Eb 
   I used to think the world was flat
Cm
   Rarely threw my hat into the crowd
 Ab                           Bb
I felt i had used up my quota of yearning
Eb
   Used to look in on the children at night
Cm
   In the glow of their donald duck light
 Ab
And frighten myself with the thought
                  Bb
Of my little ones burning

    Cm      Bb            Eb
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Cm  Bb            Eb
    The tide is turning

Eb
   Satellite buzzing through the endless night
Cm
   Exclusive to moonshots and world title fights
 Ab                                    Bb
Jesus christ! Imagine what it must be earning!
Eb
   Who is the strongest? Who is the best?
Cm
   Who holds the aces: the east or the west?
 Ab                                  Bb
This is the crap our children are learning!
    Cm      Bb             Eb
But oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Cm  Bb             Eb
    The tide is turning
    Cm      Bb             Eb
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning

Eb
   Now the satellite's confused

'cos on saturday night
Cm
   The airwaves were full of compassion and light
 Ab
And his silicon heart warmed
 Ab                                 Bb
To the sight of a billion candles burning
    Cm      Bb             Eb
Oo, oo, oo, the tide is turning
    Cm      Bb             Eb
Oo, oo, oo, the tide is turning

(the tide is turning, billy)

Eb
I'm not saying that the battle is won
Cm
But on saturday night all those kids in the sun
Ab
Wrested technology's sword
                       Bb
From the hand of the war lords
Cm      Bb            Eb
Oh, oh, oh, the tide is turning
Cm  Bb            Eb
    The tide is turning