Key: E
Introduction:
Eb
I used to think the world was flat
Cm
Rarely threw my hat into the crowd
Ab Bb
I felt i had used up my quota of yearning
Eb
Used to look in on the children at night
Cm
In the glow of their donald duck light
Ab
And frighten myself with the thought
Bb
Of my little ones burning
Cm Bb Eb
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Cm Bb Eb
The tide is turning
Eb
Satellite buzzing through the endless night
Cm
Exclusive to moonshots and world title fights
Ab Bb
Jesus christ! Imagine what it must be earning!
Eb
Who is the strongest? Who is the best?
Cm
Who holds the aces: the east or the west?
Ab Bb
This is the crap our children are learning!
Cm Bb Eb
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Cm Bb Eb
The tide is turning
Cm Bb Eb
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Eb
Now the satellite's confused
'cos on saturday night
Cm
The airwaves were full of compassion and light
Ab
And his silicon heart warmed
Ab Bb
To the sight of a billion candles burning
Cm Bb Eb
Oo, oo, oo, the tide is turning
Cm Bb Eb
Oo, oo, oo, the tide is turning
(the tide is turning, billy)
Eb
I'm not saying that the battle is won
Cm
But on saturday night all those kids in the sun
Ab
Wrested technology's sword
Bb
From the hand of the war lords
Cm Bb Eb
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Cm Bb Eb
The tide is turning