D G
On the turning away
C Em
From the pale and downtrodden
D G C
And the words they say which we won’t understand.
Em C G
Don’t accept that what’s happening,
Em G C
is just a case of others’ suffering,
G C Em
or you’ll find that you’re joining in
D G
the turning away.
D G
It’s a sin that somehow
C Em
Light is changing to shadow
D G C
And casting its shroud over all we have known.
Em C G
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Em G C
Driven on by a heart of stone
G C Em
We could find that we’re all alone.
D G
In the dream of the proud.
D G
On the wings of the night
C Em
As the daytime is stirring
D G C
Where the speechless unite in a silent accord.
Em C G
Using words you will find are strange
Em G C
Mesmerized as they light the flame
G C Em
Feel the new wind of change
D G
On the wings of the night.
On the turning away
C Em
From the pale and downtrodden
D G C
And the words they say which we won’t understand.
Em C G
Don’t accept that what’s happening,
Em G C
is just a case of others’ suffering,
G C Em
or you’ll find that you’re joining in
D G
the turning away.
D G
It’s a sin that somehow
C Em
Light is changing to shadow
D G C
And casting its shroud over all we have known.
Em C G
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Em G C
Driven on by a heart of stone
G C Em
We could find that we’re all alone.
D G
In the dream of the proud.
D G
On the wings of the night
C Em
As the daytime is stirring
D G C
Where the speechless unite in a silent accord.
Em C G
Using words you will find are strange
Em G C
Mesmerized as they light the flame
G C Em
Feel the new wind of change
D G
On the wings of the night.
D G
No more turning away
C Em
From the weak and the weary
D G C
No more turning away from the coldness inside.
Em C G
Just a world that we all must share
Em G C
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
G C Em
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
D G
No more turning away.
