Amazon (Let This Be a Voice)

Words & Music by John Denver
from Different Direction (1991)


Unusual chord:
D*    :	  |||222


D             D*   D   G	     D
There is a river that runs from the mountains
            D* D     G    D
   That one river is all rivers
   G                   D
   All rivers are that one


             D*   D    G	    D
There is a tree that stands in the forest
             D* D    G    D
   That one tre-e is all forests
   G                  D
   All trees are that one

             D*   D      G	      D
There is a flower that blooms in the desert
             D*  D     G     D
   That one blossom is all flowers
   G                    D
   All flowers are that one

            D*    D   G	           D
There is a bird that sings in the jungle
            D* D    G    D
   That one song is all music
   G                  D
   All songs are that one

G	   A       D
It is the song of life
G	    A        D
It is the flower of faith
G	    A      D
It is the tree of temptation
G	   A        D  A  D
It is the river of no regret

             D*    D    G	     D
There is a child that cries in the ghetto
             D* D      G     D
   That one chi--ld is all children
   G                     D
   All children are that one

           D* D          G	      D
There is a vision that shines in the darkness
           D* D      G    	  D
  That one vision is all of our dreams
   G                          D
   All of our dreams are that one

G	 A         D
It is a vision of heaven
G	  A        D
It is a child of promise
G	    A      D
It is the tree of temptation
G	   A        D  A  D
It is the river of no regret

      A        G             D
Let this be a voice for the mountains
      A        G             D
Let this be a voice for the river
      A        G             D
Let this be a voice for the forest
      A        G             D
Let this be a voice for the flowers
      A        G             D
Let this be a voice for the desert
      A        G             D
Let this be a voice for the ocean
      A        G             D
Let this be a voice for the children
      A        G             D
Let this be a voice for the dreamers
      A        G        D  A  D
Let this be a voice of no regret
    A  D
no regret