A D A E
A D A E

[Verse 1]
A                   D                A
Food in abundance, beggars and banks,
                      E                    A
God in His Heaven and His priests in tanks.
                     D               A
Gold in the misery, sewer in the mind,
                            E      A
Greed and corruption of every kind.

[Chorus]
D         A         E      A
They all know it's a cryin' shame
      D     A       E         A
To turn your head, look away again.
D       A           E      A
They all know it's a cryin' shame
   D              A     E        A
To turn your head, look away again.
 D        A         E      A
They all know it's a cryin' shame
    D         A       E       A
To turn their heads, look away again.

[Verse 2]
A                              D             A
Fools in the Parliament, pollution in the stream,
                 E                A
T.V., poverty and the big bad dream.
                   D                  A
Sex in the cinema, fear in the school,
                         E                 A
Censorship committees, they rule/we're cool.

[Chorus]
D           A                   E      A
Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
    D         A       E     A
To turn your heads, look away again.
D             A          E       A
Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
D            A        E        A
To turn your heads, look away again.

[Bridge]
D             A          E         A
D             A          E         A

[Chorus]
D             A          E         A
Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
D             A        E       A
To turn their heads, look away again.

D             A          E         A
Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
D             A        E        A
To turn their heads, look away again.

[Verse 3]
A                               D               A                             E         A
Composure in the little pill, courage in the beer, Mummy and daddy and the life of fear.
                      D       A
Human relationships cast away,
                       E              A
I hope we get together one of these days.
D           A                E         A
And we all know it's a cryin' shame
    D         A      E        A
To turn their heads, look away again.
D             A                E        A
Don't they all know it's a cryin' shame
    D         A        E      A
To turn their heads, look away again.