Key: G
Introduction: G D G C D G Em C G D C
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
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
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
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
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 )
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
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