[Intro]

E - D - C#m F#m B#m

E - D - C#m F#m B#m E

[Verse]

A A7
I believe the children are our future
A A7
Teach them well and let them lead the way
D D7 D
Show them all the beauty they posses inside
C#m F#m Bm
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
E - D C#m F#m Bm E A
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

A A7
Everybody seaching for a hero
A A7
People need someone to look up to
D D7 D
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
C#m F#m Bm E D
A lonely place to be, and so I learned to depend on me

[Pre-Chorus]

A /C#
I decided long ago
Bm E D
Never to walk in anyone's shadows
A/C#
If I failed, if I succeed
 Bm E
At least I lived as I believe
D A/C#
No matter what they take from me

Bm E7 hold
They can't take away my dignity

[Chorus]

D C#m F#m Bm
Because the grea….test, love of all
E - D C#m F#m Bm
Is happening to me
E - D C#m F#m Bm
I found the grea…..test, love of all
E7 A hold
Inside of me

G - F#m Bm Em
The greatest love of all
A A/G F#m Bm Em
Is easy to achieve
A A/G F#m Bm
learning to love yourself
Em A D
it is the greatest love of all

[Verse]

A A7
I believe the children are our future
A A7
Teach them well and let them lead the way
D D7 D
Show them all the beauty they posses inside
C#m F#m Bm
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
E - D C#m F#m Bm E D
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

[Pre-Chorus]

A /C#
I decided long ago
Bm E D
Never to walk in anyone's shadows
A/C#
If I failed, if I succeed
Bm E
At least I lived as I believe
D A/C#
No matter what they take from me
Bm E7 hold
They can't take away my dignity

[Chorus]

D C#m F#m Bm
Because the grea….test, love of all
E - D C#m F#m Bm
Is happening to me
E - D C#m F#m Bm
I found the grea…..test, love of all
E7 A hold
Inside of me
 G - F#m Bm Em
The greatest love of all
A A/G F#m Bm Em
Is easy to achieve
A A/G F#m Bm
learning to love yourself
Em A D
it is the greatest love of all

[Coda]

E - D C#m F#m Bm
And if by chance that special place
E - D C#m F#m Bm
that you've been dreaming of
E - D C#m F#m
Leads you to a lonely place
Bm E D A/C# Bm… A

find your strength in love