John Denver - Children of the Universe
From the album: Seasons of the Heart (1982)
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Intro: Bb
C Gm
A heritage of vision was given to us all
C Gm F
To smell the rose's fragrance, to hear the songbird's call
F C F C
To watch the distant moonlight fill, the coming of the tides
F C F Am G F Bb7
To understand that life is more than always choosing sides
C Gm
And some have seen what can be seen of sailing ships and kings
C Gm F
And some are given feet of clay and some are given wings
F C F C
Some must struggle just to breathe, some have a golden spoon
F C F Am G F Bb7
And some will never leave the nest while some walk on the moon
C Gm
And don't you know the life that lives within the silent hills
C Gm F
Is just as rich and beautiful and just as unfulfilled
F C F C
As man with all his intellect, his reason and his choice
F C F Am G F Bb7
Oh, who's to say the nightingale has any less a voice
C Gm
The silver dolphins twist and d
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