SINGER: Bette Midler

SONG:From A Distance

From a distancebette midlerfrom a distancethe world looks blue and greenand the snow capped mountains whitefrom a distancethe ocean meets the streamand the eagle takes to flightfrom a distancethere is harmonyand it echoes through the landits the voice of hopeits the voice of peaceits the voice of every manfrom a distancewe all have enoughand no one is in needand there are no guns, no bombs and no diseaseno hungry mouths to feedfrom a distancewe are instrumentsmarching in a common bandplaying songs of hopeplaying songs of peacethey are the songs of every manchorusgod is watching usgod is watching usgod is watching usfrom a distancefrom a distanceyou look like my friendeven though we are at warfrom a distancei just cannot comprehendwhat all this fightings forfrom a distancethere is harmonyand it echoes through the landand its the hope of hopesits the love of lovesits the heart of every manrepeat chorus twice.fade to endfrom: jill mcintosh <jmcdrag@liverpool.ac.uk>from a distance performed by nanci griffith(also recorded by bette midler)intro: g d c/g g c g/b d em7 g/b c am em/g d/f# dwritten by julie gold g c/g d g>from a distance, the world looks blue and green c d g d c/gand the snow capped mountains white g c d g>from a distance, the ocean meets the stream g/b c d g dand the eagle takes to flight g cmaj7 d em>from a distance, there is harmony c g/b g/d dand it echoes through the land c g/b c g/bit's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace c d g d c/g g c g/d dit's the voice of every man>from a distance, we all have enough and no one is in need there are no guns, no bombs, no disease, no hungry mouths to feed >from a distance, we are instruments marching in a common band playing songs of hope, playing songs of peacethey're the songs of every man g/c c d g emgod is watching us, god is watching us,em7 am7 c/d d ggod is watching us, from a distance >from a distance, you look like my friend even though we are at war>from a distance, i can't comprehend what all this war is for >from a distance, there is harmony and it echoes through the landit's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves, it's the heart of every man g/c c d g emand god is watching us, god is watching us,em7 am7 c/d d ggod is watching us, from a distance g/b am7 c/d em7 g/b c am7 d goh god is watching us, from a distance