Intro: 

Am, F, C 
F, Am, C 

   Am              F                C 
The air is full of dust and smoke and ash 
    F                   Am           C 
The streets are full of rubble and debris 
   Am     F        C 
Of broken bodies, glass, and burning trash, 
   F               Am               C 
The air is full of dust and smoke and ash. 
   Am              F                C 
The news is full of pictures of the crash. 
   F          Am           C 
The skyline's emptiness is all I see. 
   Am             F                  C 
The air is full of dust and smoke and ash. 
   F                   Am         C 
The streets are full of rubble and debris. 

   D                 F               G 
But someone out there cared enough to write, 
   D              F                 G 
We heard it on the news, are you all right? 
   D             F                  G 
And someone cared enough to call and say, 
      D                   F                G 
"We're here for you. Thank God that you're okay." 

    D              C             G             D 
Join hands across a continent and dream a dream of home 
    D                C                G              D 
And all the things it represents, join hands across a continent. 
    D                  C                 G            D 
With this small comfort be content, you'll never stand alone. 
    D              C             G             D 
Join hands across a continent and dream a dream of home. 

(strum the D chord lightly and merge it into the beginning F) 

F             Am             C 
Someone tore a hole out of my sky, 
   Am             F           C 
And with it tore a hole out of my heart. 
   F              Am                 C 
How can I find the breath to ask them why? 
Am           F              C 
Someone tore a hole out of my sky. 
  F            Am            C 
Forgive me if I turn away and cry, 
   Am               F                   C 
It hurts too much, I don't know where to start. 
F             Am             C 
Someone tore a hole out of my sky, 
   Am             F              C 
And with it tore a hole out of my heart. 

   D                    F              G 
But through the fear and through the rising fire 
D                   F           G 
A hundred hands reach out across the wire, 
   D                    F          G 
And through the pain and terror of the day, 
D               F            G 
A thousand voices call across and say 

D                     C             G          D 
Take some small comfort if you can in knowing we are near 
D               C                      G                  D 
With open hearts and loving hands, take some small comfort if you can 
D                 C                G             D 
In knowing someone understands, and we are always here 
D                     C             G          D 
Take some small comfort if you can in knowing we are near. 

Am              F                   C 
Forgive me if my words are less than sure, 
F                Am                  C 
Believe me when I say I'm glad you're here, 
Am               F          C 
The skyline is no comfort anymore, 
F               Am                  C 
Forgive me if my words are less than sure 
Am           F              C 
But somehow I know we will endure 
   F                 Am                 C 
For though the sky is dark I know you're near 
  Am            F                   C 
Forgive me if my words are less than sure, 
F               Am                 C 
Believe me when I say I'm glad you're here. 

   D                F              G 
And people out there care enough to cry 
   D             F            G 
For broken pieces of another's sky 
  D              F                G 
To offer hands to help me find the way 
  D                F                G 
To smile through my tears and softly say 

    D              C             G             D 
Join hands across a continent and dream a dream of home 
    D                C                G              D 
And all the things it represents, join hands across a continent. 
    D                  C                 G            D 
With this small comfort be content, you'll never stand alone. 
    D              C             G             D 
Join hands across a continent and dream a dream of home. 
    D              C             G             D 
Join hands across a continent and dream a dream of home. 

Join hands across a continent and dream a dream of home. 

Music © September 14, 2001