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 - G - G - F 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 - G - Bm - F 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 Am Lyin? in the park G On a beautiful day G F Sun shine in the grass and the children play Am Siren?s passin? G Fire engine's red G F Someone?s house is burning down on a day like this Am The evening comes G And we?re hangin? out G On the front step F And a car goes by with the windows rolled down Am G And that war song is playin ?why can?t we be friends?? G F Someone's screamin? and cryin? in the apartment upstairs Chorus: C-G-Bm-F C Funny the way it is G And if you think about it Bm Somebody?s goin? hungry F And someone else is eatin? out C Funny the way it is G Whether right or wrong Bm Somebody?s heart is broken F 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 G The way your mouth feels in your lover?s kiss G Like a pretty bird on a breeze F Or water to a fish Am G But a bomb blast brings the building crashin? to the floor G F Hear the laughter while the children play war Chorus: C Funny the way it is G And if you think about it Bm One kid walks 10 miles to school F While another?s droppin? out C Funny the way it is G No matter right or wrong Bm On a soldier?s last breath F His 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 Watch the sky the jet-planes G So far out of my reach G F Is there someone up there lookin? down on me? Am Boy chase a bird G So close but every time G He never catch her F But he can?t stop trying Chorus: C Funny the way it is G And if you think about it Bm One kid walks 10 miles to school F While another?s droppin? out C Funny the way it is G No matter right or wrong Bm On a soldier?s last breath F His baby?s being born C Funny the way it is G No matter right or wrong Bm Somebody?s broken heart F And it becomes your favorite song G Funny the way it is G And if you think about it Bm One kid walks 10 miles to school F While 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
