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Beds are Burning
Midnight Oil
| Chord Guide | |||
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12 E5: 022xxx |
134
G5: 355xxx |
134
A5: 577xxx |
231
E: 022100 |
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132 D/E: 000232 |
123
A/E: 002220 |
134211
F#: 244322 |
12
Em: 022000 |
|
32 1 C: x32010 |
3 4
G: 3x0003 |
132
D: xx0232 |
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| Strum Guide | |
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Main Strum (w/palm mute): D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Chorus
Strum:
D D U U D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Intro:
/ E5 (hold) G5 (hold) / A5 (hold) - - / - - - - /
w/main strum:
/ E5 - - -/
E5
Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holding wrecks and boiling diesels
Steaming forty five degrees
PreChorus:
E (2)
The time has come
D/E (2)
To say fair's fair
A/E (2)
To pay the rent
E (2)
To pay our share
E (2)
The time has come
D/E (2)
A fact's a fact
A/E (2)
It belongs to them
F# (hold 2)
Let's give it back
/ E5 (hold) G5 (hold) / A5 (hold) - - / - - - - /
Chorus:
Em C G (2)
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D (2)
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C G (2)
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D (2)
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
Em C
The time has come to say fair’s fair
G D (2)
to pay the rent, now to pay our share
/ E5 - - -/ x4
E5
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From Kintore East to Yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty five degrees
PreChorus
Chorus
Em C
The time has come, a fact’s a fact,
G D (2)
it belongs to them, let’s give it back
Em C G (2)
How can we dance when our earth is turning
Em C D (2)
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
/ Em - - - / C - - - / G - - - / D - - - /
/ Em - - - / C - - - / G - - - / D - - - / - - - - /
/ E5 G5 / A5 - - - / - - - - /
/ E5 G5 / A5 (end) /
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
