And The Youth Shall See Visions chords by Debbie Friedman

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 7th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Intermediate

Capo VII for original key

VERSE 1:
C majorC                 A minorAm
Childhood was for fantasies, for nurs'ry rhymes and toys,
  E minorEm               FF              G+G
The world was much to busy to understand small girls and boys.
  DmDm       G+G         E minorEm        A minorAm
As I grew up I came to learn that life was not a game,
   FF          Bb majorBb      DmDm         G+G
That heroes were just peo ple that we called another name.

CHORUS:
    C majorC  C/BC/B     Am7Am7  C/GC/G   FF     G+G    C majorC
And the old shall dream dreams, and the youth shall see visions,
    A minorAm        FF     Bb majorBb  G+G
And our hopes shall rise up to the sky.
    DmDm       G+G    E minorEm      FF
We must live for today, we must build for tomorrow.
      C majorC A minorAm       DmDm G+G      C majorC
Give us time, give us strength,  give us life.


VERSE 2:
C majorC                     A minorAm
Now I'm grown, the years have passed, I've come to understand
     E minorEm            FF          G+G
There are choices to be made and my life's at my command.
 DmDm        G+G     E minorEm      A minorAm
I cannot have a fut ure 'til I embrace my past.
  FF        Bb majorBb        DmDm         G+G
I promise to pursue the challenge, time is going fast.


CHORUS:
    C majorC  C/BC/B     Am7Am7  C/GC/G   FF     G+G    C majorC
And the old shall dream dreams, and the youth shall see visions,
    A minorAm        FF     Bb majorBb  G+G
And our hopes shall rise up to the sky.
    DmDm       G+G    E minorEm      FF
We must live for today, we must build for tomorrow.
      C majorC A minorAm       DmDm G+G      C majorC
Give us time, give us strength,  give us life.

VERSE 3:
  C majorC                  A minorAm
Today's the day I take my stand, the future's mine to hold.
  E minorEm               FF          G+G
Commitments that I make today are dreams from days of old.
 DmDm         G+G     E minorEm       A minorAm
I have to make the way, for generations come and go.
   FF         Bb majorBb          DmDm       G+G
I'll have to teach them what I've learned so they will come to know


CHORUS:
    C majorC  C/BC/B     Am7Am7  C/GC/G   FF     G+G    C majorC
And the old shall dream dreams, and the youth shall see visions,
    A minorAm        FF     Bb majorBb  G+G
And our hopes shall rise up to the sky.
    DmDm       G+G    E minorEm      FF
We must live for today, we must build for tomorrow.
      C majorC A minorAm       DmDm G+G      C majorC
Give us time, give us strength,  give us life.

Outro:
A minorAm    C majorC   A minorAm       DmDm  G+G     C majorC  G minorGm  C majorC G minorGm C majorC
Give us time, give us strength,   give us life, give us life.