A Cruel Madness chords by 
Little River BandLittle River Band 
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
By Graham Goble
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Ego claims the victory,
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the silence closes again,
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Dream rain down on human ity
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as we stand with our face to the wind,
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Pris oners taken and locked away,
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the tri al has begun,
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The truth is forsaken and we cannot say who is the fortunate
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one.
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My little son, he looked
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up and said to me,
"I wanna know,
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now who is the enemy?
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The radio just said there was
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gonna be a cruel madness."
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A cruel madeness,
That our kids have to live in
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this world as it is today,
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A cruel mad ness,
You know, I just want out,
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I wanna scream and shout and turn it about,
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Sail away.
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What can I say to someone
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as young as you?
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How could you know the things
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that a man will do?
Or understand what nobody ever knew,
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it's just a cruel mad ness.
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A cruel madeness,
That our kids have to live
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in this world as it is today,
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A cruel mad ness,
You know, I just want out,
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I wanna scream and shout and turn it about,
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Sail away.
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Lines are drawn the number s called
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for those who must obey,
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Sons and daughters climb the city walls
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to give their youth away,
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How much longer will in sanity
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reign? When can we go home?
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Why do na tions want to live this way?
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In their world all alone ...
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My little son, don't cry,
You have the power within your life,
Don't be afraid,
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your tenderness will stop this cruel mad ness.
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A cruel madeness,
That our kids have to live
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in this world as it is today,
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A cruel mad ness,
You know, I just want out,
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I wanna scream and shout and turn it about,
Madeness,
That our kids have to live in
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this world as it is today,
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A cruel mad ness,
You know, I just want out,
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I wanna scream and shout and turn it about,
Outro 1
Sail away.
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