| D | G | A | D |
| >From a distance the world looks blue and green |
| G | A | D | |
| And the | snow capped | mountains w | hite |
| D | G | A | D | |
| >From a distance the | ocean | meets the | stream |
| G | A | D | |
| And the | eagle | takes to | flight |
| G | A | Bm | |
| >From a | distance | there is ha | rmony |
| G | D | A | |
| And it | echoes | thru the l | and |
| G | D | G | D | |
| It's the | voice of | hope it's the | voice of | peace |
| G | A | D | G | |
| It's the voice of | every | man |
| D | G | A | D | G | A | D | |
| >From a | distance | we all | have eno | ugh and | no one | is in | need |
| G | A | Bm | G | A | D | |
| There are no guns | no bombs | no dis | ease | no hungry | mouths to f | eed |
| G | A | Bm | G | D | A | |
| >From a | distance | we are | instruments marching | to a | common | band |
| G | D | G | D | |
| Playing | songs of | hope playing | songs of p | eace |
| G | A | D | |
| They're the | songs of | every | man |
| G | A | Bm | G | A | |
| God is | watching | us God is | watching us God is | watching us | from |
| D | |
| a d | istance |
| D | G | A | D | G | A |
| >From a distance you look like my friend even though we are at |
| D | |
| war |
| G | A | Bm | G | A | D | |
| >From a distance | I can't | compre | hend what | all this | war is | for |
| G | A | Bm | G | D | A | |
| >From a | distance | there is | harmony and it | echoes | thru the | land |
| G | D | G | D | G | |
| It's the | hope of | hopes it's the | love of | loves it's the | heart |
| A | Bm | |
| of | every | man |
| G | D | G | D | G | |
| It's the | hope of | hopes it's the | love of | loves it's the | soul |
| A | D | |
| of | every | man |
| Copyright @ 1990 Wing And The Wheel Music |
| and Julie Gold Music(BMI) |
| From the "Byrds Box Set" CD |
| Columbia Records |