Pick up

| E D |

Instruments

| C#m7 F#m7 | Bm7 E D | C#m7 F#m7 | Bm7 E11 |

* Verse

A Aaug A6 A7 I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the wayDmaj7 Daug D13 Daug Show them all the beauty they posses inside C#m7 F#m7 Bm7Give them a sense of pride to make it easierE D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E11Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

Verse

A Aaug A6 A7Everybody seaching for a hero People need someone to look up toDmaj7 Daug D13 DaugI never found anyone who fulfilled my needs C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E11A lonely place to be, so I learned to depend on me

** Pre-Hook

Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 E11I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadowDmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 E11If I failed, if I succeed, at least I lived as I believedDmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 E11No matter what they take from me they can't take away my dignity...

*** Hook

D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E D | C#m7 F#m7 | Bm7Because the greatest love of all is happening to me E D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E11 | Aadd9 A7 |I found the greatest love of all inside of me F#m7 Bm7 Em7 A G F#m7 Bm7 Em7The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve A G F#m7 Bm7 Em7 A11 Dmaj7Learning to love yourself, it is the greatest love of all

* Verse

A Aaug A6 A7 I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the wayDmaj7 Daug D13 Daug Show them all the beauty they posses inside C#m7 F#m7 Bm7Give them a sense of pride to make it easierE D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E11Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

** Pre-Hook

Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 E11I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadowDmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 E11If I failed, if I succeed, at least I lived as I believedDmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 E11No matter what they take from me they can't take away my dignity...

*** Hook

D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E D | C#m7 F#m7 | Bm7Because the greatest love of all is happening to me E D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E11 | Aadd9 A7 |I found the greatest love of all inside of me F#m7 Bm7 Em7 A G F#m7 Bm7 Em7The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve A G F#m7 Bm7 Em7 A11 Dmaj7Learning to love yourself, it is the greatest love of all

Ending

E D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7And if by chance that special place that you've been dreaming ofE D C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 E | Dmaj7 A/C# | Bm7 E11 Aadd9 |Leads you to a lonely place find your strength in love.......