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Age Of Reason

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[Intro]
B5
[Verse]
B5From the day that we were born we've been heading down a track
DSometimes Ait's made for good B5sometimes for bad
GBut if we look Abehind us B5there's a wave coming down
GCarrying us foArward to a nB5ew age
[Chorus]
BmWhat about the Aworld Daround usEm  
BmHow can we Afail to DseeEm  
AAnd now that our Em7fathers have gone
AAnd we've been Em7left to carry on
BmWhat about the Aage of rBmeason
[Verse]
B5So why can't we be still why can't we love each other
DIs kindness Aan ancient skill B5buried by our blindness
GAnd if we look Abehind us B5there's a wind blowing in
GTo create the Aage of rB5eason
[Chorus]
BmWhat about the Aworld Daround usEm  
BmHow can we Afail to DseeEm  
AAnd now that our Em7fathers have gone
AAnd we've been Em7left to carry on
BmWhat about the Aage of rBmeason
[Solo]
B5
D A B5
G A B5
G A B5
[Verse]
B5If we consider carefully the options put before us
DSo much wisAdom so much love B5so much waiting for us
GAnd if we look Aahead tB5here's the sun and the seasons
GAnother day Aanother age of B5reason
[Chorus/Outro]
BmWhat about the Aworld Daround usEm  
BmHow can we Afail to DseeEm  
AAnd now that our Em7fathers have gone
AAnd we've been Em7left to carry on
BmWhat about the Aage of rBmeason
BmWhat about the Aworld Daround usEm  
BmHow can we Afail to DseeEm  
AAnd now that our Em7fathers have gone
AAnd we've been Em7left to carry on
BmWhat about the Aage
BmWhat about the Aworld Daround usEm  
BmHow can we Afail to DseeEm  
AAnd now that our Em7fathers have gone
AAnd we've been Em7left to carry on

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Age Of Reason

by John Farnham

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

[Intro]

[Verse]

From the day that we were born we've been heading down a track

D A B5

Sometimes it's made for good sometimes for bad

G A B5

But if we look behind us there's a wave coming down

G A B5

Carrying us forward to a new age

[Chorus]

Bm A D Em

What about the world around us

Bm A D Em

How can we fail to see

A Em7

And now that our fathers have gone

A Em7

And we've been left to carry on

Bm A Bm

What about the age of reason

[Verse]

So why can't we be still why can't we love each other

D A B5

Is kindness an ancient skill buried by our blindness

G A B5

And if we look behind us there's a wind blowing in

G A B5

To create the age of reason

[Chorus]

Bm A D Em

What about the world around us

Bm A D Em

How can we fail to see

A Em7

And now that our fathers have gone

A Em7

And we've been left to carry on

Bm A Bm

What about the age of reason

[Solo]

D A B5

G A B5

[Verse]

If we consider carefully the options put before us

D A B5

So much wisdom so much love so much waiting for us

G A B5

And if we look ahead there's the sun and the seasons

G A B5

Another day another age of reason

[Chorus/Outro]

Bm A D Em

What about the world around us

Bm A D Em

How can we fail to see

A Em7

And now that our fathers have gone

A Em7

And we've been left to carry on

Bm A Bm

What about the age of reason

Bm A D Em

What about the world around us

Bm A D Em

How can we fail to see

A Em7

And now that our fathers have gone

A Em7

And we've been left to carry on

Bm A

What about the age

Bm A D Em

What about the world around us

Bm A D Em

How can we fail to see

A Em7

And now that our fathers have gone

A Em7

And we've been left to carry on

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