Key: B
Introduction:
F
How long can this go on
Dm
How long can we see this wrong
Bflat
and sing the same old song
F
There's a desert all round' me
Dm
and the valley of apathy
Bflat
as far as I can see
C Bflat
I was on the outside
C Bflat
Always looking in
G
Now I stand, I can't
C
turn and face away
F
Here I will stay, on my
Dm
own, I will pray, all
Bflat
alone, on this stage
C G
in the heartland
F
When the color of your skin
Dm
decides where you begin
Bflat
then thats what lies within
F
So if you walk alone
Dm
while others cast a stone
Bflat
stay on your own
C Bflat
The changing of the new tide
C Bflat
something you can't hide
G
Take your stand
C
this truth will fade away
F
Here I will stay, on my
Dm
own, I will pray, all
Bflat
alone, on this stage
C G
in the heartland
Instrumental to another chorus chord sequence
C Bflat
I was on the outside
C Bflat
always looking in
G
Now I stand
C
I can't turn and face away
Followed by two more choruses.