Cant Look Away

Em    C    Em    C


[Verse 1]

        Em                       
See the child, dressed in rags in 
                      C
the street, cold and homeless
         Em                        
Too weak to ask for just one scrap 
           C
of food to survive
         D
War-torn lives shed their innocent 
blood on the pavement
      C
As we all shake our heads from our 
ivory towers
       A                            
     N.C.
Making righteous remarks as we're 
wasting the hours


[Chorus]

  Em                     D        
I hate what I see, but I can't 
   C
look away
         Em                        
From the train-wreck we watch, from
     D              C
 our armchairs each day
       G         D            F  
Are we powerless pawns in the 
          C
games people play
  Am                          Bm
I try and blind myself to the pain
            N.C.  Bm    N.C.    Em  
            C   Em   D A
But I can't, no I can't, no I can't 
look away


[Verse 2]

        Em                         
Kids in school, learning lessons in
                C
 life, love and laughter
        Em                         
Such precious jewels with a future 
                   C
so bright, dreams so tall
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           D
An aimless soul, opens fire, rocks 
the world, makes his exit
      C
As we wonder what force could have 
turned him so wild
       A                            
 N.C.
He was quiet, he was shy, he was 
somebody's child


[Chorus]

  Em                     D        
I hate what I see, but I can't 
   C
look away
         Em                        
From the train-wreck we watch, from
     D              C
 our armchairs each day
       G         D            F  
Are we powerless pawns in the 
          C
games people play
  Am                          Bm
I try and blind myself to the pain
C                           Bm
Disconnect my heart from my brain
            N.C.  Bm    N.C.        
C
But I can't, no I can't, no I can't 
look away


[Bridge]

               D
We can't stand idly by
                  C
No, we can't look away
                 D
And let one more child die, no


[Instrumental]

Em     D A  Em     D


[Verse 3]

      C
As we all shake our heads from our 
ivory towers
       A                            
     N.C.
Making righteous remarks as we're 
wasting the hours


[Chorus]

  Em                     D        
I hate what I see, but I can't 
   C
look away
         Em                        
From the train-wreck we watch, from
     D              C
 our armchairs each day
       G         D            F  
Are we powerless pawns in the 
          C
games people play
  Am                          Bm
I try and blind myself to the pain
C                           Bm
Disconnect my heart from my brain
         Am                        
If we're gonna change a world gone 
  Bm
insane
            N.C.     Bm   N.C.      
Em
We just can't, no we can't, no I 
can't look away


[Otro]

Em    D A     Em
No,     can't look away