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A ray of ^Fhope ^Gflickers in the ^Fs

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^F A tiny star ^Dmlights up way up ^Gh

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h^G All a^Fcross the land, ^Gdawns a brand new ^Emmorn ^DmThis comes to ^Gpass ^Dmwhen a ^G7child is ^Fborn

A silent ^Fwish ^Gsails the seven ^Fs

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s^F The winds of change ^Dmwhisper in the ^Gt

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e^Gs And the ^Fwalls of doubt ^Gcrumble, tossed and ^Emtorn ^DmThis comes to ^Gpass ^Dmwhen a ^G7child is ^Fborn

A rosy ^Fhue ^Gsettles all a^Fr

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n^Fd You've got the feel ^Dmyou're on solid ^Gg

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u^Gnd For a spe^Fll or two, ^Gno-one seems for^Emlorn ^DmThis comes to ^Gpass ^Dmwhen a ^G7child is ^Fborn

And all of this happens because the world is waiting, Waiting for one child Black, white, yellow, no-one knows But a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter, Hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbour And misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten, forever

It's all a ^Fdream, ^Gan illusion ^Fn

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^F It must come true, ^Dmsometime soon some^Gh

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^G All a^Fcross the land, ^Gdawns a brand new ^Emmorn ^DmThis comes to ^Gpass ^Dmwhen a ^G7child is ^Fborn

Johnny Mathis - When a child is born