Sell My Soul Midnight Oil
Sell my Soul by Midnight Oil
This is the way I play it on acousitic guitar. It is somewhat simplified.
INTRO rhythm (chords):
[D] [F#m] [Bm] [D9]
INTRO lead:
D chord, hammer on/off with the third finger, i.e.:
e-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----| B-|-3-3-2-3---3-2-3----| etc.. and end with D9 G-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2----| D-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----| A-|--------------------| E-|--------------------|
VERSE lead:
e-|-------------------| B-|--1-1-0-1---1-0-1--| G-|--2-2-0-2---2-0-2--| etc.. D-|--2-2-0-2---2-0-2--| A-|--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--| E-|-------------------|
VERSE rhythm:
[Am] [G] [Am] [Am] [G] [Am]
CHORUS lead:
e-|-1-0-1-------------------------------| B-|-1-0-1---1-0-1---1-1-1---------------| G-|-2-0-2---2-0-2---0-0-0---0-0-0-------| D-|-3-3-3---2-0-2---2-0-2---0-0-0-------| A-|-3-3-3---0-0-0---3-3-3---2-0-2-------| E-|-------------------------3-3-3-------|
CHORUS rhythm:
[F] [Am] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [Am]
BRIDGE:
[Em] [F#m] [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G]
LYRICS:
let's begin, I am ready let's begin
[F]sell [Am]my so[C]ul [G] to him[Am]
[Am]shed my skin, I just wanna shed my skin
I don't wanna s[F]ell [Am]my s[C]oul [G] to him
[Am]mechanize,[G] [Am] city bursts and [Am]farmers die[G] [Am]
they cry, [F]sell [Am]my s[C]oul [G] to him
[Am]sleep face down[G] [Am] in a goods train heading s[Am]outh in the rain[G] [Am]
[F]sell [Am]my s[C]oul [G] to him
[Em] in this [F#m]world I [D]often th[A]ink you'd u[Bm]ndersta[G]nd me
[Em] in these [F#m]words I [D]often th[A]ink you'd r[Bm]ecogni[G]ze me
'cause I ju[D]st wanna swim with the f[F#m]ish in the sea
and I w[Bm]ant faith to heal so that [D9]I can be clean
(solo)
(insert Peter's rant here)
[Am]I just wanna celebrate
I'm not going to [F]sell [Am]my s[C]oul [G] to him[Am]
when you look right in
[F]sell [Am]my s[C]oul [G] to him[Am]
you're gonna come on done
[F]sell [Am]my s[C]oul [G] to him[Am]
[F]sell [Am]my s[C]oul [G] to him[Am]
End.
Jonathan Hart
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