Tuning: E-flat Tuning
[Intro]
A (2x) Am (2x) D
[Verse 1]
Em G
I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
A A
Been haunted by a million screams
C D
But I can hear the marching feet
Em D
They're moving into the street
Em G
Now did you read the news today
A A
They say the dangers gone away
C D
But I can see the fires still alight
Em
There burning into the night
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D Em
There's too many men
G A
Too many people
D Em G
Making too many problems
D D Em
And not much love to go round
G A
Cant you see
D Em G D Em
This is a land of confusion
[Chorus 1]
C D Bm Em
This is the world we live in aaaah
C D Bm Em
And these are the hands were given ooooh
C D Bm Em
Use them and lets start trying aaaaah
C D Bm A (2x) Am (2x) D
To make it a place worth living in
[Verse 2]
Em G
Ooh superman where are you now
A A
When everything's gone wrong somehow
C D
The men of steel the men of power
Em
Are losing control by the hour
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D Em
This is the time
G A
This is the place
D Em G
So we look for the future
D D Em
But there's not much love to go round
G A D Em G D Em
Tell me why this is a land of confusion
[Chorus 2]
C D Bm Em
This is the world we live in aaaah
C D Bm Em
And these are the hands were given ooooh
C D Bm Em
Use them and lets start trying aaaaah
C D Bm A (2x) Am (2x)
To make it a place worth living in
[Middle 8]
C#m F#/C# A/C# A/C#
E B/D# C#m
F# C#m
I remember long ago
F#/C#
Ooh when the sun was shining
A/C#
Yes and the stars were bright
A/C#
All through the night
E B/D# C#m
And the sound of your laughter
F# A
As I held you tight
C (4x)
So long ago
C D C D C D C D Em D
[Verse 3]
Em G
I wont be coming home tonight
A A
My generation will put it right
C D
Were not just making promises
Em
That we know well never keep
[Pre-Chorus 3]
D Em
Too many men
G A
There's too many people
D Em G
Making too many problems
D D Em
And not much love to go round
G A
Cant you see
D Em G D Em
This is a land of confusion
[Chorus 3]
C D Bm Em
Now this is the world we live in aaaah
C D Bm Em
And these are the hands were given ooooh
C D Bm Em
Use them and lets start trying aaaah
C D Bm Em
To make it a place worth fighting for
C D Bm Em
This is the world we live in aaaah
C D Bm Em
And these are the names were given ooooh
C D Bm Em
Stand up and lets start showing aaaah
C D Bm A (2x) Am (2x) D Em
Just where our lives are going to