Bullroarer Midnight Oil

 
 





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 Bullroarer  by Midnight Oil <br/>
 from the album "Diesel and Dust" <br/>
 <br/>
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 INTRO and VERSE chord sequence: <br/>
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 B      C#m D   A    Em     C G   D <br/>
 <br/>
 CHORUS: <br/>
 <br/>
 A       B  C#m    (with E at the very end) <br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
 LYRICS: <br/>
 <br/>
 B <br/>
 in the desert in the dry <br/>
 before the breaking of the rain <br/>
 the temperature in the shade <br/>
 <br/>
                 Em            C  G   D <br/>
 had reached a hundred and ten again <br/>
 <br/>
 B <br/>
 in the desert in the dry <br/>
 on the overland telegraph line <br/>
 don't take the law into your own hands <br/>
 <br/>
           Em                 C G   D <br/>
 don't go looking for a fight <br/>
 <br/>
 A              A          <br/>
 nah nah nah nah,  <br/>
 <br/>
 B                     C#m              E <br/>
   I've heard the bullroarers <br/>
 <br/>
 [intro chords] <br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
 in the desert, in the dry <br/>
 some sit so high <br/>
 long day's mile and the <br/>
                         Em                  C G   D <br/>
 radio crackles and the bones bleached white <br/>
 <br/>
         <br/>
 it's a knock-em-down storm <br/>
 see the tin roof shake <br/>
 wild dog howls and the long grass <br/>
                  Em              C G   D <br/>
 whistles and the tall trees break <br/>
 <br/>
 <br/>
 A              A          <br/>
 nah nah nah nah,  <br/>
 <br/>
 B                    C#m              E <br/>
   I've seen the wild horses <br/>
 <br/>
                     A     <br/>
 I've heard the bullroarers <br/>
 <br/>
 B                    C#m              E <br/>
   I've seen the wild horses <br/>
 <br/>
 [Intro chords]  x4 <br/>
 <br/>
 etc... <br/>
 <br/>
 p.s.  I play the B chord throughout the verse, muted with my right hand. <br/>
 <br/>
 p.p.s. there's a little solo-thing in a couple of the verses... here it is: <br/>
 <br/>
 e-|---------------------------------------------------------------| <br/>
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------| <br/>
 G-|---------------------------------------------------------------| <br/>
 D-|---------------------------------------------------------------| <br/>
 A-|--2----4-5---0----2----232---0----2----4-5---0-----------------| <br/>
 E-|-----------------2---------------2-----------------------------| <br/>
 <br/>
 and at the end: <br/>
 <br/>
 e-|---------------------------| <br/>
 B-|---------------------------| <br/>
 G-|--2-4-2--------------------|  <br/>
 D-|--------4-0---0-2-0--------|  <br/>
 A-|--------------------4-2----| <br/>
 E-|---------------------------| <br/>
 <br/>
 then: <br/>
 <br/>
 e-|----------------------------------------------| <br/>
 B-|----------------------------------------------| <br/>
 G-|----------------------------------------------| <br/>
 D-|----------------------------------------------| <br/>
 A-|--4--0-----4-0----2----4-5-4-0----2----232----| <br/>
 E-|--------2-----202-------------202-------------|  etc... <br/>
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 <br/>
 Jonathan Hart <br/>
 Oils@total.net
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 {st:Midnight Oil}
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 Bullroarer&nbsp;&nbsp;by&nbsp;Midnight&nbsp;Oil 
 from&nbsp;the&nbsp;album&nbsp;"Diesel&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dust" 
 
 
 INTRO&nbsp;and&nbsp;VERSE&nbsp;chord&nbsp;sequence: 
 
 B&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m&nbsp;D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Em&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C&nbsp;G&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D 
 
 CHORUS: 
 
 A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(with&nbsp;E&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;very&nbsp;end) 
 
 
 LYRICS: 
 
 B 
 in&nbsp;the&nbsp;desert&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;dry 
 before&nbsp;the&nbsp;breaking&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;rain 
 the&nbsp;temperature&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;shade 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Em&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C&nbsp;&nbsp;G&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D 
 had&nbsp;reached&nbsp;a&nbsp;hundred&nbsp;and&nbsp;ten&nbsp;again 
 
 B 
 in&nbsp;the&nbsp;desert&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;dry 
 on&nbsp;the&nbsp;overland&nbsp;telegraph&nbsp;line 
 don't&nbsp;take&nbsp;the&nbsp;law&nbsp;into&nbsp;your&nbsp;own&nbsp;hands 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Em&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C&nbsp;G&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D 
 don't&nbsp;go&nbsp;looking&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;fight 
 
 A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 nah&nbsp;nah&nbsp;nah&nbsp;nah,&nbsp; 
 
 B&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;I've&nbsp;heard&nbsp;the&nbsp;bullroarers 
 
 [intro&nbsp;chords] 
 
 
 in&nbsp;the&nbsp;desert,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;dry 
 some&nbsp;sit&nbsp;so&nbsp;high 
 long&nbsp;day's&nbsp;mile&nbsp;and&nbsp;the 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Em&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C&nbsp;G&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D 
 radio&nbsp;crackles&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;bones&nbsp;bleached&nbsp;white 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 it's&nbsp;a&nbsp;knock-em-down&nbsp;storm 
 see&nbsp;the&nbsp;tin&nbsp;roof&nbsp;shake 
 wild&nbsp;dog&nbsp;howls&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;long&nbsp;grass 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Em&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C&nbsp;G&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D 
 whistles&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;tall&nbsp;trees&nbsp;break 
 
 
 A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 nah&nbsp;nah&nbsp;nah&nbsp;nah,&nbsp; 
 
 B&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;I've&nbsp;seen&nbsp;the&nbsp;wild&nbsp;horses 
 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I've&nbsp;heard&nbsp;the&nbsp;bullroarers 
 
 B&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C#m&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;I've&nbsp;seen&nbsp;the&nbsp;wild&nbsp;horses 
 
 [Intro&nbsp;chords]&nbsp;&nbsp;x4 
 
 etc... 
 
 p.s.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&nbsp;play&nbsp;the&nbsp;B&nbsp;chord&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;the&nbsp;verse,&nbsp;muted&nbsp;with&nbsp;my&nbsp;right&nbsp;hand. 
 
 p.p.s.&nbsp;there's&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;solo-thing&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;verses...&nbsp;here&nbsp;it&nbsp;is: 
 
 e-|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 G-|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 D-|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 A-|--2----4-5---0----2----232---0----2----4-5---0-----------------| 
 E-|-----------------2---------------2-----------------------------| 
 
 and&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;end: 
 
 e-|---------------------------| 
 B-|---------------------------| 
 G-|--2-4-2--------------------|&nbsp; 
 D-|--------4-0---0-2-0--------|&nbsp; 
 A-|--------------------4-2----| 
 E-|---------------------------| 
 
 then: 
 
 e-|----------------------------------------------| 
 B-|----------------------------------------------| 
 G-|----------------------------------------------| 
 D-|----------------------------------------------| 
 A-|--4--0-----4-0----2----4-5-4-0----2----232----| 
 E-|--------2-----202-------------202-------------|&nbsp;&nbsp;etc... 
 
 
 
 Jonathan&nbsp;Hart 
 Oils@total.net
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