4 Chords used in the song: Em, D, G, C

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Em
D
G
On the turning away
C
Em
From the pale and downtrodden
D
G
And the words they say
C
Which we won't understandEm
C
G
Don't accept that what's happeningEm
G
C
Is just a case of others' sufferingG
C
Em
Or you'll find that you're joining in
D
G
The turning awayEm
D
G
It's a sin that somehow
C
Em
Light is changing to shadow
D
G
And casting its shroud
C
Over all we have knownEm
C
G
Unaware how the ranks have grownEm
G
C
Driven on by a heart of stoneG
C
Em
We could find that we're all alone
D
G
In the dream of the proudEm
D
G
On the wings of the night
C
Em
As the daytime is stirring
D
G
Where the speechless unite
C
In a silent accordG
C
Em
Using words you will find are strangeG
Em
C
And mesmerized as they light the flameG
C
Feel the new wind of changeEm
D
G
On the wings of the nightEm
D
G
No more turning away
C
Em
From the weak and the weary
D
G
No more turning away
C
From the coldness insideG
C
Em
Just a world that we all must shareG
Em
C
It's not enough just to stand and stareG
C
Em
Is it only a dream that there'll be
D
G
No more turning away?
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About this song: On The Turning Away
The song references issues of poverty and oppression, lamenting on the tendency of people to turn away from those afflicted with such conditions. It ends on a hopeful note, with the last stanza beginning, "no more turning away