For [E]all the cars, that [Bm] didn’t [D]crash
On [A]Beach Ave[E]nu[D]e, in the [A]rain
Thank Heavens
For the lucky stars, of the human race
That have meant we squeak through
Again and again
[E]All the [A]accidents [E] that had [D]accidents
And [F#m]never [E]happened,
But [D]could have had [A]things been differ[E]ent
All the incidents of lucky coincidence
No on saw happen, that changed the course
of events
[F#m]It’s a [D]miracle how [E]rarely we need [F#m]one
[F#m]It’s a [A]miracle how [D]fa-a-[A]ar we’ve [E]come
I’ve never seen a miracle like
the ones folks describe
But it’s a miracle I’ve come to realize
[F#m]Just [A]being ... a[Bm]li[E]ve
[F#m]I’m so [D]glad we’re [E]still in one [A]piece
The [F#m]luck we’ve [D]had is [Bm]beyond [E]belief
[F#m]I’m so [D]glad we’re [A]still in one [A]pi[E]ece
The [F#m]luck we’ve [D]had [Bm] is beyond be[E]lief
[E] [A] [E] [D] [E] [F#m] [D] [E]
[E]Thank [A]Heavens,
For [E]all the cars, that [Bm] didn’t [D]crash
On [A]Beach Ave[E]nu[D]e, in the [A]rain
All the ships that just missed a rock
The foiled plots, and all the the guns
that were never bought
All the bombs that did not get dropped
[D]Missiles, [A]unshot, left [E]to rot
All the green-skinned guys with big almond eyes
Prophesied to have arrived from the sky that
(just) never materialized
All the galaxies that did not collide
And the stars, that never novaed despite their size
All the times humankind's survived
Because an asteroid flew wide
[CHORUS]
Who can re-do the (recipe for) the primordial stew
Has (can) the lightning strike that brought
life to life happen twice
How’d that goo of Aminos turn into
Nucleics to Bacilli, Eukaryotes to me and you
And the mathematical constants set so precise
Just right for all extant forms of life
And the Big Bang in the cosmic night
That turned nothing to something big and bright
[CHORUS]
[E]Thank [A]Heavens
For [E]all the cars
That [Bm] didn’t [D]crash
On [A]Beach Ave[E]nu[D]e
In the [A]rain