[Verse 1]
G C D G
From a distance the world looks blue and green,
C D G C D
and the snow-capped mountains white.
G C D G
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
C D G
and the eagle takes to flight.
[Refrain 1]
C D Em
From a distance, there is harmony,
C G D
and it echoes through the land.
C G C G
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,
C D G C
it's the voice of every man.
[Verse 2]
G C D G
From a distance we all have enough,
C D G C
and no one is in need.
G C D Em
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
C D G
no hungry mouths to feed.
[Refrain 2]
C D Em
From a distance we are instruments
C G D
marching in a common band.
C G C G
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
C D G
They're the songs of every man.
C D G Em
God is watching us. God is watching us.
Am D G
God is watching us from a distance.
[Verse 3]
G C D G
From a distance you look like my friend,
C D G C
even though we are at war.
G C D Em
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
C D G C
what all this fighting is for.
[Refrain/Outro]
C D Em
From a distance there is harmony,
C G D
and it echoes through the land.
C G
And it's the hope of hopes,
C G
it's the love of loves,
C D Em
it's the heart of every man.
C G C G
It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves.
C D G
This is the song of every man.
C D G Em
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
Am D G
God is watching us from a distance.
C D G Em
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching.
Am D G
God is watching us from a distance.
