IntroAmCDVerse 1AmFC
Was the fortune of soldiers to be always at war
GF
Sighting down the barrel at whatever comes?
AmFC
Till the fighters forgot what they were doing it for
GD
And reason was lost in the sound of the drums
Verse 2AmFC
'Twas the fortune of soldiers to be always alone
GF
Forgetting the faces of all their loved ones
AmFC
Far from their daydreams, far from their homes
GD
Love songs were drowned in the sound of the drums
ChorusGG/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
ChorusGG/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
Am
They weren't imagining what one dreamer can do
Verse 3AmFC
'Tis the fortune of bankers and builders of arms
GF
To worship the profit however it comes
AmFC
Up in their towers, sheltered from harm
GD
Far from the smoke and the sound of the drums
Verse 4AmFC
'Tis the fortune of dreamers to see what they see
GF
To live with the scorn till the miracle comes
AmFC
To teach us the music and show us the key
GD
And the Chorus to silence the sound of the drums
ChorusGG/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
ChorusGG/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
Am
They weren't imagining what one dreamer can do
InstrumentalAmFCGFAmFCGDVerse 5]
AmFC
'Tis the fortune of children to have such a choice
GF
To grow up to be dreamers or builders of guns
AmFC
Born to be angels, born to rejoice
GD
Not to grow up to the sound of the drums
ChorusGG/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
ChorusGG/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
It's a fantasy
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