B5 [Verse] B5 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] B5 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] B5 D A B5 G A B5 G A B5 [Verse] B5 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