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The World Looks Down 
E|----A-------------Asus2|           
B|--------2--0-----|
G|--------------2--|
D|-----2-----------|
A|--0--------------|
E|-----------------|
E|-----G------------|Gadd2  
B|--------0--------|
G|-----------2--0--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----2-----------|
E|--3--------------|
AThe true meaning Gof his sight asks Athe question of the bGoy
AIs there danger on Gmy screen or Ais it just a tGoy?
F#mAnother story oGf our age the nEmew invention sayBms
F#mDon’t look up inGto the sky, lEmook in your hands
The world looks doAwn, Gthe world looks doAwnG  
AHow diAsus2d we ever drGeam at Gadd2night, bAefore Asus2the screen took hoGld?Gadd2  
AAnd whAsus2ere’s the wisdom Gin ouGadd2r time tAhat makeAsus2s our children oGld?Gadd2  
F#mYou can stare off Ginto space the nEmew invention Bmsays
F#mDon’t look up Gat the stars, lEmook in your hands
The world looks dAown, Gthe world looks dAownG  
The world looks dAown, the Gworld looks doAwnG  
F#mAnother story oGf our age the Emnew invention sayBms
F#mDon’t look up into thGe sky, Emlook in your hands
The world looks dAown, tGhe world looks doAwnG  
The world looks Adown, Gthe world looks dAown.G  

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The World Looks Down

by Richard Hawley

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Asus2

Gadd2

F#m

The World Looks Down

A Asus2

E|-----------------|

B|--------2--0-----|

G|--------------2--|

D|-----2-----------|

A|--0--------------|

E|-----------------|

G Gadd2

E|-----------------|

B|--------0--------|

G|-----------2--0--|

D|-----------------|

A|-----2-----------|

E|--3--------------|

A G A G

The true meaning of his sight asks the question of the boy

A G A G

Is there danger on my screen or is it just a toy?

F#m G Em Bm

Another story of our age the new invention says

F#m G Em

Don’t look up into the sky, look in your hands

A G A G

The world looks down, the world looks down

A Asus2 G Gadd2 A Asus2 G Gadd2

How did we ever dream at night, before the screen took hold?

A Asus2 G Gadd2 A Asus2 G Gadd2

And where’s the wisdom in our time that makes our children old?

F#m G Em Bm

You can stare off into space the new invention says

F#m G Em

Don’t look up at the stars, look in your hands

A G A G

The world looks down, the world looks down

A G A G

The world looks down, the world looks down

F#m G Em Bm

Another story of our age the new invention says

F#m G Em

Don’t look up into the sky, look in your hands

A G A G

The world looks down, the world looks down

A G A G

The world looks down, the world looks down.

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