Took the Children Away Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
This story's [G]right, this story's true
I would not tell lies to you
Like the [C]promises they did not keep
And [G]how they fenced us in like sheep.
Said to us come take our hand
Sent us off to mission land.
[C]Taught us to read, to write and pray
[D]Then they took the children away,
Took the [G]children away,
The [C]children away.
[G]Snatched from their mother's breast
[D]Said this is for the best
[G]Took them away.

[Verse 2]
[G]The welfare and the policeman
Said you've got to understand
[C]We'll give them what
you can't [G]give
Teach them how to really live.
Teach them how to live they said
Humiliated them [C]instead
Taught them that and taught them this
[D]And others taught them prejudice.
You took the [G]children away
[C]The children away
[G]Breaking their mothers heart
[D]Tearing us all apart
[G]Took them away

[Verse 3]
[G]
One dark day on Framingham
Come and didn't give a damn
My [C]mother cried go get their dad
[G]He came running, fighting mad
Mother's tears were falling down
Dad shaped up and stood his ground.
[C]He said 'You touch my kids
and you [D]fight me'

[Verse 4]
And they took us from our [D]family.
[G]Took us away
They [C]took us away
[G]Snatched from our mother's breast
[D]Said this was for the best
[G]Took us away.

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
Told us what to [G]do and say
Told us all the white man's [C]ways
Then they split us up again
And [G]gave us gifts to ease the pain
Sent us off to foster homes
As we grew up we felt alone
Cause we [C]were acting white

[Verse 6]
Yet feeling black
[D]One sweet day all the children came back
The [G]children come back
[C]The children come back
[G]Back where their hearts grow strong
[D]Back where they all belong
The [G]children came back
Said the children come back
[C]The children come back
[G]Back where they understand
[D]Back to their mother's land
The [G]children come back

[Verse 7]
Back to their [G]mother
Back to their [C]father
Back to their [G]sister
Back to their [D]brother
Back to their [G]people
Back to their [C]land
All the children [G]come back[C]
The children [G]come back[C]
The children come [G]back[C]
Yes I came [G]back.

[Outro 1]
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