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[Verse 1]
       D            G               D
We are passing this world on to our kids
         G             D/F#             Em
From the day when they climb from their cribs
      A
We'll try and teach them well, show them that they're loved
           G                             A
But in the end all we can do is hope our best was good enough
        D                               D7
They'll witness how this life can be so beautiful and cruel
         G                                                E
We can't shelter them forever but if we show them all the tools
           A                     A#dim7        Bm                G
They might leave this world in a little better shape than me and you
D      A            D
We are only passing through

[Chorus]
        D                D7                G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D      E            A
We are only passing through
        D                D7                G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D      A            D
We are only passing through

[Verse 2]
       D             G              D
We are watching this world from our living rooms
     G                 D/F#             Em
Near forty years since we walked on the moon
     A
This big blue ball is shrinking and I don't know if that's good
        G                                  A
But for better or for worse now this whole world is our neighborhood
             D                       D7
And there is no place left to run to,  to stay above the fray
G                                  E
  We better learn to get along not just to get our way
    A             A#dim7        Bm                  G
Not only for each other but our children's children too
D      A            D
We are only passing through

[Chorus]
        D                D7                G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D      E            A
We are only passing through
        D                D7                G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D      A            D
We are only passing through

[Verse 3]
      D                G                D
And I wonder sometimes what will I pass on
    G                  D/F#           Em
How much can one voice do with just a song
            A
Sometimes injustice and indifference are all that I see
        G                              A
But I refuse to let my hope become the latest casualty
        D                                 D7
So I'll sing of love and truth and try to practice what I preach
   G                                         E
If I can't change the world, I'll change the world within my reach
     A               A#dim7              Bm              G
What better place to start than here and now with me and you
D      A            D
We are only passing through

[Chorus]
        D                D7                G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D      E            A
We are only passing through
        D                D7                G
Passing through (passing through), passing through
D      A            Bm      G
We are only passing through
D      A            D
We are only passing through