Midnight Oil

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Midnight Oil

Key: Bb

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	        Fade in (time 5 8) 
 Bb    C    Bb    C     etc. 
 
Riff 1 
  
  Bb    C    Bb    C    Bb    C    Bb    C    Bb    C 
e 6-8------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
B ----6-8--- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
G ---------- 5-7------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
D --------8- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
A ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
E ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
 
  Bb    C    Bb    C    Bb    C    Bb    C    Bb    C    Bb    C 
e 6-8------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
B ----6-8--- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
G ---------- 5-7---75-5 ------5-7- ---------- ---------- ----------  
D --------8- --------5- 8---85---- 85-8------ ---------- ----------  
A ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
E ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------  
 
Riff 2 (time 11 8) 
 
  n.c. 
e ----------------------                 ----------  
B ----------------------                 ----------  
G ----3-----5----------- Play 7 times    ----------  
D --3-----5---4-3-1----- then (time 5 8) ----------  
A 1-----3-----------4-3-                 1---------  
E ----------------------                 --4-3-2-1-  
 
(time 4 4) 
 E                                                                                                   
                                       Look up on the ledge, there's a  
                                                                        
 bomber diving on the golden street                     Down below the  
                                         G   F#    
 crowd is falling, bullets under feet 
  
 Em       Am6      Am         B C         G  F#    
    Don't tell me,    don't you tell me,  
 Em           Am6      Am        B C     (2 4)  G   F#    
    hey don't tell me  
 
 (4 4)E                                                            
           We're under the beat of a brand-new marching order 
                                                                      
                  Ears to be ground there's a party planned for the  
                                                            
 new recruits             Hurricane lamps are burning,  
                            (2 4)  G   F#    
 teargas fills the route, yeah 
 
 (4 4)Em       Am6      Am            B C         G  F#    
         Don't tell me,    don't you  
 Em           Am6      Am        B C     (2 4)  G   F#    
              tell me 
 
Riff 3 (time 6 8) ad lib guitar solo 
 
  D5    Eb5    Fsus2 C E 
e ------------ ------------  
B ------------ ------------  
G ----7-----8- ----5-----5-  
D --7-----8--- --5-----5---  
A 5-----6----- 8-----7-----  
E ------------ ------------  
 
Fade out 

	        

Written by Rob Hirst/Jim Moginie/Martin Rotsey

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