The tide
is turning (After Live Aid) (1987)
C - Am - F - G
C
1. I used
to think the world was flat,
Am
rarely
threw my hat into the crowd,
F G
I felt I had used up my quota
of yearning.
C
Used to look in on the
children at night
Am
in
the glow of their Donald Duck light,
F
G
and
frighten myself with the thought of my little ones burning.
Am G C
- Am - G C
+ But, oh oh oh, the tide is turning, the tide is turning.
C
2. Satellite buzzing through the endless night,
Am
exclusive
to moonshots and world title fights,
F G
Jesus Christ, imagine what it
must be earning.
C
Who is the strongest, who is
the best ?
Am
Who holds the aces, the East
or the West ?
F G
This is the crap our children
are learning.
Am G C Am
G C
+ But, oh oh oh, the tide is turning, oh oh oh, the tide is turning.
Am - G C Am
G C
The tide is turning, oh oh oh, the tide is turning.
C
3. Now the satellite’s confused ’cause on Saturday night
Am
the
airwaves were full of compassion and light,
F G
and his silicon heart
warmed to the sight of a billion candles burning.
Am G C Am
G C
+ Oh oh oh, the tide is turning, oh oh oh, the tide is turning.
+ Am - G - C (2x)
C
4. I´m not saying that the battle is won,
Am
but
on Saturday night all those kids in the sun
F
G
wrested technology’s sword from the hands of
the War Lords.
Am G C Am
G C
+ Oh oh oh, the tide is turning, oh oh oh, the tide is turning.
Am G C
Oh oh
oh, the tide is turning.
Am G C
+ Oh oh oh, the tide is turning. (6x) ...
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Roger
Waters)