Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil
BEDS ARE BURNING - Midnight Oil
Note: It's hard to play along with the original song, because Midnight Oil's
tuning is not exactly usual standard tuning.
Most of the song there's no guitar playing, but you can play along with these
chords as well. I would prefer power chords then.
Intro chords: E G A
Bass Riff (play over whole Verses and Pre-Chorus)
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| D-|--------------------------|--------------------------| A-|--------------------------|--------------------------| E-|--0--0--6--7--0--0--6--7--|--0--0--4--5--0--0--3--2--|
Verse 1: [Drums & Bass] (on E)
Out where the river broke
The blood wood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees
Pre-Chorus: [Drums, Bass, Keys]
The [E]time has come, to [D]say fair's fair
To [A]pay the rent, to [E]pay our share
The [E]time has come, a [D]fact's a fact
A F# (Guitar, single hit) E G A
It belongs to them, let's give it back
Chorus:
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning[G]
Em C D (Bass: slide up to D# at the end)
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning[G]
[Em]How do we sleep while our [C]beds are burning[D]
Ending:
The [Em]time has come to say fair's [C]fair,
to [G]pay the rent now, to [D]pay our share
Bridge: Little horn solo over Bass Riff [x2]
Verse 2: [Drums & Bass]
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty five degrees
Pre-Chorus: [witb little drum solo at tbe end]
The [E]time has come, to [D]say fair's fair
To [A]pay the rent, to [E]pay our share
The [E]time has come, a [D]fact's a fact
A F# (Guitar, single hit) E G A
It belongs to them, let's give it back
Chorus:
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning[G]
Em C D (Bass: slide up to D# at the end)
How do we sleep while our beds are burning
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning[G]
[Em]How do we sleep while our [C]beds are burning[D]
Ending:
The [Em]time has come to [C]say fair's fair,
to [G]pay the rent now, to [D]pay our share
The [Em]time has come, a [C]fact's a fact,
it be[G]longs to them, we're gonna [D]give it back
[Em]How can we dance when our [C]earth is turning[G]
[Em]How do we sleep while our [C]beds are burning[D]
[Born Solo]
[Em] [/] [C] [/] [G] [/] [D]
[Em] [/] [C] [/] [G] [/] [D]
E G A (little break) E G A (slide down)
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