Em]us God is [Am7]watching us[Dsus4] [D] from a
[G]distance.
Oh God is [C]watching [D]us God is [G]watching [Em]us. God is [Am7]watching us[Dsus4] [D] from a
[G]distance.
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