Biography:
John Peter Farnham (born July 1, 1949) is an English-born Australian pop singer. Domestically he has remained one of Australia's best-known performers over a career spanning more than 30 years. He is the only Australian artist to have a number one record in five consecutive decades (echoing Sir Cliff Richard in the United Kingdom). Between 1982 and 1986 he fronted Little River Band.
Born in Dagenham, East London, United Kingdom, Farnham spent the first years of his life in England before migrating to Australia in 1959.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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[Intro]
B5
[Verse]
B5
From the day that we were born we've been heading down a track
D A B5
Sometimes it's made for good sometimes for bad
G A B5
But if we look behind us there's a wave coming down
G A B5
Carrying us forward to a new age
[Chorus]
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
Bm A Bm
What about the age of reason
[Verse]
B5
So why can't we be still why can't we love each other
D A B5
Is kindness an ancient skill buried by our blindness
G A B5
And if we look behind us there's a wind blowing in
G A B5
To create the age of reason
[Chorus]
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
Bm A Bm
What about the age of reason
[Solo]
B5
D A B5
G A B5
G A B5
[Verse]
B5
If we consider carefully the options put before us
D A B5
So much wisdom so much love so much waiting for us
G A B5
And if we look ahead there's the sun and the seasons
G A B5
Another day another age of reason
[Chorus/Outro]
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
Bm A Bm
What about the age of reason
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
Bm A
What about the age
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
[Intro]
B5
[Verse]
B5
From the day that we were born we've been heading down a track
D A B5
Sometimes it's made for good sometimes for bad
G A B5
But if we look behind us there's a wave coming down
G A B5
Carrying us forward to a new age
[Chorus]
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
Bm A Bm
What about the age of reason
[Verse]
B5
So why can't we be still why can't we love each other
D A B5
Is kindness an ancient skill buried by our blindness
G A B5
And if we look behind us there's a wind blowing in
G A B5
To create the age of reason
[Chorus]
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
Bm A Bm
What about the age of reason
[Solo]
B5
D A B5
G A B5
G A B5
[Verse]
B5
If we consider carefully the options put before us
D A B5
So much wisdom so much love so much waiting for us
G A B5
And if we look ahead there's the sun and the seasons
G A B5
Another day another age of reason
[Chorus/Outro]
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
Bm A Bm
What about the age of reason
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
Bm A
What about the age
Bm A D Em
What about the world around us
Bm A D Em
How can we fail to see
A Em7
And now that our fathers have gone
A Em7
And we've been left to carry on
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