| D | G | |
| You who are on the ro | ad |
| D | A | |
| Must have a co | de that you can li | ve by |
| D | G | |
| A | nd so become yo | urself |
| D | A | |
| Because the pa | st is just a goo | d-bye. |
| Bridge |
| D | G | |
| Teach your children we | ll, |
| D | A | |
| Their father's | hell did slowly g | o by, |
| D | G | |
| A | nd feed them on your d | reams |
| D | A | |
| The one they pi | ck's, the one you'll kn | ow by. |
| D | G | |
| Don't you ever ask them w | hy, |
| D | |
| if they told you, you will | cry, |
| Bm | |
| So just look at them and s | igh |
| D | |
| and know they lov | e you. |
| D | G | |
| A | nd you, of tender ye | ars, |
| D | A | |
| Can't know the fea | rs that ur elders gr | ew by, |
| D | G | |
| And so | please help them with your yo | uth, |
| D | A | |
| They seek the tru | th before they can d | ie. |
| Bridge |
| D | G | |
| Teach your parents we | ll, |
| D | A | |
| Their children's he | ll will slowly | go by, |
| D | G | |
| A | nd feed them on your dre | ams |
| D | A | |
| The one they pic | k's, the one you' | ll know by. |
| D | G | |
| Don't you ever ask them wh | y, |
| D | |
| if they told you, you will c | ry, |
| Bm | |
| So just look at them and si | gh |
| D | |
| and know they love | you. |
| D | G | |
| Can you hear and do you c | are |
| D | A | |
| Can you | see we must be fr | ee to |
| D | G | |
| Teach the children to bel | ieve |
| D | A | |
| And make a wo | rld that we can li | ve in |
| Bridge |
| D | G | |
| Teach your children we | ll, |
| D | A | |
| Their father's h | ell did slowly g | o by, |
| D | G | |
| A | nd feed them on your dre | ams |
| D | A | |
| The one they pi | ck's, the one you'll kn | ow by. |
| D | G | |
| Don't you ever ask them w | hy, |
| D | |
| if they told you, you will c | ry, |
| Bm | |
| So just look at them and si | gh |
| D | |
| and know they lov | e you. |
| Submitted by Steve Meyn |