Intro : AmEGD/F#AmE
There are children standing here,
G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
D/F#
Tears drying on their face
He has been here.
AmE
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
G
Fathers lost without a trace.
D/F#A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.
AmE
And I see no bravery,
GD/F#
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
FD/F#
Only sadness.
FD/F#E
Only sadness
AmE
Houses burnt beyond repair.
G
The smell of death is in the air.
D/F#A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
AmE
Tracer lighting up the sky.
G
It's another families? turn to die.
D/F#A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.
AmE
And I see no bravery,
GD/F#
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
FD/F#
Only sadness.
FD/F#E
Only sadness
AmE
There are children standing here,
G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
D/F#
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
AmE
Old men kneel and accept their fate.
G
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
D/F#A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.
AmE
And I see no bravery,
GD/F#
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
AmE
And I see no bravery,
GD/F#
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
FD/F#
Only sadness.
FD/F#EAm
Only sadness
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