Key: D
Introduction: Am E G D/F#
Am E
There are children standing here,
G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
D/F#
Tears drying on their face
He has been here.
Am E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
G
Fathers lost without a trace.
D/F#
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.
Am E
And I see no bravery,
G D/F#
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
F D/F#
Only sadness.
F D/F# E
Only sadness
Am E
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.
Am E
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.
Am E
And I see no bravery,
G D/F#
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
F D/F#
Only sadness.
F D/F#E
Only sadness
Am E
There are children standing here,
G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
D/F#
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Am E
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.
Am E
And I see no bravery,
G D/F#
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
Am E
And I see no bravery,
G D/F#
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
F D/F#
Only sadness.
F D/F#E Am
Only sadness