Tuning: Standard, No Capo
[Intro]
Am G Bm F#m (x2)
[Verse 1]
D
I swapped my innocence for pride
A
Crushed the end within my stride
Bm F#m
Said I'm strong now I know that I'm a leaver
D A Bm G
I love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
D A G
Mascara bleeds a blackened tear, oh
D A
And I am cold, yes, I'm cold
F#m
But not as cold as you are
D A Bm G
I love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
D A Bm G F#m
I love the sound of you walking away, walking away, hey hey
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Why don't you walk away?
A
Why don't you walk away?
Bb
Why don't you walk away?
[Chorus 1]
Dm Bb
No buildings will fall down
Don't you walk away
Dm Bb
No quake will split the ground
Won't you walk away
Dm G#
The sun won't swallow the sky
Won't you walk away?
Dm Bb
Statues will not cry
Don't you walk away
Dm
Why don't you walk away?
A
Why don't you walk away?
C
Why don't you walk away?
G A
Hey
[Instrumental]
Am G Bm F#m (x2)
[Verse 2]
I cannot turn to see those eyes
As apologies may rise
I must be strong and stay an unbeliever
And love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
Mascara bleeds into my eye, oh
And I'm not cold, I am old
At least as old as you are
And as you walk away
Oh, as you walk away
Oh, as you walk away
[Chorus 2]
My headstone crumbles down
As you walk away
The Hollywood winds will howl
As you walk away
The Kremlin's falling
As you walk away
Radio Four is static
As you walk away
Oh, as you walk away
Oh, as you walk away
Oh, as you walk away
Hey
[Outro]
Am G
The stab of stiletto
Bm F#m
On a silent night
Am G
Stalin smiles Hitler laughs
Bm F#m
Churchill claps Mao Tse Tung on the back
