Caroline’s tips: A firm favourite of ours, we have performed “You’re The Voice” Words and Music this song for a number of years now but made the decision to by Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie improve the resources & give it a new burst of energy! Ryder & Chris Thompson © 1986 , Recorded by John Farnham and released in 1986 it represents Reproduced by permission of Concord the feel-good power of 80s rock and is a particularly good Songs Limited / A & G Songs Limited stress-buster vocally! For those new to it I hope you love it & / Bucks Music Group LTD for those Rockies who have sung it before, watch out for the small changes – it’s ever so slightly different! CX You’re the Voice

Verse 1 Verse 1 (All) We have ˇ the chance to turn the pa-ges o-ver… ˇ We can write what we wan-na write, ˇ we got-ta make ends meet be-fore we get much old-er… ˇ Pre Chorus 1 Ooh…we’re all some-one’s daugh-ter, ˇ we’re all some-one’s son… ˇ How long.. can we look at each oth-er… ˇ Down the bar-rel of a gun….? ˇ(hold “gun” for 5 beats in total)

Chorus 1 You’re the voice, try and un-der-stand it, ˇ make a noise and make it clear. ˇ Oh…. ˇ Whoa…… ˇ We’re not gon-na sit in si-lence, we’re not gon-na live with fear.ˇ Oh…. ˇ Whoa…… ˇ

Verse 2 This time ˇ we know we all can stand to-geth-er… ˇ With the pow-er to be pow-er-ful, ˇ be-liev-ing we can make it bet-ter… ˇ Pre Chorus 2 Ooh…we’re all some-one’s daugh-ter, ˇ we’re all some-one’s son… ˇ How long.. can we look at each oth-er… ˇ Down the bar-rel of a gun……..? ˇ(hold “gun” for 9 beats in total)

Chorus 2 You’re the voice, try and un-der-stand it, ˇ make a noise and make it clear. ˇ Oh…. ˇ Whoa…… ˇ We’re not gon-na sit in si-lence, we’re not gon-na live with fear.ˇ Oh…. ˇ Whoa…… ˇ

Bridge Ah….ˇAh……..ˇYou’re.. the.. Voice…ˇ Ah……..ˇ You’re.. the.. ˇ Pre Chorus 3

Ooh…we’re all some-one’s daugh-ter, ˇ we’re all some-one’s son… ˇ How long.. can we look at each oth-er… ˇ Down the bar-rel of a gun……..? ˇ(hold “gun” for 9 beats in total)

Chorus 3,4,5 You’re the voice, try and un-der-stand it, ˇ make a noise and make it clear. ˇ Oh…. ˇ Whoa…… ˇ We’re not gon-na sit in si-lence, we’re not gon-na live with fear.ˇ Oh…. ˇ Whoa…… ˇ (Sing 3 times)

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