| F | | Bb | | | | Grandma told me stories... 'bout life from way back when |
| F | | Bb | | | | Walking uphill | both ways through the snow. |
| F | | Bb | | | | Rugged people | trudging down the | narrow path a - head |
| F | | Bb | | | | Going where their dad-dy said to go |
| Bb | | Dm | | | | Way back when... | | Everything seemed simple baby |
| Bb | | Dm | | | | Some day soon... maybe | | it'll all make sense again but |
| Bb | | F | | | | Here and now... got a world to explore. Got some |
| C | | C | | | | Riddles to un - ravel, ba by what you waiting for? | | | for? |
| F | | Bb | | | Here and | now... here and now... we got | | choices all a - round |
| F | | Bb | | | Here and now... here and now... | | now... we got | interest com - pound...ing. |
| Dm | | Fm6 | | | | Taking things for | granted that'd | shatter Newton's mind |
| F | Bb | | F | | What'll we find in to - | | morrow's here and | now |
| F | | Bb7 |
| F | | Bb7 |
| Bb | | Dm | | | | Way back when... | | Everything seemed simple baby |
| Bb | | Dm | | | | Some day soon... maybe | | it'll all make sense again but |
| Bb | | F | | | | Here and now... got a world to explore. Got some |
| C | | C | | | | Riddles to un - ravel, ba by what you waiting for? | | | for? |
| F | | Bb | | | Here and | now... here and now... we got | | pens instead of swords |
| F | | Bb | | | Here and now... here and now... | | now... turning | ploughshares into tractors |
| Dm | | Fm6 | | | | Taking things for | granted, super- | stim-u-lus ga - lore |
| F | Bb | | F | | What's in store for to - | | morrow's here and now | now |
| Bb | | Dm | | | | Way back when... | | Everything seemed simple baby |
| Bb | | Dm | | | | Some day soon... maybe | | it'll all make sense again but |
| Bb | | F | | | | Here and now... got a world to explore. Got some |
| C | | C | | | | Riddles to un - ravel, ba by what you waiting for? | | | for? |
| F | | Bb | | | Here and now... here and now... (here and now... here and now...) |
| F | | Bb | | | Here and now... here and now... (here and now... here and now...) |
| F | | Bb7 | | cut non-drum instruments | Here and | now... here and now... we got | | smallpox locked up tight |
| F | | Bb7 | | | Here and now... here and | | now... Our AIDS | prevention works all right |
| Dm | | Bb | | | Here and now... here and | | now... Summon | cookies late at night! |
| F | Bb | | F | instruments return | But I'll see you in to- | | morrow's here and now | now |
| F | | Bb | | | Here and | now... here and now... we got | | robots driving | cars |
| F | | Bb7 | | | Here and now... here and now... | | now... Predict | with swift robust ba- | zaars |
| F | | Bb | | | Here and now... here and now... | | now... we got | smart philanthro-py |
| F | | Bb7 | | | With some sci-en-tific | | rigor and some | met-a-na-ly - ses. Yeah! |
| Bb | | Dm | | | | Way back when... | | Everything seemed simple baby |
| Bb | | Dm | | | | Some day soon... maybe | | it'll all make sense again but |
| Bb | | F | | | | Here and now... got a world to explore. Got some |
| C | | Bb | | | | Riddles to un - ravel... | | ... tell me | what you waiting |
| F | | Bb | | | | for... | | ... tell me | what you waiting |
| F | | Bb | | | | for... | | ... tell me | what you waiting |
| F | | | | | | for... |