Am G F  Am G F  Am G F  Am G F

[Verse 1]
Am       G       F        Am      G      F
Blood in all the streets, running like a flood
Am        G        F                  G
There's nowhere to hide, nowhere that I can go
Am      G      F     Am       G       F
I reach out my hand, touching death itself
Am     G    F            G
Just a holy day in Sarajevo


[Verse 2]
Am    G       F      Am       G      F
I can hear my heart, pounding like a clock
Am     G        F                   G
Hiding from the planes and from the bombing
Am   G        F    Am      G       F
Fire from the sky, burning down my life
Am       G       F                G
There is no more love and no more longing


[Chorus]
Am         G        C             F          Am
But when I close my eyes, I dream of peace
           Em             F      C
I dream of flowers on the hill
          G             Dm7
I dream I see my mother smiling
Am     G     F      G           C         F
When I close my eyes I dream of peace


[Verse 3]
Am     G     F     Am      G        F
Once I had a home, once my life was good
Am      G      F                   G
Once my mother sang to me and held me
Am       G    F     Am      G        F
Then the fire came, falling from the sky
Am       G      F                    G
There is no one left who can protect me


[Verse 4]
Am      G      F         Am    G        F
War's a wicked bird that never comes to rest
Am      G      F                      G
Feeding on the dreams of all the children
Am       G    F    Am     G      F
War's an evil bird flying in the dark
Am    G    F                   G
Every holy promise has been broken


[Chorus]
Am         G        C             F          Am
But when I close my eyes, I dream of peace
           Em             F      C
I dream of flowers on the hill
          G             Dm7
I dream I see my mother smiling
Am     G     F      G           C         F
When I close my eyes I dream of peace


[Verse 5]
Am        G        F    Am       G    F
Can't you stop the war, bring it to a close
Am      G        F               G
You are tall and strong and I am just a child
Am       G       F      Am       G       F
Can't we live in peace, stop the flowing blood
Am     G       F                 G
Make a blessed world where I can be a child


[Chorus]
Am       G          C                     F
When you close your eyes, do you dream of peace?
Am              Em             F
Do you dream of flowers on the hill?
C                G               Dm7
Do you dream you see your mother smiling?
Am       G          F   G                C
When you close your eyes do you dream of peace?


[Chorus]
Am       G          C                     F
When you close your eyes, do you dream of peace?
Am              Em             F
Do you dream of flowers on the hill?
C                G               Dm7
Do you dream you see your mother smiling?
Am   G       F   G            C
Open up your eyes and give us peace