#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Transcription by: jamesb@nevada.edu ON THE TURNING AWAY Pink Floyd (Gilmour, Moore) On the turning away from the pale and downtrodden And the words they say which we won't understand "Don't accept that what's happening is just a case of others' suffering Or you'll find that you're joining in the turning away" G It's a sin that some how C Em D G5 G C Light is changing to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known. Em C G Em G C Unaware how the ranks have grown, driven on by a heart of stone, G C Em D G5 G Em D we could find that we're all alone in the dream of the proud on the wings of G C Em D G the night As the day time is stirring, where the speachless unite in a C Em C G Em G silent accord, using words you will find as strange, mesmerized as they light C G C Em D G the flame, Feel the new wind of change on the wings of the night BRIDGE:(distorted electric) E5 D Cadd9 C5 D5 Em D A5 (B note on fifth string) (A note on fifth string) C5 C#5/D5/A5\ A5 Am C C#5/D5/A\ E5 / = Slide up to next chord \ = slide down to next chord VERSE: Em D G5 C Em No more turning away, from the weak and the weary, D G5 C No more turning away from the coldeness inside. e-|---------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------1------------------------------| G-|---------------------0----------0----------------10b(11)r10--5-| D-|---------------------0----------2------------------------------| A-|---------------------X----------3------------------------------| E-|---------------------3-----------------------------------------| Em C G5 Em G C Just a world that we all must share It's not enough just to stand and stare e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------0------0------------------------------------------| D-|-5---------------------5-2------0------------------------------------------| A-|---7---------------------3------X------------------------------------------| E-|---0----------------------------3------------------------------------------| G Em C D G Is it only a dream that there'll be no more turning away SOLO: G e-|-------------------| B-|-------------------| G-|-------------------| D-|-------------------| A-|-------------------| E-|--0-2b(3)--2vvvvv--| E5 C e-|----------------------------------------12-------------------| B-|--15b(17)vvvvvvv---15p12-(13)r15vvvvvv-------12vvvvvvvvvv----| G-|-------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------------------------| e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------12-----15-----15>(17)>15-vvvvvvvvv--| G-|-------0-2-2>(3)>2>0-----------------------------------------------------| D-|----\2----------------2-vvvvvvvv-----------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D G e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------15b(17)===========>15--15-15vvvvvvvv--12---------15-vvvvvvvvvv----| G-|--------------------------------------------------14--------------------| D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 e-|---------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------| G-|--2b(4)r2vvvvp0----0-------------------------| D-|-----------------2----2-(0)--2vvvvvvvvv------| A-|---------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------| B e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------12-------14-------------12--------14>(16)vvvvv------------12------| D-|----/14-------14--------14vvvvv-------14------------------------14------14v| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D G e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------3----------------| G-|----------------------------------------------2---2----------------| D-|-----9\7--5vvvvv--5>7---5vvvvvv---5\4----2>0--0---0----------------| A-|------------------------------------------------------2--0---------| E-|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----| E C E5 e-|----3/5---3---3--0--2----0-------------------------------------------------| B-|----3/5---3---3--0--2----0-------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------0--2-2<(3)=====>2--2--3>2>0--0------| E-|----------------------------0----0---3-----------------------------3---0vvv| D E5 D G e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-15>(17)-------------15>12-15vvvvvvvvvv---15-------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------12---11----11------12vvvvvv| D-|------------------------------------------------12---12----12--12--12vvvvvv| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------15>12----------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------12----12---12>11--11----/7----7vvvvvv--9===>(11)>9>7-9vvvvv--| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C E5 D e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----"7"---8---8>(10)vvvvvvv>8>7--------7--->8------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------9-"9"---------6>(7)vvvvvvv-----2>(4)>2vvv-| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 D G e-|--------------------------------------3--3---3---3---3---3---3-------| B-|----------------------------------0---3--3---3---3---3---3---3-------| G-|------------0-------2>(4)---------0----------------------------------| D-|----2p0--2-----2-----------0------0----------------------------------| A-|----------------------------------2----------------------------------| E-|----------------------------------3----------------------------------| E5 C e-|--------15vvvvv---12---------------12-14-15>(17)--17>(19)====>17>15--17vvvv| B-|--15>17---------------15>(17)vvv-------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 D E5 e-|-15---17---17>(19)===>17--15>12-15>0vvvvvvvv-------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------15>(17)vvvvvvvvv-15>12--15vvv| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D G e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-15>12--12\--------------------------------------15/17\15--15/17--0-8-0-3-0| G-|-------------14>(16)===>14-14>12>14>12vvvvvvvvv----------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 e-|--------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------| G-|------3--------------------2>(4)>2>0--------------------| D-|----------2>0----------2-----------------2vvvvvvvv------| A-|----------------2>0-------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------| C E5 e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---10vvvvvvvvvvvv----10/12--12vvvvvvvvvvv---10>(12)====>10>8--10vvvv----| G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D E5 D G e-|----------10--------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--8---10------10>(12)vvvvvvvvv--10>(12)==>10>8---10>8\7-\/-\/-\/--8-8vvvvv| G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 e-|------15>12------14>12--------15>12-------14>12------15>(17)vvvvv--| B-|---0---------12----------12-----------12---------12----------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------| C E5 e-|--15>14--14>(15)>14--------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------15------------12------15vvvvv---12>15>12--------------| G-|---------------------------14vvv-------14----------------------14>12vvvvv--| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------2vvvvvvv----------------------------| D-|------------------0>2>0--------------------| A-|-------------------------------0-----------| E-|--------------------------3---------0\-----| -- Updated: December 11/97