From A Distance chords by Nanci Griffith

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: intermediate

Intro:  G   D  C/G  G  C  G/B D  Em7  G/B C  Am  Em/G  D/F#  D

       G             C/G         D        G
From a distance, the world looks blue and green
        C           D         G       D  C/G
And the snow capped mountains white
       G             C     D         G
From a distance, the ocean meets the stream
G/B     C     D        G      D
And the eagle takes to flight
G      C7M     D       Em
From a distance, there is harmony
       C      G/B          G/D   D
And it echoes through the land
         C        G/B            C        G/B
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace
         C        D     G    D  C/G  G  C  G/D  D
It's the voice of every man

From a distance, we all have enough

And no one is in need

There are no guns, no bombs, no disease,

No hungry mouths to feed

From a distance, we are instruments

Marching in a common band

Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace

They're the songs of every man


G/C    C        D              G    Em
God is watching us, God is watching us,
Em7    Am7      C/D D      G
God is watching us, from a distance

From a distance, you look like my friend

Even though we are at war

From a distance, I can't comprehend

What all this war is for

From a distance, there is harmony

And it echoes through the land

It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves,

It's the heart of every man


    G/C    C        D              G    Em
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
Em7    Am7      C/D D      G
God is watching us, from a distance
   G/B    Am7          C/D             Em7  G/B  C  Am7  D  G
Oh God is watching us, from a distance