From A Distance Chords
From A Distance by Maureen McGovern is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse one
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 one
C D Em
From a distance, there is harmony
C G D
And it echoes throught he 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 two
G C D G C D G C
From a distance we all have enough, 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 two
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 three
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
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 thesong 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