Intro: G-Gadd9 G D G C D G Em C G D C
verse 1:
G D G
And the sound I remember when I was young
C D G
Was an old man talking 'bout the things he'd done
Em C G
And the battles he fought and the war he won
D C
Long time__ ago
verse 2:
G D G
Well, he been looking back now at that smiling space
C D G
Just thinking about them good old days
Em C G
You can take his past, you can take his place
D C
You can't kill what an old man knows
Em C
But we can make it
G A7
We can make it
C Em Am G D C G D
We can make it if we try
verse 3:
G D G
We'll try to imagine or understand
C D G
The power that lies in these two hands
Em C G
Oh, the passion that burns in the heart of a man
D C
Who holds no fear
verse 4:
G D G
And the fools who agree it's a merry-go-round
C D G
Just give us the tools and we'll turn it 'round
Em C G
We can lean up straight from a hole in the ground
D C
For a thousand years
Em C
We can make it
G A7
We can make it
C Em Am G D C G
Ain't no reason why
Em C
We can make it
G A7
We can make it
C Em Am G D C B7
We can make it if we try
Bridge:
Em Am7 Em
And we knew how to make it (when the chips were down)
Am7 Em
Knew how to take it (when the chips were down)
Am7 C
Knew how to turn it all around ( Ye-e-ss )
Instrumental: G D G C D G Em C G D C
VERSE 5:
G D G
Well, try to imagine what the future brings
C D G
Ships of steel on gossamer wings
Em C G
A line of freedom, a line of kings
D C
Is this the way the magic falls
VERSE 6:
G D G
Well, there might be a heaven, there might be a hell
C D G
But there will be a future, 'cause we can tell
Em C G
I can see his face 'cause I know it so well
D C
I still hear when the old man calls
Em C
We can make it
G A7
We can make it
C Em Am G D C Eb
Ain't no reason why
Em C
We can make it
G A7
We can make it
C Em Am G D C Eb
We can make it if we try
Em C
We can make it
G A7
We can make it
C Em Am G D C Eb
There ain't no reason why
Em C
We can make it
G A7
We can make it
C Em Am G D Eb
We can make it if we try___
Em C
We can make it
G A7
We can make it
C Em Am G D C Eb
There ain't no reason why
Composição de Alan Hull