Key: A
Introduction:
D A
I swapped my innocence for pride, crushed the end within my stride
Bm F#m
Said I'm strong now I know that I'm a leaver
D A Bm G
I love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
D A G
Mascara bleeds a blackened tear, oh...
D A
And I am cold, yes, I'm cold
F#m
But not as cold as you are
D A Bm G
I love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
D A Bm G F#m
I love the sound of you walking away, walking away... hey hey...
A
Why don't you walk away?
A
Why don't you walk away?
Bb Dm Bb
Why don't you walk away? No buildings will fall down
Dm Bb
Don't you walk away? No quake will split the ground
Dm Gm
Won't you walk away? The sun won't swallow the sky
Dm Bb
Won't you walk away? Statues will not cry
Dm A
Don't you walk away? Why don't you walk away?
C G A
Why don't you walk away? Why don't you walk away? Hey,Hum
(Intro)
D A
I cannot turn to see those eyes as apologies may rise
Bm F#m
I must be strong and stay an unbeliever
D A Bm G
And love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
D A G
Mascara bleeds into my eye, oh
D A
And, I'm not cold, I am old
F#m
At least as old as you are
D Bm D Bm
La, la-la, la, la-la, la, la-la, la, la-la-la
G Bm F#m
La-la-la la la-la, la-la-la la la-la-la, la-la-la la...
A
As you walk away
A
Oh, as you walk away
Bb Dm Bb
And as you walk away my headstone crumbles down
Dm Bb
As you walk away the Hollywood wind's a howl
Dm Gm
As you walk away the Kremlin's falling
Dm Bb
As you walk away radio 4 is static
Dm A
As you walk away, oh, as you walk away
C G A
Oh, as you walk away, oh, as you walk away, hey, hum..
Am G Bm F#m
The stab of stiletto on a silent night
Am G Bm F#m
Stalin smiles, Hitler laughs, Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back