Em    C    Em    C

 
[Verse 1]

        Em                                             C
See the child, dressed in rags in the street, cold and homeless
         Em                                   C
Too weak to ask for just one scrap of food to survive
         D
War-torn lives shed their innocent blood on the pavement
      C
As we all shake our heads from our ivory towers
       A                                 N.C.
Making righteous remarks as we're wasting the hours


[Chorus]

  Em                     D           C
I hate what I see, but I can't look away
         Em                             D              C
From the train-wreck we watch, from our armchairs each day
       G         D            F            C
Are we powerless pawns in the games people play
  Am                          Bm
I try and blind myself to the pain
            N.C.  Bm    N.C.    Em              C   Em   D A
But I can't, no I can't, no I can't look away


[Verse 2]

        Em                                         C
Kids in school, learning lessons in life, love and laughter
        Em                                            C
Such precious jewels with a future so bright, dreams so tall
           D
An aimless soul, opens fire, rocks the world, makes his exit
      C
As we wonder what force could have turned him so wild
       A                             N.C.
He was quiet, he was shy, he was somebody's child


[Chorus]

  Em                     D           C
I hate what I see, but I can't look away
         Em                             D              C
From the train-wreck we watch, from our armchairs each day
       G         D            F            C
Are we powerless pawns in the games people play
  Am                          Bm
I try and blind myself to the pain
C                           Bm
Disconnect my heart from my brain
            N.C.  Bm    N.C.        C
But I can't, no I can't, no I can't look away


[Bridge]

               D
We can't stand idly by
                  C
No, we can't look away
                 D
And let one more child die, no


[Instrumental] 

Em     D A  Em     D


[Verse 3]

      C
As we all shake our heads from our ivory towers
       A                                 N.C.
Making righteous remarks as we're wasting the hours


[Chorus]

  Em                     D           C
I hate what I see, but I can't look away
         Em                             D              C
From the train-wreck we watch, from our armchairs each day
       G         D            F            C
Are we powerless pawns in the games people play
  Am                          Bm
I try and blind myself to the pain
C                           Bm
Disconnect my heart from my brain
         Am                          Bm
If we're gonna change a world gone insane
            N.C.     Bm   N.C.      Em
We just can't, no we can't, no I can't look away


[Outro]   

Em    D A     Em
No,     can't look away