Age of Reason — John Farnham
Chords and lyrics for Age of Reason by John Farnham (key of Bm).
Intro
[B5]
Verse
[B5]From the day that we were born we've been heading down a track
[D]Sometimes [A]it's made for good [B5]sometimes for bad
[G]But if we look [A]behind us [B5]there's a wave coming down
[G]Carrying us [A]forward to a [B5]new age
Chorus
[Bm]What about the [A]world [D]around us[Em]
[Bm]How can we [A]fail to [D]see[Em]
[A]And now that our [Em7]fathers have gone
[A]And we've been [Em7]left to carry on
[Bm]What about the [A]age of [Bm]reason
Verse
[B5]So why can't we be still why can't we love each other
[D]Is kindness[A] an ancient skill [B5]buried by our blindness
[G]And if we look [A]behind us [B5]there's a wind blowing in
[G]To create the [A]age of [B5]reason
Chorus
[Bm]What about the [A]world [D]around us[Em]
[Bm]How can we [A]fail to [D]see[Em]
[A]And now that our [Em7]fathers have gone
[A]And we've been [Em7]left to carry on
[Bm]What about the [A]age of [Bm]reason
Solo
[B5]
[D] [A] [B5]
[G] [A] [B5]
[G] [A] [B5]
Verse
[B5]If we consider carefully the options put before us
[D]So much [A]wisdom so much love [B5]so much waiting for us
[G]And if we look [A]ahead [B5]there's the sun and the seasons
[G]Another day [A]another age of [B5]reason
Chorus/Outro
[Bm]What about the [A]world [D]around us[Em]
[Bm]How can we [A]fail to [D]see[Em]
[A]And now that our [Em7]fathers have gone
[A]And we've been [Em7]left to carry on
[Bm]What about the [A]age of [Bm]reason
[Bm]What about the [A]world [D]around us[Em]
[Bm]How can we [A]fail to [D]see[Em]
[A]And now that our [Em7]fathers have gone
[A]And we've been [Em7]left to carry on
[Bm]What about the [A]age
[Bm]What about the [A]world [D]around us[Em]
[Bm]How can we [A]fail to [D]see[Em]
[A]And now that our [Em7]fathers have gone
[A]And we've been [Em7]left to carry on
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