G C
i went to the ukraine they don't have much to eat
Am G
no sugar on the table but the people stay sweet
G C
i've been to the third world they've got nothing but hope
Am G
through the starving and dying sometimes somehow they cope
Am C G
it was a revelation - a revelation - a revelation to me
G C
i've been to the u.s. promised land of the free
Am G
with the workless and homeless begging on every street
Am C G
it was a revelation - a revelation - a revelation to me
D G Em A
revelation, it was a revelation
G C
and right here in europe far as can be seen
Am G
butter mountains and wine lakes that much food it's obscene
G C
now you can label me stupid or naive with this song
Am G
but when children are starving i know what's right and what's wrong
Am C G
it was a revelation - a revelation - a revelation to me
D G Em A F C Am G
revelation, it was a revelation, revelation, it was a re - - velation
F C
it was a revelation, a revelation to me.