Took The Children Away chords by Archie Roach

Chords with lyrics

G+G
This story's right, this story's true. I would not tell lies to you.
     C majorC              G+G
Like the promises they did not keep, and how they fenced us in like sheep.

Said to us come take our hand, set us up on mission land.
C majorC
Taught us to read, to write and pray.
D MajorD                     G+G         C majorC
Then they took the children away. Took the children away, the children away.
D MajorD                  C majorC
Snatched from their Mothers breast, said this is for the best.
G+G
Took them away.

G+G
The welfare man, the police man, said you've got to understand.
   C majorC                 G+G
We'll give to them what you can't give, teach them how to really live.

Teach them how to live they said, humiliated them instead.
C majorC                   D MajorD
Taught them that and taught them this and others taught them predjudice.
      G+G         C majorC
Oh took the children away, the children away.
D MajorD               C majorC           G+G
Breaking their Mothers heart, tearing us all apart, took them away.

G+G
One dark day on Framlingham, came and didn't give a damn.
  C majorC               G+G
My Mother cried go get their Dad, he came running, fighting mad.

Mothers tears were falling down, my Dad shaped up and stood his ground.
       C majorC
He said "You touch my kids and you fight me".
D MajorD                 G+G         C majorC
Then they took us from our family. Took us away, they took us away.
D MajorD                 C majorC              G+G
Snatched from our Mothers breast, said this was for the best, took us away.


Instumental:

G+G
Told us what to do and say, taught us all the white mans ways.
C majorC              G+G
Then they split us up again, gave us gifts to ease the pain.

Sent us off to foster homes, as we grew up we felt alone.
       C majorC
Cause we were acting white, yet feeling black.
D MajorD
One sweet day all the children came back.

  G+G            C majorC
The children came back, the children came back.
D MajorD                  C majorC
Back where their hearts grow strong, back where they all belong.
  G+G
The children came back, said the children came back.
    C majorC          D MajorD
Oh the children came back, back where they understand.
C majorC                G+G
back to their Mothers land, the children came back.


G+G                  C majorC
Back to their Mother, back to their Father.
       G+G           D MajorD
Back to their Sister, back to their Brother.
       G+G           C majorC
Back to their People, back to THEIR LAND.
           G+G   C majorC         G+G
All the children came back, the children came back.
C majorC           G+G   D MajorD     G+G
Yeah the children came back, yes I came back.


Truly, one of the best songs of all time. I dedicate this to Uncle Ted RIP,
Aunty Carol RIP, Brenda, Tye and Eddie RIP. Comment, correction and/or