Children of the Universe chords by John Denver

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Verse 1
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A heritage of vision
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Was given to  us all
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To smell the rose's fragrance
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To hear the songbird's call
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To watch the distant moonlight fill
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The coming of the tides
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To understand that life is more
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Than always choosing sides
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Verse 2
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And some have seen what can be seen
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Of sailing ships and kings
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And some are given feet of clay
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And some are given wings
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And some must struggle just to breathe
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Some have a golden spoon
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And some will never leave the nest
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While some walk on the moon
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Verse 3
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And don't you know the life that lives
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Within the silent hills
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Is just as rich and beautiful
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And just as unfulfilled
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As man with all his intellect
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His reason and his choice
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Oh, who's to say the nightingale
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Has any less a voice
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Verse 4
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silver dolphins
twist and dance
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And sing to one another
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The cosmic ocean knows no bounds
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For all that lives are
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brothers
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The whippoorwill, the grizzly bear
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The elephant, the whale
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All children of the universe
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All weavers of the tale
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Verse 5
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So palomino lie back down
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And dream yourself to sleep
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The hawk flies with the morning dove
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The lion with the sheep
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As far away as you may go
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We'll never be apart
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It's in your dreams that you will know
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The seasons of the heart