Look Away chords by Big Country (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

A
B
E
C#m
F#m
E/G#

Intro 1

This time we run,

Verse 1
C#m 
 (C sharp minor) 
B 
E 
this time  (B major) we hide  (E major) 
B 
C#m 
This time we  (B major) draw  (C sharp minor) 
B 
E 
on all the fire we have inside  (B major)  (E major) 
E/G# 
A 
B 
 (E/G#) We      need some  (A major) time  (B major) 
A 
B 
C#m 
 (A major) to find  (B major) a  place  (C sharp minor) 
E 
B 
C#m 
 (E major) Where I can  (B major) wipe  (C sharp minor) away
B 
E 
the mad (B major) ness from your face  (E major) 
B 
Our name is  (B major) out,

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Verse 2

our name is known

Our name is everywhere

but who knows where we've flown

I never meant

to kill a man

But I will show you

how to live like no one can

Chorus 1
C#m 
So look away, look a (C sharp minor) way
E 
C#m 
B 
Hide your  (E major) eyes  (C sharp minor) from  the  (B major) land where I lie cold
E 
B 
C#m 
Look away,  (E major)  (B major) look away  (C sharp minor) 
E 
C#m 
B 
From the  (E major) lies  (C sharp minor) in    the  (B major) stories that were told
E 
B 
C#m 
Look away,  (E major)  (B major) look away  (C sharp minor) 
B 
From the  (B major) love that
A 
F#m 
E 
I  (A major) hide way down  (F sharp minor) deep  in my  (E major) soul
E 
B 
 (E major) I  met you  (B major) wild

Verse 3
C#m 
 (C sharp minor) 
B 
E 
in a snowed up  (B major) town  (E major) 
B 
C#m 
Where I was  (B major) waiting  (C sharp minor) tied
B 
E 
and bound to be sent  (B major) down  (E major) 
E/G# 
A 
B 
 (E/G#) Then    I broke  (A major) loose,  (B major) 
A 
B 
C#m 
 (A major) you weren't  (B major) around  (C sharp minor) 
E 
B 
C#m 
 (E major) So I raised  (B major) banks  (C sharp minor) and trains
B 
E 
until  (B major) I tracked you down  (E major) 

Chorus 2
C#m 
Now look away, look away  (C sharp minor) 
E 
C#m 
B 
Hide your  (E major) eyes  (C sharp minor) from  the  (B major) land where I lie cold
E 
B 
C#m 
Look away,  (E major)  (B major) look away  (C sharp minor) 
E 
C#m 
B 
From the  (E major) lies  (C sharp minor) in    the  (B major) stories that were told
E 
B 
C#m 
Look away,  (E major)  (B major) look away  (C sharp minor) 
B 
From the  (B major) love that
A 
F#m 
E 
I  (A major) hide way down  (F sharp minor) deep  in my  (E major) soul
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major) 

Solo 1
E 
A 
B 
C#m 
 (E major)  (A major)  (B major)  (C sharp minor) 
A 
B 
E 
A 
B 
C#m 
 (A major)  (B major)  (E major)  (A major)  (B major)  (C sharp minor) 
A 
B 
F#m 
E 
C#m 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (C sharp minor)  (B major) 
E 
B 
 (E major)  (B major) 
E 
B 
 (E major) You followed  (B major) me

Verse 4
C#m 
 (C sharp minor) 
B 
E 
when I said  (B major) no  (E major) 
B 
C#m 
You lay with  (B major) me  (C sharp minor) 
B 
E 
when there was nowhere safe  (B major) to go  (E major) 
E/G# 
A 
B 
 (E/G#) We      made some  (A major) friends  (B major) 
A 
B 
C#m 
 (A major) but now it's  (B major) done  (C sharp minor) 
E 
B 
C#m 
 (E major) I  always  (B major) knew  (C sharp minor) that
B 
E 
we would never  (B major) find the sun  (E major) 

Chorus 3
C#m 
So look away, look a (C sharp minor) way
E 
C#m 
B 
Hide your  (E major) eyes  (C sharp minor) from  the  (B major) land where I lie cold
E 
B 
C#m 
Look away,  (E major)  (B major) look away  (C sharp minor) 
E 
C#m 
B 
From the  (E major) lies  (C sharp minor) in    the  (B major) stories that were told
E 
B 
C#m 
Look away,  (E major)  (B major) look away  (C sharp minor) 
B 
From the  (B major) love that
A 
F#m 
E 
I  (A major) hide way down  (F sharp minor) deep  in my  (E major) soul

Chorus 4
C#m 
Now look away, look a (C sharp minor) way
E 
C#m 
B 
Hide your  (E major) eyes  (C sharp minor) from  the  (B major) land where I lie cold
E 
B 
C#m 
Look away,  (E major)  (B major) look away  (C sharp minor) 
E 
C#m 
B 
From the  (E major) lies  (C sharp minor) in    the  (B major) stories that were told
E 
B 
C#m 
Look away,  (E major)  (B major) look away  (C sharp minor) 
B 
From the  (B major) love that
A 
F#m 
E 
I  (A major) hide way down  (F sharp minor) deep  in my  (E major) soul

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A
B
E
C#m
F#m
E/G#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 128

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Look Away by Big Country, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Look Away the way Big Country intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.