[Intro]
D A D D
[Verse 1]
D G D
We are passing this world on to our kids
G D/F# Em
From the day when they climb from their cribs
A
We'll try and teach them well, show them that they're loved
G A
But in the end all we can do is hope our best was good enough
D D7
They'll witness how this life can be so beautiful and cruel
G E
We can't shelter them forever but if we show them all the tools
A A#dim7 Bm G
They might leave this world in a little better shape than me and you
D A D
We are only passing through
[Chorus]
D D7 G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D E A
We are only passing through
D D7 G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D A D
We are only passing through
[Verse 2]
D G D
We are watching this world from our living rooms
G D/F# Em
Near forty years since we walked on the moon
A
This big blue ball is shrinking and I don't know if that's good
G A
But for better or for worse now this whole world is our neighborhood
D D7
And there is no place left to run to, to stay above the fray
G E
We better learn to get along not just to get our way
A A#dim7 Bm G
Not only for each other but our children's children too
D A D
We are only passing through
[Chorus]
D D7 G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D E A
We are only passing through
D D7 G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D A D
We are only passing through
[Verse 3]
D G D
And I wonder sometimes what will I pass on
G D/F# Em
How much can one voice do with just a song
A
Sometimes injustice and indifference are all that I see
G A
But I refuse to let my hope become the latest casualty
D D7
So I'll sing of love and truth and try to practice what I preach
G E
If I can't change the world, I'll change the world within my reach
A A#dim7 Bm G
What better place to start than here and now with me and you
D A D
We are only passing through
[Chorus]
D D7 G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D E A
We are only passing through
D D7 G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D A Bm G
We are only passing through
D A D
We are only passing through