This is the version as I heard it. It may not be perfect, I know there's a chord when they say "stars" in the bridge, but I can't figure it out. Perhaps A or A7 I am not sure b/c of the harmony. Play with and see what you think. - Nick Verse: Am- (x02210@1)G- (320003@1)G- (320003@1)F (133211@1) E---0---3---3---1--| B---1---0---0---1--| G---2---0---0---2--| D---2---0---0---3--| A---0---2---2---3--| E---0---3---3---1--| Chorus: C- (x32010@1)G- (320003@1)Bm- (x24432@1)F (133211@1) E---0---3---2---1--| B---1---0---3---1--| G---0---0---4---2--| D---2---0---4---3--| A---3---2---2---3--| E---0---3---2---1--| Bridge: E-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-------3-3-------------------------------------------| A-------------3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---10-10---12-12---| E--1-1------------------------------------------------| or E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------0-0---2-2---| D-------3-3---------0-0---2-2---3-3---------------| A-------------3-3---------------------------------| E--1-1--------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro/Verse: Am - G - G - F AmLyin' (x02210@1)in the park GOn (320003@1)a beautiful day G (320003@1) FSun (133211@1)shine in the grass and the children play AmSiren's (x02210@1)passin' GFire (320003@1)engine's red G (320003@1) FSomeone's (133211@1)house is burning down on a day like this AmThe (x02210@1)evening comes GAnd (320003@1)we're hangin' out GOn (320003@1)the front step F (133211@1)And a car goes by with the windows rolled down Am (x02210@1) GAnd (320003@1)that war song is playin "why can't we be friends?" G (320003@1) F (133211@1) Someone's screamin' and cryin' in the apartment upstairs Chorus: C-G-Bm-F CFunny (x32010@1)the way it is GAnd (320003@1)if you think about it BmSomebody's (x24432@1)goin' hungry FAnd (133211@1)someone else is eatin' out CFunny (x32010@1)the way it is GWhether (320003@1)right or wrong BmSomebody's (x24432@1)heart is broken F (133211@1) And it becomes your favorite song Bridge: (Instrument only) E-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-------3-3-------------------------------------------| A-------------3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---10-10---12-12---| E--1-1------------------------------------------------| Verse: Am (x02210@1) GThe (320003@1)way your mouth feels in your lover's kiss GLike (320003@1)a pretty bird on a breeze FOr (133211@1)water to a fish Am (x02210@1) GBut (320003@1)a bomb blast brings the building crashin' to the floor G (320003@1) FHear (133211@1)the laughter while the children play war Chorus: CFunny (x32010@1)the way it is GAnd (320003@1)if you think about it BmOne (x24432@1)kid walks 10 miles to school FWhile (133211@1)another's droppin' out CFunny (x32010@1)the way it is GNo (320003@1)matter right or wrong BmOn (x24432@1)a soldier's last breath FHis (133211@1)baby's being born (Played with the words below) E-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-------3-3-------------------------------------------| A-------------3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---10-10---12-12---| E--1-1------------------------------------------------| or E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------0-0---2-2---| D-------3-3---------0-0---2-2---3-3---------------| A-------------3-3---------------------------------| E--1-1--------------------------------------------| Standin' on a bridge Watch the water passin' under me It must have been much harder When there was no bridge just water Now the world is small Remember how it used to be With mountains, and oceans, and winters, and rivers and stars Fill: Am G G F x2 Verse: Am (x02210@1) Watch the sky the jet-planes GSo (320003@1)far out of my reach G (320003@1) FIs (133211@1)there someone up there lookin' down on me? AmBoy (x02210@1)chase a bird GSo (320003@1)close but every time GHe (320003@1)never catch her FBut (133211@1)he can't stop trying Chorus: CFunny (x32010@1)the way it is GAnd (320003@1)if you think about it BmOne (x24432@1)kid walks 10 miles to school FWhile (133211@1)another's droppin' out CFunny (x32010@1)the way it is GNo (320003@1)matter right or wrong BmOn (x24432@1)a soldier's last breath FHis (133211@1)baby's being born CFunny (x32010@1)the way it is GNo (320003@1)matter right or wrong BmSomebody's (x24432@1)broken heart FAnd (133211@1)it becomes your favorite song GFunny (320003@1)the way it is GAnd (320003@1)if you think about it BmOne (x24432@1)kid walks 10 miles to school FWhile (133211@1)another's droppin' out E-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-------3-3-------------------------------------------| A-------------3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---10-10---12-12---| E--1-1------------------------------------------------| or E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------0-0---2-2---| D-------3-3---------0-0---2-2---3-3---------------| A-------------3-3---------------------------------| E--1-1--------------------------------------------| Standin' on a bridge Watch the water passin' under me It must have been much harder When there was no bridge just water Now the world is small Remember how it used to be With mountains, and oceans, and winters, and rivers and stars
