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C G
I swapped my innocence for pride, crushed the end within my stride
Am Em
Said I'm strong now I know that I'm a leaver
C G Am F
I love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
C G F
Mascara bleeds a blackened tear, oh
C G
And I am cold, yes, I'm cold
Em
But not as cold as you are
C G Am F
I love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
C G Am F Em
I love the sound of you walking away, walking away... hey
G
Why don't you walk away?
G
Why don't you walk away?
G# Cm G#
Why don't you walk away? No buildings will fall down
Cm G#
Don't you walk away? No quake will split the ground
Cm F
Won't you walk away? The sun won't swallow the sky
Cm G#
Won't you walk away? Statues will not cry
Cm G
Don't you walk away? Why don't you walk away?
Bb F G
Why don't you walk away? Why don't you walk away? Hey, hey
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C G
I cannot turn to see those eyes as apologies may rise
Am Em
I must be strong and stay an unbeliever
C G Am F
And love the sound of you walking away, you walking away
C G F
Mascara bleeds into my eye, oh
C G
And, I'm not cold, I am old
Em
At least as old as you are
C Am C Am
La, la-la, la, la-la, la, la-la, la, la-la-la
F Am Em
La-la-la la la-la, la-la-la la la-la-la, la-la-la la...
G
As you walk away
G
Oh, as you walk away
G# Cm G#
And as you walk away my headstone crumbles down
Cm G#
As you walk away the Hollywood wind's a howl
Cm F
As you walk away the Kremlin's falling
Cm G#
As you walk away radio 4 is static
Cm G
As you walk away, oh, as you walk away
Bb F G
Oh, as you walk away, oh, as you walk away, hey
F A Em
The stab of stiletto on a silent night
G F A Em
Stalin smiles, Hitler laughs, Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back
Written by Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley, Nicholas John Mccarthy, Paul Robert Thompson, Robert Hardy