Took the Children Away

Took the Children Away easy guitar chords by Archie Roach

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  • Verse 1
    This 
    story's 
    right, 
    this story's 
    true 

    would not 
    tell 
    lies 
    to you 

    Like the 
    promises 
    they did 
    not 
    keep 

    And 
    how 
    they fenced 
    us 
    in 
    like 
    sheep. 

    Said 
    to us 
    come 
    take 
    our 
    hand 

    Sent 
    us off 
    to mission 
    land. 

    Taught us 
    to read, 
    to write 
    and 
    pray 

    Then they 
    took 
    the 
    children 
    away, 

    Took the 
    children 
    away, 

    The 
    children 
    away. 

    Snatched 
    from their 
    mother's 
    breast 

    Said this 
    is 
    for 
    the 
    best 

    Took 
    them 
    away. 

    Verse 2
    The 
    welfare 
    and 
    the 
    policeman 

    Said 
    you've 
    got 
    to 
    understand 

    We'll 
    give 
    them 
    what 

    you 
    can't 
    give 

    Teach 
    them 
    how 
    to 
    really 
    live. 

    Teach 
    them 
    how 
    to 
    live 
    they 
    said 

    Humiliated 
    them 
    instead 

    Taught 
    them 
    that 
    and 
    taught 
    them 
    this 

    And 
    others 
    taught 
    them 
    prejudice. 

    You 
    took 
    the 
    children 
    away 

    The children 
    away 

    Breaking 
    their 
    mothers 
    heart 

    Tearing 
    us 
    all 
    apart 

    Took 
    them 
    away 

    Verse 3

    One 
    dark 
    day 
    on 
    Framingham 

    Come 
    and 
    didn't 
    give 
    a damn 

    My 
    mother 
    cried 
    go 
    get 
    their 
    dad 

    He 
    came 
    running, 
    fighting 
    mad 

    Mother's 
    tears 
    were 
    falling 
    down 

    Dad 
    shaped 
    up 
    and 
    stood 
    his 
    ground. 

    He said 
    'You 
    touch 
    my 
    kids 

    and 
    you 
    fight 
    me' 

    Verse 4
    And they 
    took 
    us 
    from 
    our 
    family. 

    Took 
    us 
    away 

    They 
    took 
    us 
    away 

    Snatched 
    from 
    our 
    mother's 
    breast 

    Said 
    this 
    was 
    for 
    the 
    best 

    Took 
    us 
    away. 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 5
    Told 
    us 
    what 
    to 
    do 
    and 
    say 

    Told 
    us 
    all 
    the 
    white 
    man's 
    ways 

    Then 
    they split 
    us 
    up 
    again 

    And 
    gave 
    us 
    gifts 
    to 
    ease 
    the 
    pain 

    Sent 
    us 
    off 
    to 
    foster 
    homes 

    As 
    we 
    grew 
    up 
    we 
    felt 
    alone 

    Cause 
    we 
    were 
    acting 
    white 

    Verse 6
    Yet 
    feeling 
    black 

    One 
    sweet 
    day 
    all the 
    children 
    came 
    back 

    The 
    children 
    come 
    back 

    The children 
    come 
    back 

    Back 
    where 
    their 
    hearts 
    grow 
    strong 

    Back 
    where 
    they 
    all 
    belong 

    The 
    children 
    came 
    back 

    Said 
    the children 
    come 
    back 

    The children 
    come 
    back 

    Back 
    where 
    they 
    understand 

    Back 
    to 
    their 
    mother's 
    land 

    The 
    children 
    come 
    back 

    Verse 7
    Back 
    to 
    their 
    mother 

    Back 
    to 
    their 
    father 

    Back 
    to 
    their 
    sister 

    Back 
    to 
    their 
    brother 

    Back 
    to 
    their 
    people 

    Back 
    to 
    their 
    land 

    All 
    the children 
    come back 

    The children 
    come back 

    The children 
    come 
    back 

    Yes 
    came 
    back. 

    Outro 1


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