On The Turning Away
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The turning away"
G
It's a sin that somehow
C Em
Light is changing to shadow
D G
And casting its shroud
C
Over all we have known
Em C G
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Em G C
Driven on by a heart of stone
G C Em
We could find that we're all alone
D G
In the dream of the proud
Em D G
On the wings of the night
C Em
As the daytime is slurring
D G C
Where the speechless unite In a silent accord
G C Em
Using words you will find are strange
G Em C
And mesmerized as they light the flame
G C
Feel the new wind of change
Em D G
On the wings of the night
[Solo] Em D C D Em
D Am C D
Am C D Em
Em D G
No more turning away
C Em
From the weak and the weary
Em D G C
No more turning away From the coldness inside
G C Em
Just a world that we all must share
G Em C
It's not enough just to stand and stare
G C Em
Is it only a dream that there'll be
D G
No more turning away?
Solo (Em Em7 Em Em D G)
G
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--0-2(3)--2vvvvv----------------------------|
E5 C
E|----------------------------------------12-------------------|
B|--15(17)vvvvvvv---1512-(13)15vvvvvv-------12vvvvvvvvvv-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12-----15-----15(17)15-vvvvvvvv--|
G|-------0-2-2(3)20-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----------------2-vvvvvvvv---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15(17)===========15--15-15vvvvvvvv--12---------15-vvvvvvvvvv----|
G|--------------------------------------------------14------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--2(4)2vvvv0----0-------------------------|
D|-----------------2----2(0)--2vvvvvvvvv----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
B
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12-------14-------------12--------14(16)vvvvv------------12----------|
D|----/14-------14--------14vvvvv-------14------------------------14------14vvv-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------3----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------2---2----------------|
D|-----97--5vvvvv--57---5vvvvvv---54----20--0---0--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------2--0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
E C E5
E|------3/5---3---3--0--2----0---------------------------------------------------|
B|------3/5---3---3--0--2----0---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------0--2-22--2--320--0--------------------|
E|------------------------------0----0---3-----------------------------3---0vvv--|
D E5 D G
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15(17)-------------1512-15vvvvvvvvvv---15----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------12---11----11------12vvvvvv-|
D|--------------------------------------------------12---12----12--12--12vvvvvv-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1512-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12----12---1211--11----/7----7vvvvvv--9===(11)97-9vvvvv------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C E5 D
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------"7"---8---8(10)vvvvvvv87--------7---8----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------9-"9"---------6(7)vvvvvvv-----2(4)2vvv----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 D G
E|--------------------------------------3--3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
B|----------------------------------0---3--3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
G|------------0-------2(4)---------0-----------------------------------|
D|----20--2-----2-----------0------0-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3----------------------------------|
E5 C
E|---------15vvvvv---12---------------12-14-15(17)--17(19)====1715--17vvvv-----|
B|---1517---------------15(17)vvv----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 D E5
E|--15---17---17(19)===17--1512-150vvvvvvvv-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------15(17)vvvvvvvvv-1512--15vvvv---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1512--12--------------------------------------15/1715--15/17--0-8-0-3-0----|
G|----------------14(16)===14-14121412vvvvvvvvv----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3--------------------2(4)20-----------------------|
D|----------20----------2-----------------2vvvvvvvv-------|
A|----------------20--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
C E5
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10vvvvvvvvvvvv----10/12--12vvvvvvvvvvv---10(12)====108--10vvvv-------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D E5 D G
E|-----------10----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8---10------10(12)vvvvvvvvv--10(12)==108---1087-/-/-/--8-8vvvvvv----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
E|------1512------1412--------1512-------1412------15(17)vvvvv-----|
B|---0---------12----------12-----------12---------12--------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C E5
E|----1514--14(15)14----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------15------------12------15vvvvv---121512---------------|
G|-----------------------------14vvv-------14----------------------1412vvvvv--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------2vvvvvvv--------------------------|
D|------------------020--------------------|
A|-------------------------------0---------|
E|--------------------------3---------0----|
----------------- Acordes -----------------
Am = X 0 2 2 1 0
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
D = X X 0 2 3 2
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
E5 = 0 2 2 X X X
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em7 = 0 2 2 0 3 0
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
How to play On The Turning Away
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.