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A ray of ^Ghope ^Dflickers in the ^Gs

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^G A tiny star ^Emlights up way up ^Dh

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h^D All a^Ccross the land, ^Ddawns a brand new ^Bmmorn ^EmThis comes to ^Dpass ^Amwhen a ^D7child is ^Gborn

A silent ^Gwish ^Dsails the seven ^Gs

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s^G The winds of change ^Emwhisper in the ^Dt

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e^Ds And the ^Cwalls of doubt ^Dcrumble, tossed and ^Bmtorn ^EmThis comes to ^Dpass ^Amwhen a ^D7child is ^Gborn

A rosy ^Ghue ^Dsettles all a^Gr

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n^Gd You've got the feel ^Emyou're on solid ^Dg

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u^Dnd For a spe^Cll or two, ^Dno-one seems for^Bmlorn ^EmThis comes to ^Dpass ^Amwhen a ^D7child is ^Gborn

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 ^Gdream, ^Dan illusion ^Gn

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^G It must come true, ^Emsometime soon some^Dh

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^D All a^Ccross the land, ^Ddawns a brand new ^Bmmorn ^EmThis comes to ^Dpass ^Amwhen a ^D7child is ^Gborn

Johnny Mathis - When a child is born