Written by Alan Hull
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 knowsverse 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 yearsEm 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 tryBridge: 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 callsEm 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 tryEm 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