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From a (C)dis tance the (F)world looks (G7sus)blue and green,
and the (F)snow capped (G7sus)moun tains (C)white.
From a (C)dis tance the (F)o cean
(G7sus)meets the stream,
and the (F)ea gle (G7sus)takes
to (C)flight.
From a (F)dis tance there is har
mo ny,
and it (F)ech oes
(Em)through
the (G7sus)land.
It’s the (F)voice of
(C)hope, it’s the (F)voice of
(C)peace, it’s the (F)voice of (G7sus)ev
’ry (C)man.
From a (C)dis tance we
all (G7sus)have e nough,
and ven (F)no one (G7sus)is in (C)need.
There are (C)no guns, no bombs,
(G7sus)no
dis (Am)eas es, no (F)hun gry (G7sus)mouths
to (C)feed.
From a (F)dis tance we are in
stru ments,
march ing (F)in a
(Em)com
mon (G7sus)band.
Play ing (F)songs of
(C)hope, play ing (F)songs of
(C)peace, they’re the (F)songs of (G7sus)ev
’ry (C)man.
God is (F)watch ing us,
God is (C)watch ing us,
God is (Dm7)watch ing us
from a dis tance.
From a (F)heart
of (G7sus)ev
’ry (Am)man.
It’s the (F)hope of
(C)hopes, it’s the (F)love of
(C)loves, it’s the (F)song of (G7sus)ev
’ry (C)man.
This page shows “From A Distance” by Bette Midler in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.