D G A D
The Milky Way upon the heavens
D G Asus4 A
is twinkling just for you
D G Fm Bm
and Mr. Moon he came by
Em9 A6/sus4 A
to say goodnight to you
D G A D
I'll sing for you I'll sing for mother
D G Asus4 A
We're praying for the world
D G Fm Bm
and for the people everywhere
Em9 * G A
gonna show them all we care
D Bm G A
Oh my sleeping child the world's so wild
D Bm G A
but you've build your own paradise
D Bm G A D
That's one reason why I'll cover you sleeping child
D G A D
If all the people around the world
D G Asus4 A
they had a mind like yours
D G Fm Bm
we'd have no fighting and no wars
Em9 A6/sus4 A
there would be lasting peace on Earth
D G A D
If all the kings and all the leaders
D G Asus4 A
could see you here this way
D G Fm Bm
they would hold Earth in their arms
Em9 * G A
they would learn to watch you play
D Bm G A
Oh my sleeping child the world's so wild
D Bm G A
but you've build your own paradise
D Bm G A Bm D9/F# G D9
That's one reason why I'll cover you sleeping
child
C2 D9 A
Im gonna cover my sleeping child
(Keep you away)
C2 D9 A
Keep you away form the world so wild
G
Keep you away from the world...
A D
away form the world so wild
