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.
        C         D        Em             C       G           D     D7
From a distance there is harmony and it echoes through the land.
         C          G             C         G             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.
        C        D         Em               C    G       D     D7
From a distance we are instruments marching in a common band.
         C        G              C      G                   C       D     G
Playing songs of hope playing songs of peace - they're the songs of every man.


         C      D           G      Em           C        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.
        C        D       Em             C         G          D     D7
From a distance there is harmony and it echoes through the land.
             C         G             C        G             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             C        G                  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         C         D         G
And God is watching us God is watching us God is watching us from a distance.

           C        D        G        Em        C     D         G
Oh God is watching us God is watching us. God is watching us from a distance.