[C]How many [Am]mountains [F]must you [C]face be[F]fore you [G]learn to [C]climb.
[C]I'm gonna [Am]give you [F]what it [C]takes, my [F]univ[G]ersal [C]child.
[C]I'm gonna [Am]try to [F]find a [C]way to [F]keep you [G]safe from [C]harm.
[C]I'm gonna [Am]be a [F]special [C]place, a [F]shelter [G]from the [C]storm.
[C]And I can [F]see [C]you, you're [F]every[C]where, your [F]portrait [G]fills the [Am]sky.[G]
[C]I'm gonna [Am]wrap my [F]arms around [C]you, my [F]univ[G]ersal c[C]hild.
[C]And when I [Am]look in[F]to your [C]eyes, so [F]inno[G]cent and p[C]ure.
[C]I see the s[Am]hadow [F]of the [C]things that [F]you've had [G]to end[C]ure.
[C]I see the [Am]tracks of [F]every [C]tear that [F]ran right [G]down your [C]face.
[C]I see the [Am]hurt, I [F]see the [C]pain, I [F]see the [G]human r[C]ace.
[C]I can [F]feel [C]you, you're [F]everyw[C]here, [F]shining [G]like the [Am]sun.[G]
[C]And I wished to [Am]god that [F]kids like [C]you could [F]be like [G]every[C]one.
[C]How many [Am]tumbles [F]must it [C]take bef[F]ore you [G]learn to [C]fly.
[C]I'm going to [Am]help you [F]spread your [C]wings, my [F]univ[G]ersal [C]child.
[C]I'm gonna [Am]try to [F]find a [C]way to [F]keep you [G]safe from [C]harm.
[C]We're gonna [Am]be a s[F]pecial [C]place, a [F]shelter [G]from the [C]storm.
[C]I can [F]feel [C]you, you're [F]every[C]where [F]shining [G]like the [Am]sun.[G]
[C]And I wished to [Am]god that [F]kids like [C]you could [F]be like [G]every[C]one
[C]And I wished to [Am]god that [F]kids like [C]you could [F]be like [G]every[C]one.
[C]I'm gonna [Am]give you [F]what it [C]takes, my [F]univ[G]ersal [C]child.
[C]I'm gonna [Am]try to [F]find a [C]way to [F]keep you [G]safe from [C]harm.
[C]I'm gonna [Am]be a [F]special [C]place, a [F]shelter [G]from the [C]storm.
[C]And I can [F]see [C]you, you're [F]every[C]where, your [F]portrait [G]fills the [Am]sky.[G]
[C]I'm gonna [Am]wrap my [F]arms around [C]you, my [F]univ[G]ersal c[C]hild.
[C]And when I [Am]look in[F]to your [C]eyes, so [F]inno[G]cent and p[C]ure.
[C]I see the s[Am]hadow [F]of the [C]things that [F]you've had [G]to end[C]ure.
[C]I see the [Am]tracks of [F]every [C]tear that [F]ran right [G]down your [C]face.
[C]I see the [Am]hurt, I [F]see the [C]pain, I [F]see the [G]human r[C]ace.
[C]I can [F]feel [C]you, you're [F]everyw[C]here, [F]shining [G]like the [Am]sun.[G]
[C]And I wished to [Am]god that [F]kids like [C]you could [F]be like [G]every[C]one.
[C]How many [Am]tumbles [F]must it [C]take bef[F]ore you [G]learn to [C]fly.
[C]I'm going to [Am]help you [F]spread your [C]wings, my [F]univ[G]ersal [C]child.
[C]I'm gonna [Am]try to [F]find a [C]way to [F]keep you [G]safe from [C]harm.
[C]We're gonna [Am]be a s[F]pecial [C]place, a [F]shelter [G]from the [C]storm.
[C]I can [F]feel [C]you, you're [F]every[C]where [F]shining [G]like the [Am]sun.[G]
[C]And I wished to [Am]god that [F]kids like [C]you could [F]be like [G]every[C]one
[C]And I wished to [Am]god that [F]kids like [C]you could [F]be like [G]every[C]one.