Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Difficulty: Intermediate Capo VII for original key VERSE 1: C Am Childhood was for fantasies, for nurs'ry rhymes and toys, Em F G The world was much to busy to understand small girls and boys. Dm G Em Am As I grew up I came to learn that life was not a game, F Bb Dm G That heroes were just peo ple that we called another name.
CHORUS: C C/B Am7 C/G F G C And the old shall dream dreams, and the youth shall see visions, Am F Bb G And our hopes shall rise up to the sky. Dm G Em F We must live for today, we must build for tomorrow. C Am Dm G C Give us time, give us strength, give us life. VERSE 2: C Am Now I'm grown, the years have passed, I've come to understand Em F G There are choices to be made and my life's at my command. Dm G Em Am I cannot have a fut ure 'til I embrace my past. F Bb Dm G I promise to pursue the challenge, time is going fast. CHORUS: C C/B Am7 C/G F G C And the old shall dream dreams, and the youth shall see visions, Am F Bb G And our hopes shall rise up to the sky. Dm G Em F We must live for today, we must build for tomorrow. C Am Dm G C Give us time, give us strength, give us life. VERSE 3: C Am Today's the day I take my stand, the future's mine to hold. Em F G Commitments that I make today are dreams from days of old. Dm G Em Am I have to make the way, for generations come and go. F Bb Dm G I'll have to teach them what I've learned so they will come to know CHORUS: C C/B Am7 C/G F G C And the old shall dream dreams, and the youth shall see visions, Am F Bb G And our hopes shall rise up to the sky. Dm G Em F We must live for today, we must build for tomorrow. C Am Dm G C Give us time, give us strength, give us life. Outro: Am C Am Dm G C Gm C Gm C Give us time, give us strength, give us life, give us life.
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