A Year Or A Day

Intro: Dm C A# Dm 

Dm 
Seen from the height 
     A# 
Of a thousand miles 
    Am                          Dm 
The earth looks the same as it did 
Dm                   A# 
How is it we can fly faster than day 
       Am                       Dm 
But we can't find the things we need 

G                  F 
Young man said the old man 
        C                         Dm 
Let the youth in your heart be at rest 
       G 
We may all be dead 
     F 
In a year or a day 
         C                   Dm   C A# Dm 
When the devil is put to the test 

D5 C5 A#5 D5 

The day of creation 
Was our finest hour 
It's something we ought to defend 
But it's been so abused 
Since the first day of light 
That no glory can come in the end 

Young man cried the old man 
There is victory in staying alive 
And if you care so little 
For the world we're in 
Why and what do you 
Want to survive 

Am 
Can't we try 
           A# 
To let the past go by 
          C 
With it's lessons firmly 
              Em 
Settled in our minds 
       Dm 
To our children one by one 
      G 
And before the darkness comes 
       C                     F 
Let us leave a world full of light 
               Dm 
Of a different kind 

Am 
In truth they should meet 
         Dm 
And with love 
Their hearts should beat 
         G 
And with patience 
          E               Am 
Solve the problems of our time 

It wouldn't be so hard to do 
It's only up to me and you 
Let us not bequeath 
A life that is a crime 

Dm 
Seen from the height of a thousand miles 
    G                          Dm 
The earth looks the same as it did 
Dm 
How is it we can fly faster than day 
       G                       Dm 
But we can't find the things we need 


Young man cried the old man 
Let the youth in your heart be at rest 
We may all be dead 
In a year or a day 
When the devil is put to the test 

Young man ...