[Verse]
G C D G
There's a lesson I'm still learning as I walk onto the stage.
G C D
We've been taught to keep our distance to prove that we are brave.
G C D G
Borders drawn, labels called out to keep hands from joining hands.
Em C Am D G
Can I reach across the border? Can I tell you who I am?
Em C Am D G
Can I reach across the border? Can I tell you... who I am?
[Chorus]
G C D C
Share the contents of our pockets.
G C D C
Share the richness of our lives.
G
Lighten our load.
C D
Share the food upon our tables.
C D
Fill the emptiness before us.
C G C D
We're all voices in the chorus.
[Verse]
G C D G
Though our words may come out differently there's a bond in all the sounds.
G C D
We create a common language when we move ourselves along.
G C D G
So when you tell me of your vision, your life and hopes and fears,
Em C Am D G
then you reach across the border. I can feel you drawing nearer.
Em C Am D G
When you reach across the border I can feel you... drawing near.
[Chorus]
G C D C
Share the contents of our pockets.
G C D C
Share the richness of our lives.
G
Lighten our load.
C D
Share the food upon our tables.
C D
Fill the emptiness before us.
C G C D
We're all voices in the chorus.
[Verse]
G C D G
We've been told we can't find harmony if our styles are not the same,
G C D
cannot learn to love each other, can't pronounce each other's name.
G C D G
Borders made by those who profit when we're separate and at war
Em C Am D G
Let us reach across the borders, make the sounds, open the door.
Em C Am D G
Let us reach across the border, make the sounds... open the door.
[Chorus]
G C D C
Share the contents of our pockets.
G C D C
Share the richness of our lives.
G
Lighten our load.
C D
Share the food upon our tables.
C D
Fill the emptiness before us.
C G C D
We're all voices in the chorus.
C G C D
We're all voices in the chorus.
C G
We're all voices in the chorus.