Chords for Julie Gold sings "From a Distance", They Write The Songs event 2011

_ When they asked me to host this, I said I would be honored
because I [N] truly believe that the songwriters of this world
are the chosen people.
Because when we pick up a pen, we
have the possibility of touching _ and changing the world,
hopefully for the better.
So I will try to do proud the people that you will
be hearing and meeting today.
I'm meeting some for the first time, too.
And they asked me to start with the song that
did change my life.
And I never tire of playing it.
For those of you who have heard it a million times, forgive me.
But I was a secretary at HBO when I wrote it.
And that was right before my 30th birthday, 26 years ago.
I don't believe it myself.
Since that time, it has served as my ambassador
to people such as yourselves.
And I've been _ _ _ _ recited into the, _ what do you call it? _
Congressional record.
And the first time the astronauts hooked up
with the Russians, this was their wake up call.
I've heard it in music boxes.
And I've seen it in children's books.
And there's even a white bear that mouths the words
and sings it much better than I do, quite frankly.
And it's wearing a tutu.
Oh.
_ _ Allow me to start with this.
And thank you.
We're going to be on this [Ab] trip together
for the [G] next hour and a half.
And I know it's going to be [C] a great [G] New York
moment for songs, for singers, and especially for songwriters.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] From a distance, [C] the world. _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] All my life when I saw a songwriter get that moment,
I prayed for it.
And it has come to be.
And I [E] don't do it [D] again.
_ A long night.
_ [G] _ _ [C] Thank you, though.
_ [D] _
_ _ [G] From a distance, [C] the world looks [D] blue [G] and green.
[C] And the snow-capped [D] _
mountains [G] white.
_ [C] _ _ _
From [G] a distance, the ocean _
[D] meets the [G] stream.
And [C] the eagle [D] takes _ to flying.
_ _ _ From [C] a distance, [D] there is harmony.
[E] _ _ _
_ And [C] it echoes [G] through _ [D] the _ [D] land.
It's [C] the voice of [G] hope.
It's [C] the voice [G] of peace.
It's [C] the voice _ of _ every [D]
man.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] From a distance, _ [C] we _ all have [G] enough.
[C] And no [A] one is [G] in need.
[C] _ _ _
[G] There are no guns, [C] no _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] diseases, [C] no [D] hungry mouths.
From [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ a distance, [D] we are _ _ [E] instruments _
_ marching [C] in _ [G] a [D] common band. _ _ _
Playing [C] songs of [D] hope.
_ Playing [C] _ songs [G] of peace.
[D] Hear [C] the songs of [D] _ _ [G] every man.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Watching us.
_ [G] God watching [Em] us.
God [Am] is watching [D] us.
From a distance.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ From a [G] distance.
_ _ [C] _
You look like my [G] friend, _
[C] even though _ [D] we [G] are at [D] war.
[C] _ _ _ [G] From a distance, [C] I _ _ [D] can't come.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ But all [A] this war [G] is for. _
_ From [C] a distance, and [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] it [G] echoes _ _ through [D] the _ land.
It's [C] the hope _ [G] of hopes.
It's [C] the love of [G] loves.
It's the heart.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C] It's the hope [D] of hopes.
It's [C] the love _ of [D] loves.
It's the song _ _ [D]
of _ [G] every [D] man. _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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