We Looked Away - Reg Meuross (official video) Chords

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_ When the leaves were [Bb] softly changing _ [F] and the constant _ [Bb] engines rolled
[Dm] And the ancient [Bb] air was [C] rich with summer [F] _ turning _ _
_ _ While the war was far [Bb] off raging [F] we were safe behind [Bb]
these [F] trees
And nothing _ [Bb] changed but [C] something [F] distant burning _ _
_ _ There was talk and there [Bb] were rumours, _ [F] those who never came [Bb] back home
_ [F] Troops on the [Gm] streets and [C] cries behind [F] the curtain _ _ _
_ _ Those unsafe by [Bb] their religion [F] or the colour of their [Bb] skin
_ [F] Yes we heard the [Bb] news but [C] how could [F] we be certain _ _
No [Bb] we never asked [F] the questions, [Bb] we were busy with [C] our _ day
_ [Bb] We [F] looked _ away, [C] _ _ we [F] looked away
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_ _ _ _ _ His eyes were bright [Bb] with promise [F] and they shone with his [Bb] great gift
[F] And a nation [Bb] swore [C] allegiance [F] to his mission
_ _ And _ his words rang [Bb] like church bells [F] calling all [Bb] lost souls to join
[F] And praise and [Bb] to [C] rejoice in [F] his great vision
_ _ _ _ [Bb] While the rivers turned [F] to crimson [Bb] we were busy with [C] our day _ _
[Bb] We [F] looked away, _ [C] _ _
we [F] looked away _ _
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_ _ the north the [Bb] ice is melting _ [F] and the oceans fade [Bb] to grey
[F] And the whales [Bb] cry for the [C] dying of [F] their nation _ _
And _ the earth is stripped [Bb] and wasted, _ [F] greed and progress have [Bb] their way
[F] While it sickens [Bb] more with [C] each new _ [F] generation _ _ _
_ [Bb] Roll the blinds and [F] draw the curtains, [Bb] we are busy with [C] our day
_ _ [Bb] We [F] looked _ away, [C] _ _ we [F] looked _ away
_ _ [Bb] Come the hour of [F] your judgement, _ [Bb] would you take the [C] stand and say _ _
[Bb] I [F] looked away, [C] _ _
I [Dm] looked _ _ away
[Bb] We [F] looked _ [C] away, _ _ we [F] looked away _ _ _
We looked away
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