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On The Turning Away

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On The Turning Away - Pink Floyd
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[Intro]
N.C.
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"
(Now the chords)
[Verse 1]
 Em   D     G
()   ()     
It's a sin that somehow
            C         Em
Light is changing to shadow
          D    G
And casting its shroud
      C
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
[Verse 2]
Em     D            G
On the wings of the night
       C          Em
As the daytime is stirring
          D         G
Where the speechless unite
     C
In a silent accord
Em                    C         G
Using words you will find are strange
Em                     G         C
And mesmerized as they light the flame
G                    C
Feel the new wind of change
Em      D           G
On the wings of the night
[Instrumental]
Em   D   C
Em   D   Am
C    D   Am
C    D   Em
[Verse 3]
Em      D       G
No more turning away
         C           Em
From the weak and the weary
Em      D       G
No more turning away
         C
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?
[Outro]
Em C  Em    Em D  G
                       (x8)

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On The Turning Away - Pink Floyd
[Intro]
N.C.
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"
(Now the chords)
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Instrumental]
Em   D   C
Em   D   Am
C    D   Am
C    D   Em
[Verse 3]
[Outro]
Em   C   Em      Em   D   G     (x8)

On The Turning Away Chords by Pink Floyd

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