[Intro]
E A E B E
[Estrofa]
       E              B              
So you speak to me of sadness and the
 A             E 
 coming of the winter, 
So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter, 
C#m             G#m               
fear that is within' you know that
  A               B 
 seems to never  end, 
fear that is within' you know that seems to never  end, 
        E                 B 
and the dreams that have escaped you
 
and the dreams that have escaped you 
        A                   E 
and the hope that you've forgotten 
        C#m               E         
and you tell me that you need me now
         B 
 and you want to be my friend 
and you tell me that you need me now and you want to be my friend 
        A 
and you wonder where we're going, 
             E                   
where's the rhyme and where's the
  B 
 reason 
where's the rhyme and where's the reason 
         C#m          E           B 
and it's you cannot accept it is here
 we must begin 
and it's you cannot accept it is here we must begin 
            F#m 
to seek the wisdom of the children 
        E               A         
and the graceful way of flowers in
     B 
 the wind.
and the graceful way of flowers in the wind.
[Estribillo]
        E                B          
For the children and the flowers are
    A              E 
 my sisters and my brothers, 
For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers, 
      C#m                 G#m      
their laughter and their loveliness
        A             B 
 would clear a cloudy day. 
their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day. 
         E             B           
Like the music of the mountains and
     A             E 
 the colors of the rainbow 
Like the music of the mountains and the colors of the rainbow 
          C#m             E 
they're a promise of the future 
        B            E 
and the blessing for today.
[Estrofa]
           E               B         
Though the city starts to crumble and
     A            E 
 the towers fall around us 
Though the city starts to crumble and the towers fall around us 
    C#m            G#m           
the sun is slowly fading and it's
  A               B 
 colder than the sea 
the sun is slowly fading and it's colder than the sea 
      E                 B            
it is written: From the desert to the
   A                    E 
 mountains they shall lead us 
it is written: From the desert to the mountains they shall lead us 
       C#m              E         
by the  hand and by the  heart and
      B 
 they will comfort you and me. 
by the  hand and by the  heart and they will comfort you and me. 
         A                           
In their innocence and trusting, they
      E              B 
 will teach us to be free.
In their innocence and trusting, they will teach us to be free.
[Estribillo]
        E                B          
For the children and the flowers are
    A              E 
 my sisters and my brothers, 
For the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers, 
      C#m                 G#m      
their laughter and their loveliness
        A             B 
 would clear a cloudy day. 
their laughter and their loveliness would clear a cloudy day. 
         E             A           
And the song that I am singing is a
 B              E 
 prayer for non-believers 
And the song that I am singing is a prayer for non-believers 
          C#m         E          B   
come and stand beside us, we can find
           A    E 
 a better way.
come and stand beside us, we can find a better way.