Chords for Archie Roach - Took The Children Away (Official Music Video)

[G] _ _ _ _ This story's right, this story's true.
_ _ I would not tell a king
[C] Like the promises they did not keep.
[G] And how they fenced us in like sheep.
_ Said to us, come take a hint.
_ Said us, our _ foremission's near.
[C] Told us to read, to write and pray.
[D] _ Then they took the children away.
[G] Took the children away.
_ _ _ [C] The children away.
_ _ _ _ [G] Snatched from their [D] mother's breast.
Said, this is for [G] the best.
Took them away.
_ _ _ _ And wealth and the holy hand.
_ Said, you've got to understand.
_ [C] We'll give to them what you can't give.
[G] _ Teach them how to really live.
_ _ _ Teach them how to live the same.
_ _ Humiliated them instead.
_ [C] _ Taught them that.
Taught them this.
[D] And God was talking.
Pray to the king, you [G] took the children away.
_ _ _ [C] The children away.
_ _ _ _ [G] Breaking their [D] mother's heart.
Tearing us all [G] apart.
Took them away.
_ _ _ _ _ One dark day on _ Framingham.
_ Came and didn't give a damn.
_ [C] My father cried, go get their man.
_ [G] He came running, fighting man.
_ _ Mother's tears had fallen down.
_ Dad shrieked up and stood his ground.
He [C] said, you touched my kid and you fight me.
[D] _ Then they took the strong and feral lead.
[G] Took us away.
_ _ _ [C] They took us away.
_ _ _ _ [G] Snatched from our [D] mother's breast.
Every father [G] has took us away.
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[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Notice _ what to do and say.
_ Taught us all a white man's way.
_ [C] Then they spread out the propaganda.
_ [G] And gave us kids to ease the pain.
_ Sent us off to foster homes.
As we grew up, we felt alone.
Cause [C] we were acting white, yet feeling black.
_ [D] One sweet day, all the children came back.
[G] The children came back.
_ _ [C] The children came back.
_ _ _ [G] Back where their hearts [D] goes home.
Back where they [G] all belong.
The children came back.
_ _ Said the children came back.
_ _ [C] The children came back.
_ _ _ [G] Back where they [D] understand.
Back to their [G] mother's land.
The children came back.
_ Back to their mother. _ _
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_ _ Back to [G] their sister. _ _
_ _ Back to [D] their brother. _ _
_ _ Back to [G] their people. _ _
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_ All the [G] children came back. _ _
[C] _ The children [G] came back.
[C] _ The children [G] came _ back.
[C] _ _ Yes I came _
[G] back. _ _ _ _ _ _
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